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but those which are not probably lack a means of transport for their heavy 



seeds : — 



Beilschniedia taiva Benth. & Hook. f. This tree constitutes 75 per cent, 

 of the millable timber in some parts of the Rotorua district. The berry 

 is 1 in. long, and solitary-seeded. Its distribution is effected probably 

 entirely by rare large birds (pigeons and kaka parrots). 



Kirk records the following as " chief trees of Ngongotaha (a forest- 

 clad mountain, 2,554 ft., seven miles west of Rotorua) and the adjacent 

 hills" (1, p. 327):— 



Dacrydium cupressinum Sol. Nut ovoid, about ^ in. long. 

 Metrosideros robusta A. Cunn. 

 Beilschmiedia faiva Benth. & Hook. f. 



Knightia excelsa R. Br. Pubescent follicles 1^ in. long, tapering into the 

 persistent style, ultimately splitting into two boat-shaped valves con- 

 taining 3 or 4 winged seeds. 

 Litsaea calicaris Benth. & Hook. f. Solitary-seeded berry, fin. long. 

 Laurelia novae-zelandiae A. Cunn. Achenes hairy, narrowed into long 

 plumose styles. (This tree is common in the forests on the west side 

 of Lake Tarawera.) 



Abundant in the forest at the north end of Lake Rotorua, according to 

 Kirk, are the following trees : — ■ 

 Elaeocarpus dentatus Vahl. Drupe about | in. long, oblong, ovoid, stone 



rugose, 1-celled, 1-seeded. 

 Metrosideros robusta A. Cunn. Capsule coriaceous, 3-celled, 3-valved, or 



irregularly dehiscent ; seeds densely packed, numerous, linear. 

 Podocarpus spicatus R. Br. Drupe ^in. in diameter. 

 Podocarpus jerrugineiis D. Don. Drupe | in. long. 

 Knightia excelsa R. Br. 

 Litsaea calicaris Benth. & Hook. 



Much less frequent, he says, are- — 

 Weinmannia racemosa Linn, f . Capsule ^ in. long, 2- to 3-valved, seeds 



hairy, minute, and numerous. 

 Fusanus Cunninghamii Benth. & Hook. f. Drupe ^— | in. long. 

 Ixerba brexioides A. Cunn. Capsule fin. diameter; seeds large, oblong, 



compressed. 

 Carmichaelia sp., probably C. juncea Col. Common in many parts of the 



Rotorua district. Leguminous seeds. 



In addition to those given by Kirk might be mentioned from my own 

 observations — 

 Persoonia toru A. Cunn. Common on Karamea (Rainbow Mountain). 



Drupe |-Jin. long ; 1- or 2-celled, with single seed in each cell. 



The forest near Te Wairoa, the Maori village buried at the time of the 

 eruption, now contains — 

 Laurelia novae-zelandiae A. Cunn. This species, which exhibits a decided 



preference for swampy land, may require soil-conditions which do not 



occur on Tarawera. 



At the Te Ngae forest, about ten miles farther away, I noticed— 

 Podocarpus dacrydioides A. Rich. Fruit a black ovoid nut, about ^ in. long, 

 seated on a red fleshy receptacle. 



