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Freethought Review, Volume I, Issue 2, 1 November 1883, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND CHRISTMAS CARDS. NOW READY FOR SENDING HOME BY MAIL. BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED, AND PRINTED IN COLORS BY MEANS OF CHROMO-LITHOGRAPHY. TO BE OBTAINED FROM THE PRINCIPAL BOOKSELLERS THROUGHOUT THE COLONY, OR FROM THE PUBLISHER, WANGANUI. Price : 6d.j gd. and is. each , including postage. TREES, FERNS, ETC. POROPORO —With its tapering leaf and striking flower. TUTU — tints of the drooping (lowers being reproduced in all their beautiful shades. NIKAU PALM—Most celebrated of the New Zealand flora, the majesty and grace of the spreading leaves being beautifully depicted. KARAKA—In this the transition tints of the berries, from olive green to a bright orange, are well shown. TAW A—Shewing the pretty purple berries on which the New Zealand pigeon generally feeds. TITOKI—The New Zealand raspberry, whose handsome clusters of berries make this tree remarkable. HOUHI —The white open petals, with a faint yellow centre, are worthy of note. PONGA FERN.—One of the finest of New Zealand tree ferns, the canopy of arching fronds constituting an effective picture. KAREAO—The peculiar shape of the leaf and the bright scarlet berries of the Supplejack are here represented. MOCK ORANGE—Shewing the contrast of the tiny white flowers and the rich orange berries. KARAMU—With the clusters of bright berries on vividly green foliage. BLACK MAIRIE—The spear-like leaves and variously-tinted berries of this wellknown timber tree are shewn to advantage. WHERO-WHERO—The drooping leaves and berries of this parasitic plant are well represented. POHUTUKAWAThe gorgeous appearance of these flowers has been well caught by the artist, who has here reproduced one of the most brilliant glimpses of scarlet in the N.Z. bush. VIEWS. RUAPEHU— the Wanganui side. The view is surrounded by a cluster of ti-tree flowers and foliage. MITRE PEAK—Milford Sound. RANGITOTO ISLANDAt entrance to Auckland harbor. MOUNT EGMONT—A belt of cloud surrounding the snow-clad cone. MOUNT COOKFrom the Canterbury side, with mountain torrent issuing from its base. ° LAKE MANAPOURIWith snow-clad mountains in the back-ground. LAKE ROTORUA — evening, with the shadows lengthening in the placid lake.