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MANNA THEES. 



maiiiia was sci-reted from the leaves of tlie tree, 

 Init from t.lic i'olifig*' iii<4' a stroiin- fjinqiltn- 

 rated taste and odoiii', which the iiianna has iHJt in 

 ^hjft d^^sest degree, it was not probable; othen 

 QgioxL supposed it to ptooeed fricmi tlie aectaries of 

 the flowers, which are white, growing in dustrrs, 

 andgivt^ to the tn-e a beautiful appenraiU'c when 

 in hlooiii, attraeting multitudes of ])arro(|uets. 

 Tills tree, simite tothe^tlter Mucalypti, seeti&tes 

 a tkA gti% bdtk sj^Mt^neoti^ and in larger 

 quantities, on incisioils being made on the tmilk. 

 Birds and several insects feed upon the manna ; 

 among others the Gakuig-, galang," as tliey 

 are named in tlie language of the country, the 



I havelrfore «aid, the dw%ine» declate it to 



be the excrement. 



The tree is called in the abori""inal laimiiasre 

 ** Bartoman/* and tlie manna is named Cii 

 hkgablitt ; It is ^blketed aad eaten by the 



natives, Tiic growth of fht' treo, wlicn young, 

 is graceful and elegant ; the hai-k is eovei'ed 

 with a whitisli powder, wiiich readily ruhd oli' 

 upon the fingers, and the bar^ undefneath id 

 of 111 ^i^yi^ colour ; tlie bark of the Wfette 

 gjam^ (Eucalyptus ^ecies) resend>les this 

 tree, hut may l>e distinguished by imt hav- 

 ing a black butt like the nianna-trec. Un 



