TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
THE KAURI FOREST. 
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THE LARGEST TIMBER-YIELDING TREE IN THE WORLD: ITS CLIMATE, GROWTH, 
TIMBER, AND RESIN h 1 
The French example .. tq of 2 
If France had inherited the Kauri forests 2 
State forests to pay the cost of this war yo Gk 3 
Half-million acres of Kauri land—Coromandel and Hokianga 4 
Forest population of New Zealand one to two millions eventually 5 
ORIGINAL KAURI FOREST . 6 
Discoverer of the Kauri tree 7 
Maori records 8 
Kauri habitat - ~ +y 8 
Climate where grows the biggest Kauri trees 8 
KAURI RATE OF GROWTH . 10 
Cheeseman’s discovery ‘ is 1] 
Diameter-growth of Kauri and European trees 12 
Height-growth of Kauri and European trees 13 
Comparative growth, European and native trees .. 14 
Mr. Matthews on growth of native trees “4 as 15 
Native trees, New Plymouth Botanical Gardens . . a 16 
Native trees, Auckland Domain, Dargaville, and Dunedin. . 17 
Kauri tends to grow slowly when young 18 
Photo of Kauri rings .. = 19 
KAURI TIMBER as 19 
Recognition—Four classes ¥ 20 
Kauri sapwood and heartwood 21 
Kauri as fancy wood .. if 44 22 
Kauri value not shown in the public museums 23 
Preparation of timber specimens ; se ‘s 23 ee hee 
Forests and minerals .. 4 as zig - a .. 24 
Beautiful Kauri 4 Pe 3 6° ” He eu 2S 
KAURI NATURAL REGENERATION... cs a us ap cei 2s 
Kauri-seed and fire .. + rae . a & ve 26-" 
Collection of seed ea 3 a i “a -. 26 
Kauri seedlings ‘es s wn s oe - ee <j 
Kauri self-cleaning .. os eH xu iy. et - aH | 
FoREIGN KAURI TREES .. ss .* na 1 a et ee 
Queensland Kauris .. A! pa “s rhe i Jvtaicee 
Other species of Kauri v ‘sy i Ks - ae. ie 
THE DOOMED KAURI a. . “7 re jl eK - 29 
