ty feet high, with orange-
coloured berries, two to three inches long.

1845. E. J. Wakefield, `Adventures in New Zealand,' vol. i.
p. 226:

"Two or three canoes were hauled up under some karaka trees,
which formed a pleasant grove in a sort of recess from the
beach."

Ibid. vol. i. p. 233:

"The karaka-tree much resembles the laurel in its growth and
foliage. It bears bright orange-coloured berries about the
size and shape of damsons, growing in bunches. The fruit is
sickly and dry; but the kernel forms an important article of
native food."

1859. A. S. Thomson, `Story of New Zealand,' p. 157:

"The karaka fruit is about the size of an acorn. The pulp is
eaten raw; the kernel is cooked in the oven for ten days, and
then steeped for several weeks in a running stream before it is
fit for use. Karaka berries for winter use are dried in the
sun. The kernel is poisonous uncooked."

1872. A. Domett, `Ranolf,' p. 108:

"The thick karakas' varnished green."

1881. J. L. Campbell, `Poenamo,' p. 102:

"The karaka with its brilliantly polished green leaves
and golden yellow fruit."

1883. F. S. Renwick, `Betrayed,' p. 35:

"Bring the heavy karaka leaf,
Gather flowers of richest hue."

1892. `Otago Witness,' Nov. 10. (Native Trees):

"<i>Corynocarpus laevigata</i> (generally known by the name of
karaka). The fruit is poisonous, and many deaths of children
occur through eating it. Mr. Anderson, a surgeon who
accompanied Captain Cook, mentions this tree and its fruit, and
says the sailors ate it, but does not say anything about it
being poisonous. The poison is in the hard inner part, and it
may be that they only ate the outer pulp."

<hw>Karamu</hw>, <i>n</i>. Maori name for several species of
the New Zealand trees of the genus <i>Coprosma</i>,
<i>N.O. Rubiaceae</i>. Some of the species are called
<i>Tree-karamu</i>, and others <i>Bush-karamu</i>; to the
latter (<i>C. lucida</i>, Kirk) the name <i>Coffee-plant</i>,
or <i>Coffee-bush</i>, is also applied.

1874. J. White, `Te Rou, or the Maori at Home,' p. 221:

"Then they tied a few Karamu branches in front of them and went
towards the settlement."

1876. J. C. Crawford, `Transactions of the New Zealand
Institute,' vol. IX. art. lxxx. p. 545:

"I have seen it stated that coffee of fine flavour has been
produced from the karamu, <i>coprosma lucida</i>."

1883. J. Hector, `Handbook of New Zealand, p. 132:

"Karamu. an ornamental