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38 durable; one of the most useful timbers known.

The Kakikatea, or white pine (150 feet by four feet); a white soft timber like deal.

The Puriri; a very hard wood; indestructible under water.

The Ake Ake; a hard, close grained wood.

The Rewa Rewa, or New Zealand Honeysuckle (100 feet); used for cabinet making.

The red and black birches.

The Cabbage Tree (20 feet); peculiar to New Zealand, something like a palm with the stalk of a cabbage.