Exotic Intruders. The introduction of plants and animals into New Zealand. For each species there is

For each species there is advice on cultivation and propagation

Charles Lyte

Lawrie Metcalf

sketches and plans

Black and white photographs throughout

Exotic Intruders. The introduction of plants and animals into New Zealand. For each species there isJoan Druett The complex story of the introduction of the myriad of plants and animals since the arrival of the first human settlers in the country, approximately one thousand years ago. Due to its long isolation and very recent colonisation, introduction of exotic species is a process well documented in New Zealand. Especially so since the nineteenth century establishment of acclimatisation societies by European settlers. This is an illustrated