Maori Agriculture
Contents
- Maori Agriculture
- Part I — Introductory Remarks
- Part II — General Remarks on Maori Agriculture
- [argument and introduction] p. 21
- Fences p. 38
- Soils p. 42
- Part III — Agricultural Implements, and Other Earth — Working Tools
- [argument and introduction] p. 45
- Koko or Tikoko p. 91
- The Timo or Timotimo or Tima p. 92
- Paretai
- Patupatu p. 95
- Timotimo
- Tirourou
- The Introduction of European Tools p. 96
- Part IV — The Kumara (Ipomoea Batatas) or Sweet — Potato and its Cultivation
- [argument and introduction] p. 99
- Varieties of the Kumara p. 111
- Cultivation of the Kumara — The Māra tautane p. 116
- Various Accounts of Kumara Cultivation p. 120
- Old Kumara Fields and Gravel Pits in Appleby District, Nelson p. 121
- Former Kumara Cultivations in the Taiamai District p. 124
- Stone Walls on Little Barrier Island. — (Supplied by Mr. H. Hamilton.) p. 128
- Preparation of Land for Cultivation p. 140
- Planting the Crop p. 144
- Translation p. 163
- Lifting the Kumara Crop p. 170
- Tewha Kumara p. 190
- The Planting of the Kumara p. 191
- Peculiar Usages and Ceremonial Beliefs Pertaining to — Agriculture p. 193
- The Mauri of the Kumara p. 199
- Kumara Gods (so-called) p. 202
- Care of the Crop p. 211
- Harvesting the Crop p. 214
- Terraced Cultivation p. 223
- Storage of the Kumara Crop p. 224
- Part V — The Yam. Diascorea Sp p. 228
- Part VI — The Taro. Colocasia Antiquorum p. 233
- Part VII — The Hue or Gourd. Lagenaria Vulgaris p. 244
- Part VIII — The Genus Cordyline p. 256
- Part IX — Miscellaneous Notes — Introduction of European Food Plants
- [argument and introduction] p. 273
- The Karaka (Corynocarpus Laevigatus) p. 277
- The Aute, Flax and Poporo
- The Introduction of European Food Plants p. 279
- Addenda — I p. 287
-
II p. 292
- Te Mara Kumara p. 292
- Hauhake Kumara p. 297
- List of Authorities Quoted or Mentioned p. 300
- Index p. 305