130 NOTES UPON SOME PLANT SPECIMENS, ETC. 



A. HAKEOiDEs, A. Cwin, and A. salicina, Lindl, are of 

 interest on account of the natives using the ash of the burnt 

 green leaves to mix with pitchery. 



Bauhinia Carroni, F. v. M. The natives are said by Mr.- 

 E. Palmer to make a drink by steeping the flowers of this tree- 

 in water. The flowers of one of the grass-trees were used by 

 the natives on Stradbroke Island for the same purpose. 



CucuMis TRiGoxus, Ixo.vh. The small melon-like fruits of 

 this trailing plant are eaten when ripe by the natives in many 

 parts of Queensland. The plant has also the reputation of 

 having caused the death of many horses in this district. 



Eucalyptus bicolor, A. ('imn. Seeds used for food by the 

 natives. Dr. Bancroft tells us that this tree, like E. microtheca, 

 is known by the name of " Coolibar." 



Ammannia multiflora, Bo.rh. The minute seeds of this- 

 small plant are produced in great abundance, and furnish food 

 for the natives. 



GxAPHALiuM luteo-album, Liun. This, according to Mr. 

 E. Palmer, is one of the plants used by the natives as a medi- 

 cine in fever cases. For a like purpose we are told they use the 

 leaves of the Gidya mistletoe — Loranthus Quandong and Mos- 

 chosma polystachyum ; specimens of these latter were also in 

 Dr. Bancroft's collection. 



Sarcostemma austr.ale, E. ]'>)■. (The Caustic plant). This 

 fleshy climber is generally considered a dangerous poison to 

 sheep. It is said to be used by the natives at Port Darwin in 

 cases of smallpox. 



SoLANUM oligacanthum, F. V. M. A vcry pretty little plant 

 not before met with in this colony. Fruit small and very bitter. 



S. ESURiALE, Limit. A dwarf shrub ; the fruit eaten by the 

 natives either raw or roasted. 



Lycium. Amongst the specimens were a few fragments, 

 which may prove a new species of this genus, but the material 

 is insufficient for determination. In foliage it agrees with L. 

 australe, F. v. M., while the flowers closely resemble those of 

 L. vulgare. 



Nicotiana suaveolens, LeJwi. (The native tobacco plant). 

 This is firmly believed poisonous to stock by many stockowners. 

 The collection contained about 17 species of those known under 



