The Naturalisation of Animals & Plants in New ZealandThe University Press, 1922 - 607 pages |
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Page 12
... trees on a terrace near the mouth of the Mohakatina river . Local natives told him that the tree was called Te Neke o Tainui ( the skid of Tainui ) , and that the grove had originated from the skids of the canoe Tainui , used in hauling ...
... trees on a terrace near the mouth of the Mohakatina river . Local natives told him that the tree was called Te Neke o Tainui ( the skid of Tainui ) , and that the grove had originated from the skids of the canoe Tainui , used in hauling ...
Page 18
... trees that bear very well , and an acorn and a seed of an orange were sown by a gentleman of the ship near Pomarrees village , and the place rigidly tabooed by the inhabitants . " Cruise also reports that the natives ( at Wy - ow Bay ) ...
... trees that bear very well , and an acorn and a seed of an orange were sown by a gentleman of the ship near Pomarrees village , and the place rigidly tabooed by the inhabitants . " Cruise also reports that the natives ( at Wy - ow Bay ) ...
Page 19
... trees of great size at the present day in these regions testifies to the activity of the missionaries as pioneers in this work of introducing new forms of life in the country . Then too , the quantity of flax , potatoes and other ...
... trees of great size at the present day in these regions testifies to the activity of the missionaries as pioneers in this work of introducing new forms of life in the country . Then too , the quantity of flax , potatoes and other ...
Page 20
... trees were then in cultivation : peaches , nectarines , apricots , almonds , figs , lemons , oranges , olives , vines , plums , cherries , mulberries , pears , apples , quinces , walnuts , filberts , loquats , gooseberries , red and ...
... trees were then in cultivation : peaches , nectarines , apricots , almonds , figs , lemons , oranges , olives , vines , plums , cherries , mulberries , pears , apples , quinces , walnuts , filberts , loquats , gooseberries , red and ...
Page 21
... trees which delighted the eye . They recalled the pleasant memories of hours passed on the hills and in the woods of their beloved native land . Here , in a land of plenty , with few wild animals , few flowers apparently , and no ...
... trees which delighted the eye . They recalled the pleasant memories of hours passed on the hills and in the woods of their beloved native land . Here , in a land of plenty , with few wild animals , few flowers apparently , and no ...
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abundant Acclimatisation Society Agricultural Department animals appear Ashburton attacked Auckland district Auckland Society introduced Australia Bay of Islands beetle birds breeding brown trout bush Canterbury Society received Chatham Islands Christchurch common cultivated deer destroyed distributed dogs Dunedin early eggs Family fish flowers fruit further record garden escape hatched Hatchery Hawke's Bay Hokitika Hooker's list imported increase insect Invercargill Lake land large number larvæ Linn Manual Maori Maskell moth native naturalised Nelson Society North Island occurring opossums Otago Society pest pheasants Philpott pigs plants ponds probably Queen Charlotte Sound rabbits rats recorded by Kirk recorded in Hooker's reported River salmon says season seeds seen sheep shipment shipped Society liberated South Southland Southland Society sparrows spawning species specimens spread starlings Stewart Island stoats streams taken Taranaki Tasmania trees W. W. Smith Waikato Waitaki Wanganui waste places weasels weed Wellington Society Whangarei wild young Zealand