70 ESCULENT PLANTS OF 
you go, the Gum-Tree, of one species or 
other, constantly presents itself before you. 
Exocarpus cupressiformis, Native 
Cherry, or Cypress Cherry :—E. strictus, 
White Cherry :—E. humifusus, Trailing 
Cherry.—The first of these is common all 
over the island, its beautiful Cypress-like, 
conical form, as contrasted with the Bank- 
sias and Gum-Trees, very much enliven- 
ing the landscape. It is destitute of leaves, 
but the elongation of the branches gives 
it the verdant appearance: it thrives best 
in clusters, and under the shelter of other 
trees. The last species is common on the 
top of Mount Wellington. The generic’ 
name is derived from Karpos, the fruit, 
the nut being outside the pericarp. 
Gaultheria hispida, Wax Cluster!—A 
straggling, but highly ornamental plant, its 
snow-white berries hanging together like 
wax. In the middle region of Mount Wel- 
lington and other high places, it is plen- 
tiful 
Gastrodia sesamoides, Native Potato. 
= curious plant, belonging to the 
is , is described in the foregoing 
list of the eatable plants and roots of this 
country. I have frequently tried to pro- 
pagate it from the root, in the hope of im- 
proving its quality by cultivation, but the 
parasitical nature of the plant has caused 
. all my endeavours to fail. 
— . Leptospermum lanigerum, Hoary Tea- 
Tree :—L. baccatum, Smooth or berry- 
— bearing Tea- Tree :—L. flexuosum, Forest 
ditto :—and L. glandiflorum, Large-flow- 
ered ditto.—Beautiful myrtle-like plants, 
which, with several other species of the 
same genus, clothe the sides of all our 
rivers and streams, and other parts of the 
bush. The first was used as a substitute 
1 Another, and equally ornamental species, the now 
well-known Shallon of our gardens, belongs to this 
genus : it is the Gualtheria Shallon, see Bot. Mag. t. 
2843. In North-West America, whence this plant was 
es, which = keep for many years, 
and dé duit eat them in tarts. It bears it 
abundantly in this country, ak we should doubtless 
prize, did not our more highly favoured climate, and 
the skill of the € furnish us with better 
kinds of fruit.— 
VAN DIEMEN’S LAND. 
for Tea by the early Colonists, and its long 
straight stems furnish the spears of 
Aborigines, who harden the points by fin 
and sharpen them with a flint or shell. 
scoparium, a broom-leaved species, com- 
mon in dry places near the coast of New 
Zealand, was also employed as Tea 
Captain Cook's ship-crews, who found the 
raised from seed, and cuttings of them also 
strike readily in a shady light soil; and 
they are very eligible shrubs for hedges, 
being remarkably pretty and evergreen, 
with fine flowers. 
Mesembryanthemum equilaterale, Pig- 
Faces :—Canagong, or Fig-Marigold.— 
A singular, three-sided, light green, 
fleshy-leaved species (mentioned in the list 
of eatable plants), with starry pink or pur 
ple blossoms, and found so abundantly in 
rocky places and dry sandy soil, that it is 
said to be the most generally diffused plan 
over the whole of Australia. : 
Ozothamnus cinereus, Grey Ozotham- 
nus :—O.rosmarinifolius, Rosemary-leav 
ed ditto :—and O. ferrugineus, Rusty ditto. 
—A genus of beautiful plants, peculiar to 
All these species have narrow leaves, 
have long n common in front of the 
houses and gardens about Hobart-Town, 
as they can be cut into any shape, and 
make neat sheltering screens and hedges. 
Several other kinds grow in the colon, 
the most remarkable of which is an elegant 
plant, with thick fleshy foliage, downy un- 
derneath, and placed in a regularly oppo- 
site order all along the branches. 
Polygonum prostratum, Trailing Perst 
caria :—P. strigosum, Straw-like ditto : — 
P.adpressum,! Macquarrie Harbour 
—and P. aviculare, Hog-weed.—The last: 
! Bot, Mag. t. 3145. 
