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white flower on a long peduncle ; small green fruit, wood soft and 
ot a - dried preika of this ‘plant are used for drills to make 
celia 
92. ae ent Cabbage-tree palm, found on the 
Endeavour and Normanby Rivers in rich scrub soil, The wood is 
split and made into spear heads. 
rina, or coral tree. Produces a light spongy wood, 
which is used for shields. 
94, Erythrophleum cae F. v. M. Seghcitye Native 
name on Mitchell, “ Ah-pill.” Ironwood tree, roun k green 
95. a toate called stringy-bark or messmate. 
The tough bark, after being cleaned and stripped off, is made into 
troughs, tied up very neatly at each end, for washing karro in; 
tough and pliable. 
» Mibiscus panduriformis, Burm. (MALVACEZ. ) Native name 
onthe Mitchell, “Bee-allo.” A fibrous plant, with yellow flowers and 
large hairy seed-pods ; grows 8 to 10 feet high. Short rough hairs 
all over the plant ; grows on the Mitchell near scrubs. The bark 
is peeled off, cleaned and twisted into twine, and into bags for 
carrying roots, game, &c. The young leaves of Pandanus aqua- 
ticus are split and wove into dilly-bags, sometimes after 
steeping a little in water. 
odorum coccinewm, F. Aus., vol. vi. (AMARYLLIDEZ. ) 
A re root, 
rarme itty al throngh the Cook distriet. “The leaves are made 
viet 
98, Soe leucopheum, H. B. et Kunth. (oe BE.) - 
8tass growing on the plains and nde 2 on the Clon rs about 12 
leat j and broad, partly sheathed. The fibrous unde ne of ny 
tan nt when young, and twisted with the fingers ast 
: 99. Panicum biishbieweaks Benth. Native name on the Mit- 
ail Oo Oo-kin.” A tall swamp grass, 60 8 feet high, so 
a. spreading branchlets covered wt seeds. 
The fibre 
