Abstract
MR. EDWARD BARTLEY states1 that only four kinds of New Zealand timber are used in Auckland for building purposes, and that these are: kauri (Dammara australis), rimu (Dacrydium cupressinum), totara (Podocarpus totara), and kahikatea (Podocarpus dacrydioides); but Mr. Kirk's “Forest Flora” goes far beyond the timber-yielding element of the New Zealand forests. It illustrates and describes nearly the whole of the shrubby and arboreous plants of New Zealand, and gives very full particulars of their dimensions, qualities, uses, distribution, and propagation. It is by no means a mere compilation; and, although the author acknowledges various sources of information, a slight examination of the work is sufficient to convince us that it is very largely based upon personal observation, and that the details are elaborated with great care.
The Forest Flora of New Zealand.
By T. Kirk, late Chief Conservator of State Forests to the Government of New Zealand, &c. Folio, 345 pages and 160 plates. (Wellington: By authority; George Didsbury, Government Printer, 1889.)
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HEMSLEY, W. The Forest Flora of New Zealand. Nature 40, 388–389 (1889). https://doi.org/10.1038/040388a0
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