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(Natural Order, SantalacejE.) Pp. 39, 205. — A handsome 

 tree of Cypress-like habit and appearance, its generic name 

 derived from the kernel or seed being situated on a fleshy 

 receptacle, hence the saying that the stone of the Native 

 Cherry is outside. The timber, like that of all the order, 

 is very close and beautifully grained ; it is of a rich brown 

 colour when polished, and affords one of the best species of 

 charcoal for goldsmiths' work. It is also used for crayons. 

 The branches of E. cupressiformis are stiff and upright, 

 which distinguish it at once from the ' Desert Cherry ' (E. 

 Sparten), with slender pendant branches. The fruits of 

 both are edible, but not so those of the shrubby leafless 

 E. aphylla, which occurs in company with the preceding in 

 the Mallee country. The tree is indigenous to Victoria and 

 other Australian colonies. 



Native Convolvulus.— IPOMCEA BONA-NOX. (Natural 

 Order, Coxvolvulace^e.) See chapter ' Australian Vege- 

 tation,' p. 90. 



Native Currant.— LEUCOPOGON RICHEI. (Natural 

 Order, Epacridace^e.) Pp. 39, 202. — A struggling, rough- 

 barked shrub, very frequent along the coast of extra- 

 tropical Australia. It seems to thrive best on steep banks and 

 rocky declivities. The berries, which are about the size of 

 a currant, are edible. The wood is of a deep orange colour, 

 very heavy, hard, and close-grained. It is useful for rustic 

 work, and the knees of boats. The common name is also 

 applied to Coprosma Billardieri, a small - leaved, myrtle- 

 like shrub, which grows abundantly on the banks of rivers 

 and creeks ; it is very common on the banks of the Yarra. 

 Leptomeria acida is the Native Currant of New South Wales. 

 but it belongs to the order Sa?italacece. 



