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Title: The principal timber trees readily eligible for Victorian industrial culture, with indications of their native countries - and some of their technologic uses. An enumeration

Author: Freiherr von Ferdinand Mueller

In: The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 6

Publication details: Victoria University of Wellington Library, Wellington

Part of: The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 6

Corynocarpus lævigata, Forst

Corynocarpus lævigata, Forst.

The Karaka of New Zealand and the principal forest tree of the Chatham Islands, attaining the height of 60 feet. The wood is light, and used by the natives for canoes. The pulp of the fruit is edible. Cattle browse on the foliage. In rich humid soil the tree can be adopted for avenues.