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they use need never starve in the bush. Their vegetable foods 

 may be arranged as follows : — 



(a) Those eaten without any preparation. 



(b) Those which require baking before being eaten. 



(c) Those which, being deleterious or poisonous in a fresh 

 state, require careful preparation, such as pounding, maceration, 

 dessication, or baking. 



Under the first-named may be included the different fruits, 

 nuts, seeds, etc.; under the second native yams and other tubers, 

 also the thick roots of various plants; and under the third the 

 produce of such plants as Macrozamia. The blacks' method of 

 preparing the Macrozamia nuts as an article of food is embodied 

 in my report on this plant to the Government of New South 

 Wales (See 'Agricultural Gazette,' Vol.iv. p.l58). 



Fruits eaten in a fresh state, unless otherwise stated, by 

 THE Aborigines. 

 Botanical natiies. Common names. 



Atalantia glauca, Hook. Native cumquat. 



Gapparis lasiantha, R.Br. A native caper. 



mitchelll, Lindl. Native orange. 



nummular ia, DC. A native caper. 



Cucumis trigonus, Roxb. Native melon 



Encliyl(sna tomentosa, R.Br. Barrier saltbush. 



Exocarpus cupressiformis, Labill. Native cherry. 

 Ficus asperay Forst. Blue fig. 



ruhiginosa^ Desf. A native fig. 



Fusanus acuminatus^ R.Br. Quandong. 



persicariios, F.v.M. Native peach. 



Lorantlius exocarpi, Behr., et spp. Mistletoe. 

 Leptomeria hillardieri^ R.Br. A native currant. 



Marsdeiiia leichhardtiana, F.v.M. Dooba. 



Young fruit eaten fresh, old fruit roasted on ashes. 

 Mesemhryanthemiom neqmlateralejllAVi'.Tig^s face. 

 Jli/oporum desertlj A. Cunn. Sweet-fruited native myrtle. 



Nitraria sclioheri, Linn. Bean caper. 



