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one name of Plums. These species are indigenous to Queensland and the 

 north east portion of New South Wales. All the species yield strong and 

 finely grained wood What is known as Davidson's Plum in Northern 

 Queensland is Davidsonia pruriens, an evergreen tree belonging to the 

 natural order Saxifrageae. This fruit is somewhat remarkable as one of the 

 few edible kinds included in the Saxifrage family. The fruit is dark b'ue, 

 similar in appearance to a plum, varying somewhat in size, but often as 

 large as a hen's egg, the seeds being comparatively small It has an 

 acid and somewhat sharp flavour, but is pleasant and wholesome. 

 According to Baron von Mueller it is indigenous to the forest ranges of 

 the coastal districts extending from Northern Queensland to the northern 

 part of New South Wales. ChrysophyUum prunifewH, a small evergreen 

 tree indigenous to North Queensland, yields a fruit called a Plum in some 

 of its native localities. The fruit is about the size of an Orleans Plum, 

 and is somewhat austere in flavour. This tree belongs to the order 

 Sapotacese, and is the only species of the genus found in Australia. 

 Spondias glabra, an evergreen small tree belonging to the order Ana^ar- 

 diaceae, indigenous to the tropical coast regions of Queensland, is known 

 in some places as a Native Plum. The fruit is from an inch to an inch 

 and a-half in diameter, shaped like a plum, flesh reddish-yellow, with a 

 sharp acid flavour. Spondias Solandri, a closely allied species also yields 

 and edible plum-like fruit. This is a more hardy species, and extends to 

 the south of the tropical zone. All the trees mentioned may with 

 advantage be cultivated for ornament, and it is possible that the fruits of 

 some of them may be improved by cultivation. 



AUSTRALIAN POMEGRANITE. 



This is the vernacular name of a small evergreen tree, growing from 

 fourteen to twenty feet high, known botanically as Capparis Mitchdli, and 

 belonging to the order Capparidacese, or the Caper family. It bears orange 

 coloured fruit from one to two inches in diameter, with a fairly agreeable 

 pulp. Another species, Capparis arborea, a somewhat larger tree, also 

 yields an edible fruit similar in size and quality. The last named species is 

 known in some localities as the Grey Plum and Caper Tree The first is 

 rather widely distributed through Victoria, New South Wales, and Queens- 

 land, and th second is indigenous to the two last named colonies Both 

 are ornamental trees, and are worth cultivating as such in congenial 

 localities. 



AVOCADO PEAR. 



HISTORY AND USES. 



This fruit, which is also known as the Alligator Pear and Subalterns 

 Butter, is indigenous to the West Indies, Mexico, Brazil, and other 

 warm regions in South America. It is a handsome spreading evergreen 



