510 AUSTRALIAN INDIGENOUS HUMAN FOOD-PROVIDING PLANTS, 



same part it is known as " White Gum," " Swamp Gum," or 

 " White Swamp Gum," and in the Xoarlunga and Rapid Bay 

 districts of South Australia as "Bastard White Gum." Occasion- 

 ally it is known as "Yellow Gum." Near Bombala, New South 

 Wales, two varieties go by the names of " Flooded or Bastard 

 Gum," and " Red Gum." 



Tlie .sweetish sap of this tree is often converted by settlei-s, 

 (especially in Tasmania) into a kind of cider. 



Tasmania, Victoria, and New South Wales. 



80. Eucalyptus Raveretiana, F.v.M., N.O. Myrtaceae, F.v.M., 

 Fragm. x., p. 99. 



"Grey Gum," " Iron Gurn," "Thozet's Box." 



From cuts in the stem an acidulous, almost colourless liquid 

 exudes in cou.siderable quantity, in which respect this species 

 resembles E. Gunnii (Mueller). 



Queensland. 



81. Eucalyptus viminalis, LahUL, (Syn. Y..fahrorum, Schlecht., 

 and several other .synonyms), N.O. Myrtacese, B.Fl., iii., 

 239. 



The " White Gum " or " Swamp Gum " of Tasmania. Tt is 

 also called " Manna Gum." Other names are " Grey Gum," 

 "Blue Gum," " Drooping Gum, (fcc." 



From the bark of this tree, a kind of manna exudes. It is a 

 crumbly white substance, of a very pleasant sweet ta-ste, and in 

 much request by the aborigines. 



A white, nearly opaque manna from the normal E. viminaJis 

 was found by Mr. Bauerlen at Monga, near Braidwood, New South 

 Wales. It is in small pieces, aVjout the size of peas, but of irre- 

 gular, flattened shape. In a))peaiance it very much resembles 

 lime which lias naturally crumbled or slaked hy exposure to a 

 moist atmosphere. 



