tupu te raau i te vai	te moko	te marama	te kava	manu rere	te mauga hiku hia
Tupu. 1. Shoot, sprout, bud; to sprout, to bud. 2. Pregnant: vî'e tupu (o te poki); to be conceived (of fetus in its mother's womb): he-tupu te poki i roto i te kopú o toona matu'a. Vanaga. To grow, to sprout, to germinate, to come forth, to conceive, pregnant, germ; mea tupu, plant; tupu ke avai, of rapid growth; tupu horahorau, precocious; hakatupu, to produce, to stimulate growth, to excite. P Pau.: fakatupu, to raise up, to create. Mgv.: tupu, to grow, to conceive, to be pregnant. Mq.: tupu, to grow, to sprout, to conceive. Ta.: tupu, to grow, to sprout. Churchill. Mgv.: Tupu, the best or worst, used of men or of bad qualities. Sa.: tupu, king. Ma.: tupu, social position, dignity. Churchill.

Ca11-4 (288)	Ca11-5	Ca11-6	Ca11-7	Ca11-8	Ca11-9
CLOSE TO THE SUN:
July 4	5	6	7	8	9 (190)
ω Gemini (105.4), ALZIRR (Button) = ξ Gemini (105.7), MULIPHEIN (Oaths) = γ Canis Majoris (105.8), MEKBUDA (Contracted) = ζ Gemini (105.9) 64.0 = 105.4 - *41.4	7h (106.5) no star listed (106)	WEZEN (Weight) = δ Canis Majoris (107.1), τ Gemini (107.7), δ Monocerotis (107.9)	no star listed (108)	λ Gemini (109.4), WASAT (Middle) = δ Gemini (109.8) 68.0 = 109.4 - *41.4	no star listed (110)
DAY 105	106	107	108	109	110
CLOSE TO THE FULL MOON:
Jan 3	4	5	6	7	8
**Al Na'ām-18 (Ostriches) / Uttara Ashadha-21 (Elephant tusk, small bed) NUNKI = σ Sagittarii (288.4), ζ Cor. Austr. (288.5), MANUBRIUM = ο Sagittarii (288.8), ζ Aquilae (288.9)** 247.0 = 288.4 - *41.4	19h (289.2) λ Aquilae (Ant.) (289.1), γ Cor. Austr (289.3), τ Sagittarii (289.4), ι Lyrae (289.5), δ Cor. Austr. (289.8) 248.0 = 289.4 - *41.4	*Al Baldah-19 (City)* AL BALDAH = π Sagittarii, ALPHEKKA (Dish) MERIDIANA = α Cor. Austr. (290.1), β Cor. Austr. (290.2)	ALADFAR = η Lyrae (291.1), NODUS II = δ Draconis (291.5), ψ Sagittarii (291.6), τ Draconis (291.7), θ Lyrae (291.8)	ω Aquilae (292.1), ρ Sagittarii (292.6), υ Sagittarii (292.7)	π Draconis, ARKAB PRIOR = β¹ Sagittarii (293.0), ARKAB POSTERIOR = β² Sagittarii, ALRAMI (The Archer) = α Sagittarii (293.2), χ Sagittarii (293.6)
'Dec 7	8	9	10	11 (345)	12
DAY 288	289	290	291	292	293

Here the Tree (te rakau) was growing (tupu) in the sweet water (te vai).

Probably we can see this Tree in the background behind the right ear of the March Hare:

And the Teapot in the center of the table of the Mad Hatter (Mercury, Ohiro) ought similarly to refer to the Teapot asterism in Sagittarius:

... I wan't a clean cup, interrupted the Hatter: let's all move one place on. He moved as he spoke, and the Dormouse followed him: the March Hare moved into the Dormouse's place, and Alice rather unwillingly took the place of the March Hare. The Hatter was the only one who got any advantage from the change; and Alice was a good deal worse off than before, as the March Hare had just upset the milk-jug into his plate ...

The Chinese overview below has the same asterism at the neck of their Green Serpent, at the opposite side of the sky compared to Gemini (at the beak of the Red Bird):

Unquestionably a snake (serpent) was symbolizing running (living) water - or other liquid such as milk, mercury etc - all over the world in ancient times. Given a source of sweet water at the Teapot we can guess why another name for this part of the sky was the South Dipper: