flowers are crowded together on great panicles 2-4 ft. long 

 and 1-2 ft. in diameter. It will grow in any kind of soil, wet 

 or dry. 



C. indivisa (the toii) is still handsomer, but far less easy 

 to cultivate, and demands a much wetter climate. Its much 

 broader leaves furnished with a reddish-yellow midrib and 

 numerous lateral veins similarly coloured render it a con- 

 spicuous object. Both species of Cordyline are fairly hardy. 

 They are effective when quite young. 



(7.) Corynocarpus laevigata (Karaka). 



A most attractive half-hardy tree with a stout trunk and 

 dense rounded head of large shining dark-green leaves, some- 

 .what resembling those of Magnolia grandiflora. The fruit is 

 .over i in. long, orange in colour, and extremely showy. The 

 species can be grown near the sea. 



<8.) Dacrydium biforme (Yellow-pine). 



D. biforme is a round-headed or pyramidal tree, the 

 branches below marked with old leaf-scars, but above bearing 

 the small scale-like densely appressed leaves. Frequently the 

 lower branches bear spreading juvenile linear leaves of quite 

 a different type. D. Bidwillii is almost identical, but it is 

 usually a low shrub. Both species are quite hardy, but 

 grow best in a moist climate, cool in summer. 



(9.) Dodonaea viscosa (Akeake). 



A half-hardy coastal species with palish-green thin very 

 narrow obovate leaves 1-3 in. long. It can tolerate poor soil 

 and excessive wind, but becomes much dwarfed in consequence. 

 The fruits, with broad membranous wings, are of an unusual 

 form. 



(10.) Dracophyllum longifolium (Inuka, Grass-tree). 



This hardy small tree is well worth cultivating on account 

 of its striking contrast to most cultivated trees or shrubs. 

 The upright close branches are for their greater part leafless, 

 the long vertical needle-like leaves being confined to the 

 extremities. It requires a rather moist situation, and thrives 



