QI4 ARISTOTELIA RACEMOSA. 
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at the landing at the Owake mills. It was stated that a man and two 1 
could prepare two cords per day when felled, but the sticks have to be on ‘ 
several miles by boat or punt, and contrary winds may cause the trip to exten 
over three or four days.. A royalty of £1 per acre 1s paid to the owner of the 
forest. 
Its attractive fowers render it of ereat value for the eee but wherever 
possible it should be allowed sufficient space to assume the arboreal habit. 
DisTRIBUTION OF THE GENUS. 
Aristotelia is a small genus comprising six species, onc endemic in Chili, two 
in Australia, and three in New Zealand. 
DisTRIBUTION OF THE SPECIES. 
Aristotelia racemosa is endemic in New Zealand, and is plentiful in lowla nd 
districts from Mongonui to Stewart Island, being most frequent on the ee 
of woods. On the west coast it ascends to considerably above 2,00oft. as 
occasional straggler, but is rarely found in any quantity at that altitude. 
| DESCRIPTION. 
Aristotelia racemosa, Hook. f., ‘‘ Flora Nova-Zelandiz,” i., » 
Friesia racemosa, A. Cunn. Hook., ‘‘Icones Plantarum,”’ t. 601. 
A dicecious shrub or small tree, 6ft. to 30ft. high; bark of young bran 
red, ultimately black. Branchlets, petioles, young leaves, and panicles pubescent. 
Leaves opposite or sub-opposite, 2in. to 5in. long, on long slender petioles, ovate- 
cordate or ovate-acuminate, irregularly serrate ; Reeth acute. Flowers in much- 
branched slender axillary panicles. Calyx of four free sepals, inferior; pe 
four-lobed at the tips. Male flower, stamens numerous, inserted on a glane ula 
disc; anthers equalling or Ce eeiae the filaments, hairy. Female, s stamens 
abortive ; ovary three- or four-celled ; style short, straight. Fruit, a oe) berr ; 
four-celled. Seeds with an outer fleshy coat. The flowers are sometimes 
perfect. | 
EXPLANATION oF Puatre CXIII. 
Aristotelia racemosa, Hook. f. Male flowering specimen, natural s 
rt. Female flower. 2. Male flower. 3. Fruits. 4. Transverse section of a 
fruit. 5. Seeds. All magnified except Fig. 3. / 
