item details
NameMeryta sinclairii. Plate 25 from the book: The native flowers of New Zealand
ProductionMrs Georgina Hetley; artist; 1888; London
Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington Ltd.; publisher; 1888; London
Leighton Brothers; printer; 1888; London
Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington Ltd.; publisher; 1888; London
Leighton Brothers; printer; 1888; London
Classificationrare books
Materialsprinting paper, lithographic ink
Materials Summarychromolithograph
Dimensionspage: 265mm (width), 367mm (length)
Registration NumberRB001454/025a
Overview
Plate 25 of 36 from Georgina Hetley's The native flowers of New Zealand (1888). The coloured illustration is accompanied by the following text describing the plant:
MERYTA SINCLAIRII
Cabbage Tree
Native Name - PUKA
One specimen alone of this fine genus of singular looking trees has been found in New Zealand - two others inhabit Norfolk Island, and a third Tahiti. They form erect, slender, small tress, with long simple trunks. Hook. fil. The specimen represented came from the Hen and Chickens (small islands at the entrance to Whungarei Harbour), which, I believe, is its only habitat. It has been transplanted to Auckland, where it grows freely in some gardens. Flowers in December.