NATIVE FLORA

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2935, 22 November 1916, Page 5

NATIVE FLORA

A FLOURISHING NURSERY

AT THE WIRELESS STATION

Not long after the Government wireless station was established on tho Tinakori Hills it was decided, at the suggestion of Mr. J. Orchiston, Chief Engineer of Telegraphs, to try and convert that bleak locality into something other than a mountain-top wilderness. Being an enthusiast in matters appertaining to native flora, Mr. Orchiston set himself out to secure specimens of all tho native trees and shrubs that he could secure or induce others to procuro for him. As the result of his efforts, planting -was begun on a definite plan three years ago, and to-day the fruits of that labour are beginning to make themselves apparent. There are to-day planted -within a 30-acro radius of the wireless station no fewer than 20,000 native trees-, shrubs, and flowers of the very widest variety, secured from as far north as tho lovely Kermadecs to as far south as tho bleak, rain-sodden Macqnarie Island: and, curiously enough, on this -wind-swept hill-toi> most of these specimens aro flourishing, in a modest way at present; vet flourishing. To-day one may fieo Mt. Cook lilies blooming near tho wireless, whilst in close proximity are PTowihg shrubs from the sub-tropical Kcrmadcns. And Toiind them all has been planted for shelter purposo a big belt of pines. 5000 in number, not the common quick-PTOwing, quick-falling pimis insisnis, but tho hardy, slowgrowing pinus robusta. and iimus laricio, trees that root deeply and can stand -up before the fiercest of our noHh-wcsterlv gales. „ Convinced that the hill-ton nlantation will interest many, Mr. Orchiston has prepared a. list of the native trees which have a representative at tho wdreless station. The botanical names of tli<* trees nnd shrubs nro set forth as follow, with the intive name m parentheses wherever it ,is X ll . owl ~'"r" .Acnena- sauguisorhac (pivipiril, Aciphvlla (new snecies), Alectron excclsum fti'toki), Aralia Lessonii (lioumnpara), Angelica gingidium.'Archeria Travorsn, Aristotplia racemosny (niaknmako'). Boilschmiedia tawa (W?o\ Bnchvglottis Eauciora (rangior/. Carmichifilia Smclairii (wnknkaV Cn.rmichaeli.i- 0". 1 " knownV. Celmisia oblnnea, Cclinisia spectahilis Cpuhaeretaiko), Cordylinr. 'Australia (tihouka), Coprosm-i Baucri rtaupata-L Coprosma Colensii, Coprosma Grnndiflora fraurekauA. CoiTiiocarpus lonvigat-us (karaka). Cvathodes Ascorosa fmingimingiV j-"husta frutitirn.V Danrydium BidwilK, Dacrydiutn "Cnlensoi (mansion), Dacrvdium Cupressinum (rimu). T)acrydium intermedium, Dodon«a Viscosa WceakeV Draconhyllum Inngifolium Dracoplvyllum Rinclairii (totorowhitil, Draconhyllum Trvvwsii, Drimys AxalInris flio'rbnito). Drimvs Colorsta (lioror>ito),D.vsox7luin spectahilis (kohel-oho), F.Lnrocarnus dentafrns OiiiinuV 'Pagus r'.liffortioides (tawliairaurikil, Fagus Fnsca. (kwliainninui or hutu), Fagus Mcriziesii (tamrnil. Fagus Solandri Cfcawhairnuriki), Fuchsia ("•vortiratn. (kntukiitiikin, ■ Gnvn. Lvallii (liouVre), Gaultherii>' onpositifolia, Goum. Ona"halhim, Orisplinia- littoralis (kapuka), Ciimiorn, Helichrysuni Leont"nodium, Hoheria populnea (liouhere), -Knightia excplsa (rewarewa), T>ptospcrnYum eri-, coides ("manuka rpurikiV Leptospermiini sconarium (nianuk.iV Librocedrus Bidwillii (nahautoaA, Liliroccdnis _do"iana fl.-aiwhakn), Ligusticum iintipodiuiil, Tiigusticiim dissectinn, Lignsticnm Lvallii. LigustiYum liiliformum, M"licyf.us Tamiftoras (liinahinaA. Metrocideros lucida (Vata). Metrocideros robusta (rata), to-inmitosn 'nohutakuwii), Moti-ocideros Villosa. (Keriuafloo Islan' 1 "!). Mvonorum laetmn (ng.iioi. Myrsine TTrvellei (mapau), Myrtus hullata (raninrama), Myrtus PedmicuW* frohutu). Notospnrtium C'lrmich.nelia. Olea Ounninchamii (mniro, MaokV Olea kncoolnta Cnmire, white). Oleari.i. Angtistifolia fKti-n-weka), OlMvia Colmisol' ftaimariV Oleari-i. M<irahn). o' n aria i* n sijrni«f. Olearia Traillii, flnalria Trn,versii ("n.kcaki*. Ohathnms), Ourisia Mncrophylla. Oxnlis. Pnnax Lessonii Phebalium nudum imnirchai'V fh-vllocladus Aloiims (tnntoa). Phyl'oclKrlue trirhomanoides (tanpl-aha). Pimelia Pntcri, Piper oxcelsum (kown.), Pisonia Bnimnniana Cnarapara), Pittii p "' , nim onniifolinm. Pitt.os-l-vorun-' cissifilii"" fkaro), Todocarpus daerydioidos Ckahikitna), Podocamus ferni<?ine"« ('miro), Podocarpus soicatns ''mata'A. Podocarfiis Tntara (totara), Pomodcris phyliVaefolia CtauhinuA, Pi-ntia Ar<nilati. Pseu'lo-nanax Crissifolium V'ioro?l;a.), Pteris nquilina (afuhe): Quintinia sprr.nita ftnwheowhoo), Pa.i l -ii'icii I 'is lohulatus, RmiiHiculus Lvallii. Rnnunculns Nivicola, P.noulia prandifliri. v?enpcio compactus, Senpcip plaeaenifolius. Spiiccio glnstif"liiis. Seiippio Hpctori. rotundifnliiis (pnheritaiV"). Solanum aviculire (noroooro), . Sophorn tetraptora Ckowhni), Stillinpirn" Lvallii fninuii), Veroii , " n a B'dwill". Vemnica Clmthamico. Veroniea Hookerinna, Veronica TTiilt-pw". A r eronica lim'Wia. Veronica T.vnllii. A'eronica salisfolia. Ckoromiko), Wciiiniaiinia raceniosa (kamahi).