METROSIDEROS TOMENTOSA. 
Natwe Name : — Pohotukawa. 
This large, beautiful tree grows in the north of the Northern Island, on the 
coast from Auckland to the North Cape. It may often be seen with its roots 
spreading in different directions against the cliff, and it is marvellous how such 
a large tree can retain its position during heavy gales of wind. The larger 
blossom of a deeper crimson and the white tomentum under the leaves, distinguish 
it from the other Metrosideros. It is called Christmas tree in Auckland, because 
it flowers at that season. It has been introduced further south, where it grows 
freely. The description of this tree, signed J. S. in Vol. 26, Bot. Mag., seems 
to apply to M. Florida and not to M. Tomentosa. G. B. H. 
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