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'' old country,"') were decorated by the brushes 

 and tails of that shepherds' pest, the Dingo, or 

 native Australian dog, and other vermin belong- 

 ing to the colony. As we rode through the bush, 

 the moist atmosphere occasioned a strong aroma 

 to be diffused from the leaves of the gum-trees, 

 as well as from odoriferous flowers. The country 

 was of a picturesque character ; and, after a dis- 

 tance of twelve miles, we reached a station be- 

 longing to Mr. Ellis, called " Turril, turril," 

 where we remained an hour to refresh our horses. 

 I remarked the red gum in abundance on most 

 trees of the Eucalyptus genus : the red, spotted, 

 and white gum, iron, and stringy bark, manna, 

 box, and others, produced it profusely : it exudes 

 both spontaneously and in larger quantities, when 

 incisions have been made on the trunk, more 

 particularly after rain. It is seen in masses 

 upon the trunk ; but its particles have so little 

 tenacity, that when in a concrete form any at- 

 tempt to detach them in one entire lump fails, 

 and it crumbles immediately into innumerable 

 minute fragments. 



This gum resin has a strong astringent quality, 

 and is one of the varieties of the Kino of com- 

 merce, (the other variety of Kino being brought 

 from Africa, and is produced by a tree of the 

 Pterocarpus genus.) When first it issues from 



