Note 98 — CONTENTS. (continued 3)

It is said that the awa is propagated from the joints, that is, the branches; it is pressed down and weighted with a stone until the rootlets develop; then it is taken to where it is desired to be planted. Again, when the awa roots are being dug up, that is, when it is pulled, the branches are chopped up and thrown back into the holes from which the roots have been taken, then covered over with soil, and when the sprouts appear, called Nihopuaa,98 they are taken and planted. The method of planting that I have seen is the same as that followed in the planting of cane.