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Hearn Fawrry.—This beautiful family has several fine representatives 
in Otago. The Gaultherias cover large areas of ground on the mountains 
the fruit being eaten by the kaka parrots. The Cyathodes genus are very 
ornamental; and the JDraecophyllums, with their singular, grass-like foliage, 
and racemes of waxy, white flowers, would prove fine additions to garden 
shrubbery. Trunks sometimes attain a diameter of 12-18 inches. Wood 
soft, white, finely marked, making pretty veneers. 
Veronica Fawrry.—Koromiko. One of the largest in Otago, and 
forming a prominent feature in the New Zealand flora. Many of them are 
remarkable for great beauty and novelty in their imbricated foliage. Some 
of the finest are sub-alpine, and the family is well represented in Otago. 
(See list of plants.) 
Composite Fawrry.— This, the largest family of plants in the world, 
retains its proportion in Otago. The principal are,— 
Tupari (Olearia operina). Trunk 6-8 inches diameter, very ornamental, 
found only on the West Coast, but grows well at Dunedin, transplanted. 
Olearia nitida. A very ornamental shrub-tree, with showy, fragrant, 
white flowers. Trunk 12-18 inches diameter; wood white, with yellow 
markings. 
Olearia dentata. A very ornamental small tree, when in flower covered 
with white, fragrant blossoms. Trunk 2-3 feet diameter ; wood white, with 
yellow markings. 
Olearia ilicifolia. Very similar to the last. 
Akeake (Olearia avicennigfolia). A very ornamental shrub-tree, 
covered with white, fragrant blossoms, in the season. Trunk 6-12 inches 
diameter. Wood finely marked with yellow and brown streaks; makes 
pretty veneers. 
Olearia moschata. An ornamental shrub, as also— 
Olearia nummularifolia. 
Olearia hectori. A very ornamental shrub-tree, covered in season with 
White blossoms, of a strong, peach fragrance; common between the Clutha 
and Mataura Rivers, and in the Wanaka Lake district. 
Olearia virgata, with several várieties, which probably pass into the last ; 
extreme form, with needle-shaped leaves, found at Dunedin. These varieties 
form in many places a large part of the scrub. 
Cotton plant (Celmisia). Several of this numerous genus would make 
pretty additions to the garden. Celmisia coriacea, from its abundance on the 
Lammerlaw Ranges, might be used in the manufacture of paper, having a 
large amount of fibrous material on the back of the leaves. 
Cassinia, The species of this genus are widely distributed, forming the 
greater part of the hill scrub everywhere common round Dunedin. 
