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SINGULAR TREE IN New ZEALAND.-One
of the most extraordinary trees in the forest Of
New Zealand is the rata which, originating
in parasite, grows to such size as to rank
amongst the giants Of the forest. 1t first makes
its appearance in the form of tender vine ;
clasping the trunk of some large tree with its
tendrils, and growing both upward and down.
ward, and increasing in bulk at the same time.
After a while the parasite, having killed the
parent trunk, establishes itself upon its root,
sends forth numerous branches aloft which
again send forth Grial roots clasping tho neigh.
boring trees, and ultimately the rata occupies
a larger space than any tree in the forest. 1t
is under this tree that the yegetating caterpillar
is found. The rata is the Metrosidorus robusts
q very handsome plant, and of singular habits
by no means satisfactorily explained.