Coprosma Baureiana, Endl. This handsome native, flourishing by the sea shore, is conspicuous from its recurved bright leaves showing their paler under surface. It is moderately hardy.

Coprosma robusta, Raoul. Well known as the Karamu, this common plant is invaluable as shelter for the shrubbery or plantation; it is fast-growing; like the rest of the family its blossom is very unattractive, but when in fruit, with its crowded clusters of yellow-red berries, is a beautiful object. We have found a variety of C. robusta bearing equally crowded clusters of drupes, of the same size and shape precisely, but of pearly whiteness.