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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 69

Popular Name. Botanical Name. Properties and Uses. Catalogue Numbers. Rata, southern .. Metrosideros lucida Generally similar to northern rata, and used for same purposes 114, 142, 170, 172, 194, 588, 770, 784, 899, 1088, 1271, 1417. Raukawa .. .. Panax Edgerleyi .. Timber white with silver grain; of little value .. 1072. Rewarewa (honeysuckle) Knightia excelsa .. Soft wood, straight grained, prettily mottled, and used largely for ornamental purposes of all descriptions 11, 43, 101, 243, 262, 2…

Popular Name. Botanical Name. Properties and Uses. Catalogue Numbers. Rata, southern .. Metrosideros lucida Generally similar to northern rata, and used for same purposes 114, 142, 170, 172, 194, 588, 770, 784, 899, 1088, 1271, 1417. Raukawa .. .. Panax Edgerleyi .. Timber white with silver grain; of little value .. 1072. Rewarewa (honeysuckle) Knightia excelsa .. Soft wood, straight grained, prettily mottled, and used largely for ornamental purposes of all descriptions 11, 43, 101, 243, 262, 263, 443, 461, 509, 524, 556, 561, 563, 576, 585, 631, 633, 687, 781, 901, 1010, 1077, 1101, 1161, 1192, 1204, 1229, 1244. Rimu (red-pine) .. Dacrydium cupressinum A strong, handsome, reddish coloured timber, grain beautifully marked and figured; second only to kauri for general purposes; used for house building, furniture, fencing, and cabinet making; the bark is suitable for tanning 16, 26, 37, 73, 80, 91, 107, 111, 119, 143, 171, 181, 183, 185, 240, 241, 247, 267, 307, 314, 345, 362, 369, 432, 465, 480, 487, 490, 550, 571, 620, 622, 632, 638, 642, 656, 657, 672, 746, 789, 823, 837, 840, 843, 865, 878, 881, 905, 911, 926, 936, 944, 954, 966, 967, 989, 1018, 1025, 1046, 1052, 1058, 1060, 1073, 1092, 1146, 1151, 1179, 1211, 1213, 1224, 1232, 1235, 1237, 1243, 1305, 1359, 1394. Tanekaha .. .. Phyllocladus trichomanoides Timber white, heavy, tough, strong, and straight grained; used for fencing posts, mine props, &c. 321. Taraire .. .. Beilschmiedia tarairi Wood close, straight in the grain, and easily split; used for firewood 455, 515. Tawa .. .. Beilschmiedia tawa The wood is white, straight grained, and easily split; used principally for butter kegs and firewood 21, 190, 349, 370, 402A, 430, 512, 514, 617, 665, 752, 961, 972A, 973, 995, 1042, 1201. Tawaapou .. Sideroxylon costatum, Sapota costata. Timber heavy, tough and close grained; little known; suitable for cabinet making, &c. 813, 952, 1221, 1228. Tawhiwhi .. .. Pittosporum tenuifolium Timber brownish white in colour, and straight grained 627, 950, 1005.