The Bush Lawyer
UR chief native representative of the rose family is the bramble. The Maoris in their expressive language call it a heap of prickles-Tataromoa. The settlers, because of its ability to hold on or cling fast, termed it the "bush lawyer." And with all due respect to |
the bewigged gentlemen of the bar, "lawyer" seems to have stuck. And ‘this lawyer can stick, as any of you who have been unfortunate enough to come to grips with it in the bush may know. Real sharp curved hooks it has |
-so placed as to allow the plant to] climb up any support and grip fast. A downward pull simply tightens the grip. And it’s not satisfied only with stem grips; the handsome bronze tinted | leaves are equipped on the under side with sharp yellow. prickles-a heap of prickles and no mistake. As age advances, the lawyer, while it keeps pace with the growth of the forest in order to spread its blooms aloft, loses the main stem grips. Like a tropical liane, its great rope stems, to the surprise of many an observer, then hang loosely from forest floor to ceiling.-("Bush-trekking." Rewa Glenn, 2YA, April 7.)
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 6, Issue 148, 24 April 1942, Page 3
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197The Bush Lawyer New Zealand Listener, Volume 6, Issue 148, 24 April 1942, Page 3
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