of Australia.-] INTRODUCTORY ESSAY. 



Trigonella suavissima. Excellent spinach, Mitchell. 



Rubus Gunnianus. The best native fruit in Tasmania. 



Parinarium. The Nonda fruit of Leichardt, Mueller. 



Terininalia. Fruit eaten ; gum also eaten. 



Jambosa eucalyptoides ? Rose-apple. 



Leptospermum. Leaves of various species used for tea. 



EugeniaB 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. 



Eucalyptus mannifera. Manna formed on leaves. 



Eucalyptus Gunnii. Cider-tree of Tasmania. 



Portulaca oleracea. Purslane ; acidulous pot-herb. 



Nitraria Billardieri. Pruit eatable, Mueller. 



Tetragonia expansa. New Zealand spinach. 



Mesembryanthemum prseeox. Pruit eatable, Mueller. 



Mesembryanthemum ssquilaterale. " Pigs'-faces." Pleshy fruit eaten. "Canajong" of natives 

 of Tasmania. 



Sambucus Gaudichaudiana. Pruit fleshy, sweetish. 



Cucumis pubesceus. Pruit abundantly eaten. 



Lagenaria vulgaris ? Gourds used for bottles, etc. 



Rhizophora ?, Kandelia, etc. "Wood used for canoes ; young shoots beaten into a paste and eaten. 



G-ardenia edulis. Leichardt's " Bread-tree," Mueller. 



Coprosma hirtella. Pruit sweet, eatable, not agreeable. 



Coprosma microphylla and C. nitida. Native currant ; fruit good. ' 



Sonehus asper. Stems and roots eaten. 



Microseris. Roots used roasted by the Natives. 



Mimusops Kauki. Pruit eatable. 



Maba laurina. Green, palm-like fruit, Kennedy. 



Gaultheria hispida. " Wax-cluster." Pruit eatable. 



Gaultherise antipodse var. Print of superior flavour, Gtunn. 



Lissanthe sapida. Pruit eatable. 



Astroloma humifusa. " Tasmanian Cranberry." Pruit with a viscid apple-flavoured pulp. 



Styphelia ascendens. Pruit eatable. 



Leucopogon Richei, and others. Pruit eatable. 



Physalis parviflora. Berries eatable. 



Solanum vescum. Berries "eatable and good. " Gunyang." 



Solanum laciniatum. " Kangaroo-apple." A mealy, subacid fruit. 



Polygonum adpressum. " Macquarrie Harbour Vine." Pruit 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. Pruit eaten, Leichardt. 



Santalum persicarium. Root-bark used as food. 



Santalum lanceolatum. Pruit eatable and agreeable, Mueller. 



Pusanus aeuminatus. " Quandong." 



Exocarpus. Pruit of various species edible. 



Atriplex Halimus. Once used as apot-herb in New South Wales, and called " Botany Bay Greens " 



