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PLANTS OF NEW ZEALAND 



power of sucli cells is equal to tha.t of the best wrought iron 

 or hannnered steel, while their ductility is from ten to fifteen 

 times as great as that of iron. Moreover, such mechanical 

 tissues a,re generally so arranged as to withstand the maximum 

 amount of strain, though occupying the minimum amount of 

 space m the leaf. 



Habitat : Both islands, and Norfolk Island. Fl. Nov. -Jan. P. Cool'ianum, 

 a small species, is fomid in Ijotli islands on dry hill sides. It is occasionally 

 epiphytic. 



Fit,'. 29. Heri'nlirion No\'ae-Zelandiae. 



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HernnJi 



Teiiii.s nerpniirioii. 



Creeping, wiry lierl)s, with narrow, sheathing leaves. Plower-bnd enclosed 

 in one or more spathcs. Perianth C-parted, tubular. Stamens (\. Fruit a 

 capsule. A small alpine genrrs of two species, one found in New Zealand, and 

 one in .Australia and Tasmania. (Name from the Greek, signifying a 

 creepiiuj Ulii.) 1 sp. 



Heppolii-ion Novae-Zelandiae iTlie Xcw ZcaJaml 



Ileijioliriijii). 



This little plant is found in elevated swamps in Nelson and Canterbury, on 

 the Taupo plains, and in lowland swamps in Otago and Stewart Island. The 

 leaves are narrmv and glaiicous, lin.-2in. long; the flowers -|in.-:^in. across, 

 white, or p.ale bine, almost sessile ; the bud is enclosed in a. single spa.the. Fl. 

 Dec. -Feb. 



