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Calamagrostis longifolia .. .. Long-leaved reed-grass | N. America .. epigeios .. .. .. .. Europe, Asia Carex arenaria .. .. .. Sand-sedge .. Europe, N. Asia Grass, perennial Grass, perennial Sedge, perennial Sand-binder. Sand-binder. Sand-binder: extend, its creeping stein many yards beneath the sand. Xot yet in Xew Zealand. The branches can be lopped off and used for feed, according to Mueller. Might be hardy in the north of Auckland; and, if so, would be a useful fodder plant. For ornamental planting. A sand-binding plant. Grows naturally on sandy ridges. The timber is durable, works easily, and is valuable for cabinet-work. Valuable for fodder. Shelter and ornament. As above, also hedge plant. An important plant for covering dunes rapidly : also excellent for laying on sand as brushwood. Barely springs again from stump after being cut down, so does not become a nuisance like gorse. Might be sown in the most favourable hollows and on ancient soil-covered dune.. One of the most valuable grasses for dunes. As above. These two species of Danthonia and their varieties constitute the " danthonia " of the New Zealand seed-merchant. Probably a useful fodder grass. Suitable for hollows. Grows naturally in salt meadows. Builds dunes in Chile. Not yet in New Zealand. Almost as important as marram as a sand-binder. Sand-binder. Sand-binder. Ornamental and sand-binding. Casuarina quadriva! vis* . . .. Coast-sheoak .. Australia Chenopodium auricomumt .. Blue-bush .. .. Australia Cordyliue austral is .. .. Cabbage-tree Xew Zealand ('ornus stolonifera .. .. Red-osier dogwood .. N. America .. Cupressus Lawsoniana(now generally Lawson cypress .. California put into the genus Chamaecyparis) Cynodon Dactylon .. .. Bermuda grass .. Cosmopolitan Cytisus canariensis* .. .. .. Canary Isles.. candicans.. .. .. Cape broom .. Mediterranean region .. scoparius . . .. .. Common broom . . Europe, N. Asia, ifec. .. Tree, evergreen Herb, perennial Tree, evergreen Shrub, deciduous Tree, evergreen Grass, perennial Shrub, evergreen Shrub, evergreen Shrub, evergreen Daotylis glomerata .. .. Cocksfoot .. .. Europe. X. Asia Danthonia semiannularis .. Danthonia .. Xew Zealand, .Australia pilosa .. .. .. Danthonia .. .. X'ew Zealand. Australia Grass, perennial Grass, perennial Crass, perennial peotinata .. . . . . Australia Distichlis spicata .. .. Marsh spike-grass .. X. America .. thalassiea. . .. .. .. S. America .. Elymus arenarius .. . . Sea lyme-grass . . Europe, Asia. \. America canadensis .. .. Nodding wild rye X. America .. condensates . . . . Bunch-grass . . . . California, &c. I.ryiigium maritinum .. .. Sea-holly .. .. Europe. Asia. i.e. Eucalyptus amygdalina .. .. White peppermint gum Australia botryoides* .. .. Bastard mahogany Australia capitellata* .. .. Coast stringybark .. Australia coccifera .. .. .. .. -ustralia coriacea .. .. .. .. .ustralia crebrat .. .. .. Narrow-leaved ironbark Australia diversicolort .. .. Karri .. .. W. Australia eugenioiiles+ .. .. White stringybark .. Australia globulus . . .. Blue-gum .. . . Australia gomphocephalat .. .. Tooart .. .. W. Australia conioealyxt .. .. .. Australia Gunnii .. .. .. Cider-gum .. .. Australia haemastoma* .. .. White-gum Australia haemiphloia* .. .. Crey-box .. . . Australia leucoxylon* .. Victorian ironbark .. Australia macorrhynca* .. Victorian stringybark.. Australia maculata* .. .. Spotted-gum .. Australia marginataf .. .. Jarrah .. .. W. Australia obliqua* .. .. .. Victorian messmate .. Australia paniculataf .. .. Grey ironbark .. Australia polyanthemosf .. .. Red-box .. .. Australia resinifera .. .. Red-mahogany .. Australia rostrata .. .. Murray red-gum .. Australia • Irass, perennial Orass, perennial Crass, perennial Crass, perennial I irass. perennial Crass, perennial Herb, perennial Tree, evergreen. Tree, evergreen. Tree, evergreen. Tree, evergreen Tree, evergreen. Tree, evergreen Tree, evergreen Tree, evergreen. Tree, evergreen. Tree, evergreen Tree, evergreen Tree, evergreen. Tree, evergreen. Tree, evergreen Tree, evergreen Tree, evergreen. Tree, evergreen. Tree, evergreen Tree, evergreen. Tree, evergreen Tree, evergreen. Tree, evergreen Tree, evergreen. Only a quite small tree. An important timber-tree. If hardy, a most important tree to introduce. A very important tree if hardy. Intermediate in character between a box and a stringybark. Considered a very excellent timber-tree. Very useful timber. Should certainly be tried in the far north of Auckland. Important timbor-tree. Excellent timber. 1 A few plants are given which, although of little or no use for economic dune- work, arc of value as ornamei manures. Many more plants suitable for such a purpose could have been cited, tal plants for such as wish to form gardens on sand without the aid of soil or othei