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blisters in rheumatic pains, fevers, etc. The fresh leaves bruised 
perform their office effectually in half-an-hour. (IF. M. Bailey.) 
Queensland and North and South Australia. 
15. Antidesma Dallachyanum, Bazl/., N.O., Euphorbiacez, 
B.FI., vi., 85. 
* Herbert River (Queensland) Cherry.” 
The fruit, which in size equals that of large cherries, is of a 
sharp acid flavour, resembling that of the red currant, which it 
also equals in colour when made into jelly; and as the European 
fruit is placed among medicinal plants on account of its juice 
being grateful to the parched palates of persons suffering from 
fever, this is worthy of a similar place. (Bailey.) 
The same remarks are applicable to many of the sub-acid 
fruits mentioned under “ Foods.” 
Queensland and Northern Australia. 
16. Archidendron Vaillantii, v.47. (Syn. Pithecolobium Vait- 
lantit, F.v.M.; Albizzta Vatllantit, F.v.M.) ; N.O., Legum- 
inose; Mueller, Fragm., v., 9, and ix., 178. 
The pods contain beans which possess a black colour, and 
nauseous, hot taste. The bark also is hot and acrid. Alcoholic 
extract of the dried bean was made, five grains of which, sus- 
pended in a few minims of water, were injected under the skin of 
a kitten, which died asphyxiated ina few hours. The bark was 
found to be more poisonous than the bean or leaves. Guinea-pigs 
poisoned with this substance have painful convulsive movements 
of the whole muscular system, increasing in frequency and force 
as the poison gets absorbed. The hind legs get paralysed, and 
the animals lie in a helpless state for many hours before they die, 
and utter feeble cries when moved about. After death the muscles 
contract when cut across, or when stimulated through their 
nerves up to their exit from the cord. Neither the motor nor the 
sensory nerves seem to be affected. This substance kills by 
paralysing the reflex function of the spinal cord. (Dr. Bancroft, 
meProc. AS. NV.S.W,,. 1886, p. 70.) 
Queensland. 
