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" ... Totara, only longer and narrower. It bears a red berry ; of which the natives are particularly fond, and which has latterly become an article of barter among themselves. The first visitors to New Zealand were much disappointed in this tree. It is,... "
The Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Zoology, Botany, and Geology - Página 214
1838
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An Account of New Zealand and of the Formation and Progressof the Church ...

William Yates - 1835 - 384 páginas
...much disappointed in this tree. It is, what has commonly been designated, the White Pine : but it is of so soft and spongy a nature, as to rot in a few months, if exposed to the weather. It absorbs so much wet, that, in the damp climate of New Zealand, it is...
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The British Colonization of New Zealand: Being an Account of the Principles ...

Edward Jerningham Wakefield, John Ward - 1837 - 476 páginas
...were much disappointed in this tree. It is, what has commonly been called, the white pine ; but it is of so soft and spongy a nature, as to rot in a few months, if exposed to the weather. It absorbs so much wet, that, in the damp climate of New Zealand it is almost...
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Information Relative to New Zealand: Compiled for the Use of Colonists

John Ward - 1840 - 192 páginas
...were much disappointed in this tree. It is, what has commonly been called, the white pine ; but it is of so soft and spongy a nature, as to rot in a few months, if exposed to the weather. It absorbs so much wet, that, in the damp climate of New Zealand it is almost...
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Supplementary Information Relative to New-Zealand: Comprising Despatches and ...

John Ward, New Zealand Company - 1840 - 408 páginas
...were much disappointed in this tree. It is, what has commonly been called, the white pine ; but it is of so soft and spongy a nature, as to rot in a few months, if exposed to the weather. It absorbs so much wet, that, in the damp climate of New Zealand it is almost...
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Annals of the diocese of New Zealand [compiled from missionaries' letters &c ...

New Zealand diocese - 1847 - 342 páginas
...attaining the height of 120 and 130 feet ; the diameter of such trees exceeding five feet. Excepting for common canoes, in the construction of which it...soft and spongy a nature as to rot in a few months, if exposed to the weather. The fruit of this pine is similar to that of the Rimu (Dacrydium cupressinum)...
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Annals of the Diocese of New Zealand

1847 - 280 páginas
...attaining the height of 120 and 130 feet ; the diameter of such trees exceeding five feet. Excepting for common canoes, in the construction of which it...seldom used, being of so soft and spongy a nature as 244 APPENDIX. to rot in a few months, if exposed to the weather. The fruit of this pine is similar...
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