The Titoki. A Forest-Tree / The Taua. A Large Forest-Tree Plate 13. From the book: Illustrations ...

1 - Accompanying text reads: This tree is very abundant in the neighbourhood of Cook's Strait. The Natives obtain a very fine oil by pressing the black inner nut of the fruit. A small sample of the oil which was sent to England was highy approved of, and was thought especially fit for application to machinery.

2 - Accompanying text reads: This is one of the most common trees of the New Zealand forest. The wood is worthless for most purposes, but splits with great ease. The wild pigeons feed on the berries, which taste strongly of turpentine. The inside of the berry consists of a nut like that of an acorn, which forms equally good food for pigs.