INDEX 



45;i 



PUiO'diithiin (lioti ricatus, '2-53, '254. 



Plant ;,'rovi))s. -11 



Plant t4uil("ls, 16 



Pluiitaijo, 63 



Plant life, 38 



Plants of shingle slips, 157. 170 



Plants, sense organs in, '217 



Plants, sleei) of, '217 



Plants spontaneous motion in, 38 



Plasticity of forms of plant life, 250 



Plenyoiihijlhnii, 338. 416. 418 



criiiltum. 417 



s/i,-i-i.(>.<;iiitt, 302, 347, 417 

 I'oa ccEsiintof^u, 4 

 Podoatfpus, 68, 329 



da cnjdi( tides, 70 



fen'Kdbii'ti, 68, 322 



niniUs, f>H, 60 



si)ic(tta, 60 



totiira. 69 

 Pohue, 343 



Pohntukawa, 0, 284, 286, 288 

 Poison of tutu, 228 



karaka, 235 



rangiora, 435. 436 

 Pokaka. 9 



Pollination of C(it(.(.'<etiiin., 114 ; Convol- 

 rulus, 343; Co,»njsin<i, 392; Cor,'/- 

 a utiles, 112 ; Earina simveoUns, 

 116; Fuchski, 200, 294; Knighthi 

 excelsa, 146 ; Melicape simijle.r, 

 220,221; Orchid.'i, 112; Fliormiuin; 

 106 ; Pittosporu in M<ilph H, 195 ; 

 P. temiifolium, 190; Thehiiiutni 

 longifoUa, 115; Pterosti/Us, llH; 

 Utrinilarin, 380; W(ililenhe)yia, 

 403 

 Pollination I'y birils. 106, 210, 214, 290, 388 

 ,, by butterflies, 162 



by flies, 162 



by moths, 162 



by wind, 128, 392 

 l^ollination, jirocesses of, 43, 44 



cross, in Compositae, 406 



cross, in Viola, '262 



cross, in Wahlenheroia, 403 



self, explained. 44, 263 



self, in C^oniiiositae, 407 



self, in Thehjinitra, 115 

 I'olypods, 7 



Polygonaceae, 54. 151, 152 

 Polyoonum, 152 



aviculare, 152 

 Ponutderris, 54, '235, 236, 238 



opeialu, 236, 238 

 ], ph^dicfefolui , 238,323 

 Poporo-kaiwliiri. 174 

 Poro-poro, 202, 366 

 Portulaceae, 53. 158 

 Potts, Mr., 140, 141 



Pratid, 403 



Prickles, ]iurj)ose of, 276 



Primrose, Familj', 333 



Primrose, New Zealand, 885 



Primulaceae, 333 



Pronunciation of Maori flower names, 



202 

 Proteaceae, .'jO, 56. 145 

 Pterin ani'i^iiKi, 6 

 Ptemstldi-^, IIH 



Banksti, 110. Ill, 126 



•jnuiiinea, 110, 126 

 Psriida/unui.r, 256, 257, 31J6, 325 



crassifoliuin. .3116. 308, 3]0 



feroJ-, .306 

 Pua-o-te-reinga, 151 

 I'ua-tawhiwhi, 280 

 Pua-wanant^a, 164 

 Pukatea, 174 

 Puna-weta, 188 

 Punui. 300 



Puriri, 202, 282, 349. 350 

 Puta-puta-weta, 188 

 Pi/omcpa. 360 



Quintinia, 186 



,, serrata, 1H6 



Eama-rama, 288 



Rangiora, 435 



Eanunculaceae, 50, 55, 160, 166, 168, 296 



Haminculus, 166 



acanlis, 171 



Bxurii, 168 



Bxehanaiii, 168 



rn'tliniifoliiis, 168, 170, 171 



Godleiianiis, 168 



Hnaxtii. 168. 171 



hirfiis, 171 



i)isi(i)tis, 168 



hijtpaveus, 171 



Li/allii, 23, 166, 847 



ina<'roi)Us, 171 



nivieohi, 16H 



rivida.ri.s, 171 



Tiriversii, 168 

 Eaoul, referred to, 190, 380, 438 

 Baoulia, 208, 423, 425, 428, 430, 432 

 ,, austmlis, 426 



bnjoides, 373 



eximia, 426 



Haaatii, 426 

 ,, inaniniiUdris, 373, 426 

 ,, Monroi, 216 

 Bamnen, 331 



,, sidici}ta, 332 



UrviUei,'6S'2 

 Rata, 8, 9, 21. 278, 280, 281. 282, 284 

 Rata-vine, 19, 280 

 Rauhuia. 218 



