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Coryniocarpiis IcBvigatus (nat. ord. Anacardiaceae), the 

 ' Karaka ' or ' Kopi ' of the natives, a tree which also 

 flourishes in those parts of New Zealand where there is 

 no frost, especially near the coast. This is a handsome 

 tree with a thick trunk, smooth bark, and glossy leaves, 

 something like a laurel. The leaves are greedily eaten 

 by cattle, so that it is really a valuable fodder plant, while 

 the fruit, resembling a yellow plum, formed one of the 

 chief articles of food amongst the Morioris. The tree is 

 allied to the Mango and the genus is peculiar to New 

 Zealand and the adjacent islands. 



Olearia traversii ixxaX. ord. Compositae), the " Ake ake " 

 of the Maoris, is a handsome tree peculiar to the 

 Chathams. Its flowers and fruit are inconspicuous, but 

 its robust growth and dense foliage make it very valuable 

 as a shelter plant. 



Senecio Jiuntii (nat. ord. Compositae), the " Rautini " 

 of the natives, a magnificent flowering tree peculiar to 

 the Chathams. Though belonging to the same genus as 

 the European groundsel, it attains a height of perhaps 20 

 feet, with a thick woody trunk, and large bunches of 

 beautiful, bright yellow flowers. 



Coprosma sp. (nat. ord. Rubiaceae), a species of Stink- 

 wood which attains a large size, and is perhaps distinct 

 from its nearest New Zealand relative and, if so, peculiar 

 to the Chathams. The genus is very characteristic of 

 New Zealand. 



Myrsine chatliamica (nat. ord. Myrsineae, near Primu- 

 laceae). Peculiar to the Chathams, but again belonging 

 to a characteristic New Zealand genus. 



Piper excelsa (nat. ord. Piperaceae), the "Kawa Kawa" 

 of the inhabitants, sometimes used for the preparation of 

 a kind of beer ; a species also abundant in the warmer 

 parts of New Zealand. One of the pepper-trees. 



