96 ON PLANTS USED BY THE NATIVES OF NORTH QUEENSLAND, 
a rough and crooked stem, with the bark fissured longitudin- 
ally; large white flowers; fruit 2 to 3 inches in diameter, wi 
a rough exterior rind; eaten raw when ripe. This is the large 
pomegranate common all over Queensland. 
17. Capparis spinosa, var. nummularia, F. v. M. Native 
name on Cloncurry, “ Longullah” and “ Mijar.” A low glabrous 
on each si 
recurved ; peduncles axillary ; flowers large and showy, some- 
times red or pink, often white, stamens very numerous; fruit 
larger than a pigeon’s egg, yellow when ripe, eaten raw. This 
plant is often found round habitations, stockyards, or sheepyards, 
on the Lower Flinders and Cloncurry. Flowers in September. 
18. Carissa brownit, F. vy. M. Native name on Cloncurry 
“ Kunkerber ‘igs ickly branching shrub, 5 to 6 feet 
z-inch long ; grows in great quantities after the wet season on 
pebbly ridges on the Cloncurry in February. Gathered m 
quantities and eaten raw ; quite sweet. 
Cochlospermum, sp. Native name on the Mitchell, 
“Kurrutcha.” A peculiar thorny tree, with large palmatifid leaf, 
growing in a cluster or crown near the top. Stem erect, covered 
with short broad spines or thorns; grows 10 to 12 feet high 
on the banks of the Mitchell in good soil; has a disagreeable smell. 
The roots of the young trees, which are long and thick, are 
roasted, when the skin peels off, leaving the edible part white and 
delicate and well-flavoured. 
20. Cucumis acida. Tarquin. Native name on Mitchel, 
“Ghe-witcha.” Very similar to (. pubescens, but smoother and 
free from bristles. Grows in scrubs and shady places on the Mit- 
chell. Fruit similar but darker in colour and smooth, ripens after 
the wet season ; flowers yellow. 
after wet seasons. Several other varieties of small melons gr¥ 
during the wet season, which are all eatable. 
22. Cucumis pubescens. (cucuRBITACE%.) Native name on ee 
curry, ‘ Boomarrah,.” 
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have entirely disappeared. The natives roll the stalks 
