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(15.) Macropiper excelsum (Kawakawa). 



A half-hardy tree or shrub with slender bamboo-like jointed 

 branches and dark-green orbicular-cordate leaves 3-4 in. long. 



(16.) Melicope ternata (Wharangi). 



A charming much-branched half-hardy shrub or small tree, 

 10-20 ft. high, with bright-green 3-foliate leaves, the leaflets 

 oblong or obovate and 2-4 in. long. 



(17.) Melicytus ramiflorus (Mahoe). 



A hardy shrub or small tree belonging to the violet family, 

 10-30 ft. high. The leaves are dark-green, oblong-lanceolate, 

 and 3-4 in. long. The inconspicuous flowers, succeeded by 

 violet-blue berries, are borne on the naked twigs. 



(18.) Meryta Sinclairii (Puka). 



A noble araliad, 8-25 ft. high, with the immense shining 

 oblong leaves, 10 in. to more than 20 in. long, crowded at the 

 ends of the branches and borne on long leaf -stalks. The 

 species is one of the rarest plants in the world, since it is 

 found only on one or two small outlying islands of New 

 Zealand. Unfortunately, it is not very hardy, but it makes a 

 striking plant for a large pot or tub. 



(19.) Myoporum laetum (Ngaio). 



A low half-hardy tree with a head of straggling branches 

 and soft dark-green broadly lanceolate leaves 1-4 in. long, but 

 which are rendered paler by numerous oil-glands dotted over 

 their surface. The small white flowers, spotted with purple, 

 are rather pretty. The tree will grow vigorously close to the 

 sea. 



(20.) The Species of Nothopanax. 



N. arbor eum (the whauwhau-paku or ivy- tree) is a highly 

 ornamental bushy tree, with striking shining dark-green 

 5-7-foliate leaves, the oblong leaflets 3-7 in. long. The small 

 purplish-black fruits, in large terminal compound umbels, are 

 distinctly pleasing. The species is hardy, and of fairly rapid 



