Smithsonian Report, 1949.—Egbert H. Walker PLATE 4 
1. EDGE OF WAIPOUA STATE FOREST, NORTH AUCKLAND, NORTH ISLAND 
The untouched primeval kauri forest (right) formerly extended over the now cut-over stump, bracken, 
grass, and exotic shrub covered sheep-grazing land (left). (Photograph by E. H. Walker.) 
2. COASTAL DYSOXYLUM SPECTABILE FOREST, STEPHENS ISLAND, COOK STRAIT 
The forest floor is free of undergrowth, probably partially damaged by cattle. The Dysorylum has 
characteristically twisted trunks and above-ground roots. The slender trunks are Piper eacelswm. 
(Photograph by L. Cockayne, courtesy New York Botanical Garden.) 
