specimen of the Botany of New Zealand. 113 



engaged in the construction of another ship on the same stocks and 

 of similar material. The natives entertain the notion tliat this tree, 

 the Rata, and the following very distinct species, which they call 

 Pohutu-Kawa, are the same, hut that the former is the Wahen^ or 

 female ! 



558. M.tomentosa; foliis eUipticiscoriaceisacutiuscuhsbreviter petiolatis 

 utrinque reticulato-venosis superne glabris, subtus raniulis calycibusque 

 albo-tomentosis, corymbis terminahbus paniculatis, pedunculis trifloris. y/. 

 Rich. Fl. Nov. Zel. p. 336. t. 37. — CaUistemon ellipticum. A. Cu7in, Ms. 

 1826. 



Pohutu-Kawa ab incolisvulgo vocatur. A. C.Yate. — Poutu-Kaoua, nom, 

 vernac. sec. D'Urville. 



New Zealand (Northern Island). — 1769, Sir Jos. Banks. Rocky sea - 

 coast and shores of the Bay of Islands, within range of the tide. — 1826, A. 

 Cunnin(/ha7n. 



Arbor vix 30 pedalis alta, habitu iiTegularis, ramulis teretibus, cano-to- 

 mentosis. Folia opposita, elliptico-acuta, basi sensim angustata, margine re- 

 voluta, 2^ — 3 pollices longa. Flores sat magni, speciosi, splendide coccinei, 

 in racemum terminalem paniculato-corymbosum digesti racemis, ramis ra- 

 mulisque trichotomis, basi articulatis niveo-tomentosis. Stamina nmnerosa, 

 petalis subunguiculatis deciduis multoties longiora styliim paulo superantia. 

 Capsula ovoideo-obtusa, calyce cincta, ima basi tantum adhaerens, trilocularis, 

 polysperma. Semina subulata adscendentia. 



An ordinary sized tree, inhabiting usually the immediate sea shore, 

 where it is readily distinguished among other plants by the bril- 

 liancy and abundance of its flowers. The wood of the tree also is 

 exceedingly hard, close-grained and heavy, equally valuable for ship 

 building and implements of husbandry. It usually enlivens the 

 shores of the Northern Island with its blossoms in December. 



559. M.florida, foliis obovato-oblongis glabris lucidis venosis, subtus dis- 

 coloribus punctatis, thyrso terminal! calycibus oblongis turbinatis, ramulis 

 radicantibus. Sm. in Linn. Sac. Tr. v. iii. p. 268. DC. Prodr. iii. p. 224. 

 A. Rich. FL Nov. Zel. p. 333. — Leptospermum scandens. Forst. Char. 

 Gen.t.oG.f. 1. 

 Raka-pika ab incolis dicitur. R. Cunn. 



New Zealand (Northern Island). — 1769, Sir Jos. Banks. Dense forests 

 at the Bay of Islands, Wangaroa, &c. climbing to the summits of the loftiest 

 trees. — 1826, A. Cunninyham. — 1833, R. Cunningham. 



Frutex ramosus, ramis glabris radicantibus scandentibus. Folia opposita, 

 elliptico-oblonga, venosa, venis primariis parallelis in nervum margini ap- 

 proximatum desinentibus, utrinque minutissime et copiosissime punctatis. 

 Flores in thyrsum coarctatum terminalem dispositi. Calycis tubus elongatus 

 fere quemadmodum CaryophylU turbinatus, liinbus 5-lobatus, lobis pcrsis- 

 tentibus rotundatis obtusis. Petala 5, flavescentia, unguiculata, obtusa, mar- 

 gine membranacea, tenuissinie lacerata. Stamina numcrosa, rubicunda, 



