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(Chatham Island akeake) ; ( 'ordt/line australis (palm-lily) ; Xolhufayus 

 fusca, N. cliffortioides, N. Solandri (native beeches). 



SHRUBS. A selection of distinct veronicas e.g., V. Trarcr.sii, V. 

 Dieffenbachvi, V. buxifolia, V. elliptica, V. anomala, V. cupressoides, 

 V. Lavaudiana, V. Hulkeana, V. pinguifolia, V. Hectori, V. salici folia. 

 V. macrocarpa, V. diosmaefolia, V. ehathamica, V. decumbens. Any 

 of the taller-growing veronicas, if they become too big, can be cut out 

 altogether and replaced by young plants grown from cuttings. There 

 should be a selection of olearias e.g., 0. nitida, 0. avicenniae folia, 

 0. ciryata, 0. ilicifolia, 0. Solandri ; in fact, almost any can easily 

 be grown except 0. semidentata, 0. anyustifolia, and others of that 

 class, and even these grow well in south Otago, Westland, and South- 

 land. Most senecios are easy to cultivate, and are very showy when 

 in full bloom e.g., S. compactus, S. perdicioides, 8. Greyii, S. laxifolius, 

 S. Monroi. Other shrubs easy of cultivation are the carmichaelias 

 (native brooms), Notospartium Carmichaeliae (pink broom), the cas- 

 sinias, many of the coprosmas, Melicope simplex, Myrtus bullata, 

 M. obcordata, M. pedunculata. 



LIANES. The various species of Eubus are interesting plants. R. 

 australis, with its great mass of white blossoms, is handsome when in 

 bloom ; R. schmidelioides goes through a juvenile and adult form, 

 the former having much thinner leaves, and occurring usually on the 

 forest-floor : and R. cissoides var. pauperatus makes a pretty bush, 

 partly owing to its yellow prickles, and has a very curious appearance, 

 with its leaves reduced to midribs. Then there is Senecio sciadophilus 

 (the climbing-groundsel), and the various species of clematis. 



FERNS. Here, again, it all depends upon the climate of the pro- 

 posed garden. In many parts of the North Island (the Manawatu, 

 Taranaki, and parts of Auckland), tree-ferns, especially the black tree- 

 fern (Cyaihea medullaris), thrive splendidly in the open, and a grove 

 of these may be made a striking feature. But in many districts the 



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most shaded positions alone must be chosen, or even a special structure 

 would need building for the ferns to thrive. The following are some 

 of the most easily grown species : Cyathea tnedullaris, C. dealbata 

 (silver tree-fern), Dicksonia squarrosa. D. fibrosa, Asplenium bulbi- 

 ferum, A. lucidum, Polystichum vestitum, P. Richardi, A<!i<nitmn 

 affine, Hypolepis tenui folium, Pteris incisa, P. scaberula, Blechnum 

 fluviatile, B. capense, B. discolor, Poly podium penniyerum, P. Bil- 

 lardieri, P. serpens, Xephrodium hispidum, Pellaea rotundifolia. 



