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best in a cool climate. D. arboreum is very similar, but bears 

 both the adult and much broader juvenile leaves at the same 

 time. 



(11.) Entelea arboreseens (Whau). 



An exceedingly handsome half-hardy small tree or shrub,. 

 8-25 ft. high, somewhat resembling a mulberry. The leaves, 

 on long stalks, have drooping cordate-ovate blades 4-9 in. long, 

 and the abundant snow-white flowers are i in. in diameter. 

 The genus with its one species occurs only in New Zealand. 



(12.) Griselinia littoralis (Kapuka, Broad-leaf). 



An easily grown hardy tree or shrub of great beauty on 

 account of its dense habit and bright-green glossy foliage of 

 ovate leaves 1-4 in. long. It bears clipping well, and is a 

 desirable hedge-plant. G. lucida is still more striking with its 

 larger leaves, but it is not quite so hardy. It is only a shrub. 



(13.) Ixerba brexioides (Tawari). 



Almost the handsomest of the New Zealand evergreen trees. 

 The flowers are white, i|in. in diameter, and arranged in 

 terminal panicles. The leaves are thick, lanceolate, 3-6 in. 

 long, and toothed. The tree is fairly hardy. The genus is 

 confined to New Zealand, and contains only the one species. 



(14.) The Species of Leptospermum (Tea-tree). 



Two species, L. scoparium (the manuka) and L. ericoides 

 (the kanuka), may eventually become trees, but in many places 

 they are merely shrubs. Both possess heath-like foliage and 

 white or, at times, pinkish flowers, which are produced in 

 such profusion that the leaves may be almost hidden. There 

 are many forms of both species, all of which are to be highly 

 recommended. 



The crimson form of L. scoparium, known as L. Nichollsii* 

 is one of the finest of garden .shrubs. It is destined, in the 

 hands of the plant-breeder, to yield an infinite variet}^ of 

 forms, since seedlings are excessively variable. There is also 

 a double white manuka, not yet in general cultivation, but 

 which is a most desirable novelty. 



* Generally incorrectly spelled " Nichollii." 



