Australia.-] INTRODUCTORY ESSAY. 
Trigonella suavissima. Excellent spinach, Mitchell. 
Eubus Gunnianus. The best native fruit in Tasmania. 
Parinarium. The Nonda fruit of Leichardt, Mueller. 
Terminalia. Fruit eaten ; gum also eaten. 
Jambosa eucalyptoides ? Rose-apple. 
Leptospermum. Leaves of various species used for tea. 
Eugenia? sp. "White apple of tropics, East Australia. 
Eucalyptus dumosa, and others ? "Water contained in roots : native name, " Weir-mallee." Also 
yields a kind of manna, called Lerp, or Laap (the nidus of an insect), consisting of starch. 
BncafyptuB mannifera. Manna formed on leaves. 
Eucalyptus Gunnii. Cider-tree of Tasmania. 
Portulaca oleracea. Purslane ; acidulous pot-herb. 
Nitraria Billardieri. Fruit eatable, Mueller. 
Tetragonia expansa. New Zealand spinach. 
Mesembryanthemum prsecox. Fruit eatable, Mueller. 
Mesembryanthemum aquilaterale. " Pigs'-faces." Fleshy fruit eaten. " Canajong " of natives 
of Tasmania. 
Sambucus Gaudichaudiana. Fruit fleshy, sweetish. 
Cucumis pubescens. Fruit abundantly eaten. 
Lagenaria vulgaris ? Gourds used for bottles, etc. 
Rhizophora ?, Kandelia, etc. "Wood used for canoes ; young shoots beaten into a paste and eaten. 
Gardenia edulis. Leichardt's " Bread-tree," Mueller. 
Coprosma hirtella. Fruit sweet, eatable, not agreeable. 
Coprosma microphylla and C. nitida. Native currant ; fruit good. 
Sonchus asper. Stems and roots eaten. 
l&Iicroseris. Roots used roasted by the Natives. 
Mimusops Kauki. Fruit eatable. 
Maba laurina. Green, palm-like fruit, Kennedy. 
Gaultheria hispida. " "Wax-cluster." Fruit eatable. 
Gaultherise antipodse var. Fruit of superior flavour, Own*. 
Lissanthe sapida. Fruit eatable. 
Astroloma humifusa. " Tasmanian Cranberry." Fruit with a viscid apple-flavoured pulp. 
Styphelia ascendens. Fruit eatable. 
Leucopogon Richei, and others. Fruit eatable. 
Physahs parviflora. Berries eatable. 
Solanum vescum. Berries eatable and good. " Gunyang." 
Solanum laciniatum. " Kangaroo-apple." A mealy, subacid fruit. 
Polygonum adpre^uni. '• Maoquarrie Harbour Vine." Fruit subacid, used for tarts and pre- 
serves ; leaves taste of sorrel. 
Boerhaavia acuminata. Root eaten. 
Leptomeria acerba, L. pungens, L. acida, and L. Billardieri. Berries eaten ; native currant. 
Santalum oblongatum. Fruit eaten, Leichardt. 
Santalum persicarium. Root-bark used as food. 
Santalum laneeolatum. Fruit eatable and agreeable, Mueller. 
Fusanus acuminatus. " Quandong." 
Exocarpus. Fruit of various species edible. 
Atriplex Halimus. Once used as a pot-herb in New South Wales, and called " Botany Bay Greens v 
