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Eavidsonia pruriens , F. y. M., “ The Davidsonian Plum,” is a 
small tree of graceful, erect habit, belonging to the order Saxifrages, 
which in tropical Queensland bears an oval fruit the size of a goose-egg, 
the outside of which is covered with short stiff hairs ; these, however, 
are easily removed by a slight rubbing with a rough cloth, and then is 
exposed the smooth purple plum-like skin of the fruit; the interior is 
composed of afew Hat, irregularly-shaped seeds, embedded in a soft fleshy 
pulp of a rich purple colour and a sharply acid flavour. The seeds are 
small for the size of the fruit, a feature not frequently occurring in 
wild fruits, but not uncommon in tropical Queensland. This plum, 
wdiich is in perfection about July, is largely used by the settlers for 
making into jam and jelly, as well as an addition to pie-melon or 
pumpkin, to which it imparts an agreeable acid and rich colouring. By 
careful selection and cultivation this fruit might become a valuable 
addition to our cultivated kinds, but it is more suited to the tropical 
parts of the colony than the southern. 
DipJoglottis is a genus of Sapiudacese containing tw r o species, or 
one species with a well-marked variety. The first known is the 
large southern tree, more commonly called “ Native Tamarind,” 
Diplogloitis Cunninghamii , Hook. The second species or variety is 
only met with in our tropical scrubs ; this is D. diphjllostegia , F. v. M. 
It is a tree of much smaller growth, and retains a very largely distinc- 
tive appearance when grown with D. Cunninghamii in our southern 
gardens ; its fruit is also smaller, and there is a slight difference in 
the time of the ripening of the fruit. As usual iu this order, the part 
of the fruit used is the juicy aril surrounding the seed, which is of a 
fleshy consistency, and possesses a sharply acid flavour, well suiting it 
for jam or jelly, for which purpose it is frequently used by settlers. 
The flavour of the preserve, when carefully made, is delicious, well 
repaying all the labour bestowed upon its preparation. 
Eugenia, a large genus of the order Myrtacese in Queensland, 
furnishes several species whose fruits are used by the settlers for jam 
and wine making. Some of the kinds have received distinctive local 
names, as the u Endeavour River Pear,” E. eucalgptoides , F. v. M. 
This forms a handsome small tree with drooping branches and long 
narrow leaves. The fruit is pear-shaped, about 1^ inches long, and a 
diameter of over 1 inch at the larger end, rosy on the side exposed to 
the sun, the rest of a pale colour nearly white. The flesh is abundant 
and well- flavoured, and used by the settlers in the district where it 
grows for jam-making. 
E. grandis, "Wight, called “ White Apple,” is a large tree of 
tropical Queensland, which bears a great quantity of round, white, 
somewhat insipid fruit, 2 inches in diameter. This is used for jam- 
making by the settlers. 
E. liemilampra , F. v. M. — During July and August trees of this 
species may frequently be met with in the Eumundi scrubs laden with 
fruit, which is well-coloured and sharply acid, and worthy the attention 
of settlers for jam and jelly making. A description of the tree is 
given in my Botany Bulletin No. 9. 
E. Johnsonii, F. v. M. — Hitherto this species has only been met 
with in one locality in tropical Queensland. Its fruit has a subacid, 
aromatic flavour, and it is said to attain an inch or more in diameter, 
so when better known is likely to be utilised as the other kiuds are. 
