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gum and resin diffuse themselves over the whole 
tree. The cone and the leaf are equally tinc- 
tured with it, and it may be seen exuding from 
the tips of the leaves on the highest branches. 
This tree flourishes on the sides of steep hills and 
in the bottom of deep ravines, and always on a 
stiff, hard, clayey soil. The roots of the Kauri, as 
of every other tree in New Zealand, are very 
much upon the surface of the earth, with here 
and there a fibre striking deeply into the ground. 
This is again another difficulty, which those have 
to contend with, who are passing through, or 
working in a forest. 
Tanekaha {Podocarpus asplenifolius, or Phyllo- 
dadus trichomanoides ) — This regular, beautiful, 
and highly-ornamental tree, is found on hilly 
lands, or in dry shaded woods. Its general height 
is about forty-five feet ; and its girth, or circum- 
ference, ten feet. The bark is plain, and light- 
coloured, ringed at about six inches, and forming 
distinct flakes up to the branches of the tree : the 
leaf-stem is about four inches ; and each one has 
nine or eleven small umbelliferous leaves, like 
those of the parsley, growing upon it. The 
wood is a shade darker than the Kauri : it has a 
closer grain, smells strongly of turpentine, is less 
affected with wet than any other pine, and is an 
exceedingly valuable wood. It is used for all 
kinds of outside work, such as posts, and floors 
for verandahs ; and is much sought after for the 
decks of vessels. The tree is not so plentiful as 
