168 AUSTRALIAN NATIVE PLANTS. 
involuntary muscles it paralyses them rapidly. It also retards the 
development of septic organisms, and will deodorise putrid meat. 
It checks the growth of grass, and will kill some water plants. 
(Dr. Bancroft, in Australian Fourn. of Pharm., 1887, 104, and 
Proc. R.S., N.S.W., 1886, p. 69.) 
Queensland. 
48. Doryphora sassafras, Zd/., N.O., Monimiacee, B.FI., v., 
283. 
‘“ Sassafras.” 
The bark is used as a tonic medicine. It is taken in the 
form of an infusion. 
New South Wales. 
49. Derris uliginosa, Benth. (Syn. Pongamia uliginosa, DC. ; 
P. religiosa, Wight); N.O., Leguminosz, B.FI., ii., 272. 
The leaves are pounded and thrown into water, for the purpose 
of stupefying fish, by the natives of many tropical countries. 
Queensland and Northern Australia. 
50. Drimys aromatica, FuM,, (Syn. Zusmannia aromatica, 
R.Br.); N.O., Magnoliacez, B.FI., i., 49. 
“Pepper Tree.” 
This tree possesses aromatic properties, particularly in the 
bark, which so closely resembles the Winter’s Bark of the Straits 
of Magellan (Drimys Wintert), that it is said to be sometimes 
substituted for it. 
Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales. 
51. Duboisia Hopwoodii, #.v.JL, (Syn. Anthocercis P Hopwoodit, 
F.v.M.); N.O., Solanez, (Scrophularinez in B.FI.); B.F1., iv., 
480. D. Hopwoodii in Muell. Cens., and that name has 
been followed in this instance. 
“Pituri;” spelt also “‘ Pitchiri,” ‘‘ Pitchery,” ‘‘ Pedgery,” ‘‘ Bedgery.” 
This is the masticatory of the aboriginals of Central Australia, 
corresponding in this respect to the ‘‘ Coca’ of Peru, the Betel nut 
of the Eastern Archipelago, the “‘ Taezi Kaat” (Catha edulis) of 
Arabia, &c. The drug is in the form of leaves, more or less 
