the l)r;uiclics. The luediciiial properties which pervade the whole phoit are sedative 

 and tonic. A decoction oi' the leaves is not uncommonly used by bushmeii and others 

 to allay inward pain, and is honoured with the name oT "Maori Painkiller." In llie Soutli 

 the tree is botanically known as D. colontta, and is said to have |)ale ])li)tehcd leaves, 

 being generally considered a different species ; this latter is also found in mountain 

 districts of the Northern Island. Th(> trunk is rarely more; than six or eigiit iiiclies in 

 diameter. The wood, which is pale in colour, is useful for inlaying and small ca])inet work, 

 and for such is generally in request. 





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