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as hills merely, Nothofagus-associations are dominant. There were also originally 
considerable areas in Mason and Lottery valleys.. The species are, N. fusca 
and N. Solanderi. There are also occasional trees of N. Blazrız and N. apıculata. 
The undergrowth is that of eastern South Island forest in general. 
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Fig. 37. Interior of Nothofagus fusca association, Clinton Valley, 
Fiord botanical district, 270 m alt. Photo E.M. Barker. 
Eastern district. 
There are several areas of Nothofagus-forest in Canterbury on the foot- 
hills &c. of the Southern Alps, tie most extensive extending, but not contin- 
uously, from the base of Mt. Torlesse to Mt. Grey. Except in the last-named 
locality, where there is abundance of N. fusca, N. Solanderi is the only 
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