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microphylla) also, with its magnificent yellow papilionaceous blossoms, grows in 

 many districts to a considerable size. Among the largest forest trees there are 

 in addition several representatives from the families of the Myrtaceae and Laurineae, 



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and especially the Rata (Metrosideros robusta), the trunk of which, frequently mea- 

 suring 40 feet in circumference, is always covered with all sorts of parasitical plants, 

 and the crown of which bears bunches of scarlet blossoms ; also the Kahikatoa 

 (Leptospermum), Tawa (Lauras), Pukatea (Laurelia), Karaka (Corynocarpus), and 



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