Whanauapanui Cape Runaway to Bay of Plenty and inland. Rangitane Admiralty Bay and vicinity. Ngahitao South and Middle Island. THE FLORA. Synopsis of the principal _flora_ met with during the journey, arranged alphabetically in accordance with native names. TREES. Hinau.--_Eloecarpus dentatus._ A graceful tree, 20 to 30 feet high; blossoms with a white flower; produces an edible berry 1/2 inch long, pulp astringent, stone deeply furrowed; bark furnishes a black dye, common throughout the interior of the island; finest specimens met with in the Teranga forest, west of Ruapehu, at an altitude of about 2000 feet. Horoeka.--_Aralia Crassifolia._ A small tree with a narrow leaf; frequent in the forests of the Lake Country and other parts of the interior. Kahikatea.--_Podocarpus dacrydioides._ The white pine, growth 50 to 120 feet; found on the swampy lands and river-banks; berry edible, wood soft; largest trees seen in Valley of Whanganui. Karaka.--_Corynocarpus loevigatus._ A beautiful tree, 30 to 40 feet high, with glossy ovate leaves and oblong berries, which, when ripe, are of a bright red colour. The natives affirm that this tree was brought by their ancestors from Hawaiki. Seen near Tauranga and in Lake Country. Karamu.--_Coprosma lucida._ A handsome tree with dark, shining ovate leaves; growth 20 to 30 feet; berries small, bright red, and edible; foliage eaten readily by cattle and horses; widely distributed all over the central portion of North Island, especially in forests of Kaimanawa Mountains and Western Taupo; grows up to altitude of 3000 feet. Mahoe.--_Melicytus ramiflorus._ A bushy tree; growth 15 to 30 feet; frequent in forests of the interior; foliage eaten by cattle. Makomako.--_Aristotelia racemosa._ A small tree, 10 to 20 feet high; bark black; bears a small berry; bark used by natives to produce a black dye; plentiful in forests of Whanganui. Manoa.--_Dacrydium Colensoi._ Growth 10 to 50 feet; leaves an inch in length, those of the upper branches overlapping each other; wood very hard, formerly much prized by natives for the manufacture of spears and clubs; frequent in valley of Manganui a-te-Ao. Mataii.--_Podocarpus spicata._ Growth 80 to 100 foot; berries edible; common in all the forests of the interior; finest trees found in Valley of Whanganui. Miro.--_Podocarpus ferruginea._ Growth 60 to 120 feet; produces a red berry, the favourite food of the wood-pigeon; frequent throughout the interior; finest specimens met with in forests west of Ruapehu, at altitude of about 2000 feet.