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operina, senecio lautus, — Australis, — neglectus, — argutus ,— 
quadridentatus, — hispidulus. 
Of Rubiacece or Cinchonacece .—Are the genera ( opercularia, 
diphylla, aspera)—karamu (coprosma lucida). 
Hupiro (coprosma fcetidissima), a small-leafed shrub, growing 
in the woods on the central plains, emitting a very foetid smell, 
perceptible in passing it, and especially when the leaves are 
rubbed. 
('Coprosma propinqua, — rotundifolio — rhamnoides,—gracilis 
— divaricata, — acerosa, — repens, — spathulata, Ronabea Aus¬ 
tralis, nertera depressa, geophyla dichondrcefolia.) 
Fam. Loranthacece, or Viscum. The mistletoe is found on 
several trees, it is parasitical on the kahikatoa, the puriri, the 
tawai, the tataka, and several other trees. 
The Puka, (viscum antarcticum ,) is found on the kahikatea 
and the gukatea; it beai's a blue berry. Tirauriki, (viscum 
pubigerium.) Pirita (viscum salicornioides .) It grows on the 
ngaio, tataka, and manuka trees, and bears a transparent edible 
berry. The most beautiful of all is the rore rore, (loranthus 
tetrajjetalus,) which bears a very fine bright scarlet flower; it 
is found on the tawai, (Batula nigra.) The black birch or 
beech tree. 
Fam. Conece .—Gen. alseuosmia. 
The Umbelliferce —contain Hydrocotyle elongata, — micro- 
phylla, Nome Zealanduc, — dichondrcefolia, — heteromeria, 
cornpacta, — moschata, — asiatica,—Petroselinum prostratum ,— 
filiformi. Taramea, papaki, kueo, (Ligusticum aciphylla,) a 
prickly palmated leafed plant, abounding in the central plains, 
having an edible tap root, somewhat like a carrot; the com¬ 
mon name is the Wild Irishman. The ergnginm vesiculosum is 
a low prickly plant, very similar in appearance to a diminutive 
thistle. I have only seen it at the Wanganui Heads, and on 
the coast near Taranaki. 
Ligusticum gingidium, Peucedanum geniculatum, Apium 
graveo lens. There are several varieties of umbelliferous plants 
glowing on the central plains, which might be cultivated 
as vegetables, especially a white carrot, pinaihere. A variety 
of the taramea is found on the Ruahine and the Kaikoura 
