48 2'ransactions. — Miscellaneous. 



I R). tiivata ( PiUoaporum crassifoVmm). 

 h lb. Cottonwood (Cass'mia leptopliylla). 



1 lb. toe-toe ( Arundo consjncuaj. 



2 lbs. buffalo grass ( Stenotcq^lirum glahrum). 

 I lb. sea meadow grass ( Poa hrevigliimisj. 



The above would be sufficient for one acre. The selection might be varied 

 by substituting any of the ]^lants enumerated hereafter, at the judgment of 

 the cultivator. 



As before remarked, it would be advantageous in all cases to plant at 

 high-water mark a broad belt of toe-toe, prickly toe, sea spurge, and sea 

 mallow, or similar plants, of which we have ha|)pily a fair choice ; also, if 

 practicable, to plant roots of maritime creeping grasses amongst the seeds 

 when sown. 



The broom would attain a height of two feet or more the first season, but 

 the pines would not exceed a few inches. In the north the pines would 

 probably overtake the broom and other shrubs about the fourth year, by which 

 time they would require thinning, and the thinnings might be used to protect 

 other sowings. As the thinnings became larger the trunks and roots might 

 be burned for tar and charcoal. In about eighteen or twenty years the trees 

 might be tapped for resin, when the supply would increase yearly. 

 Unfortunately the timber is not so valuable as that of P. sylvestris and other 

 species, although in Central Europe it is used for inside work and for 

 shingles. 



The following enumeration of plants adapted for the reclamation of sand 

 wastes is by no means exhaustive. Several Australian and Tasmanian species 

 besides those named would, doubtless, prove available, but my limited 

 knowledge of them does not warrant their inclusion in this list. A Tasmanian 

 Spinifex growing on coastal sands is said to be a great hindrance to ti-avellers, 

 and may be expected to prove especially valuable for our purpose. 

 The native country of non-indigenous plants is stated in all cases. 

 A — Trees and Shrubs. 

 Pittosporum crassifoliuin, sea-side tarata, or kihilii. — A fine shrub or small 



tree, sometimes attaining the height of twenty -five feet ; common on 



sandy and rocky coasts, from the North Cape to Poverty Bay ; produces 



seed freely ; a most valuable plant. 

 P. umhellatvyn. — Of less value than the preceding ; seeds freely. 

 Bodoncp.a vi.<ico8a, akeake. — Common ; on the sand forms a dwarf twiggy 



shrub ; seeds freely. 

 Corynocarpus Iceviyata, karaka. — A handsome evergreen tree, but will not 



flourish when exposed to the wind ; seeds freely. 

 Metrosideros tomentosa, pohutukawa. — On sandy and rocky coasts, Auckland. 



