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The fruit, which is a quarter of an inch in diameter, is 
slightly bitter to the taste. It is eaten by the aboriginals. 
New South Wales and Queensland. 
145. Myoporum serratum, &.2r., (Syn. A. cnsulare, R.Br. ; 
M. tasmanicum, A.DC.), N.O., Myoporinez, B.FI., v., 6, 
M. insulare in Muell. Cens., p. 104. 
*‘ Blue-berry ” tree, “‘ Native Currant ” tree, ‘‘ Native Myrtle,” ‘‘ Native 
Juniper,” ‘Cockatoo Bush.” “ Palberry ” of the aborigines of the Coorong 
_ (South Australia.) 
The berries are edible, though somewhat of a saltish and 
bitter flavour. They are much relished by birds. 
All the colonies except Queensland. 
146. Myoporum platycarpum, 2.2r., (Syn. Disoon platycarpus, 
F.v.M.), N.O., Myoporine, B.FI., v., 7. 
‘* Sandalwood,” ‘t Dogwood.” 
The saccharine exudation or manna from this tree is of a 
dirty-white colour with a pinkish tinge, and is eagerly sought after 
and eaten by the aborigines. It is exceedingly sweet, and very 
pleasant to the taste. 
All the colonies except Tasmania and Queensland. 
147. Myrtus acmenioides, 7.7.7. 
‘White Myrtle,” of the Richmond and Clarence. ‘“ Lignumvitz.” 
Myrtus fragrantissima, /.v.4/.,N.O., Myrtacex, B.FI., iii., 
276-7. 
The leaves of these two species are used for flavouring tea 
in Queensland. (O’Shanesy.) 
New South Wales and Queensland. 
148. Nasturtium palustre, DiGi syn, WV, gerrestre, R.Brs; lV. 
semtpinnatifidum, Hook.), N.O., Cruciferz, B.Fl., i., 65. 
Called ‘‘ Native Cabbage” on the banks of the River Nepean (New 
South Wales). 
This and other species afford excellent pot-herbs when 
luxuriant and flaccid. (Hooker.) This plant is not endemic in 
Australia. 
All the colonies except Western Australia. 
