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yielding Food for Man. 
AHierO-Sjoerme a*. A t'heroibcrma 
Nat. Ord./L AuniwfijBr — Laur e l Family. 
Atherosperma moscliata . Sassafras. 
This forms a beautiful tree in many parts of the Colony, 
attaining to a height of 150 feet, and is from 6 to 7 feet in 
circumference. Its mode of growth resembles many 
Conferee in being conical, and all its branches of the 
same year's growth radiating from one point on the trunk. 
A decoction of the bark, either when in its green state, 
or after having been dried, is used in many remote parts 
of the Colony as a substitute for tea, and, when taken 
with plenty of milk, has a pleasant taste. Its effects 
are, however, slightly aperient. 
This tree delights in humidity, and is therefore only 
found on the margins of streams, in deep valleys, or in 
the southern and western parts of the Colony, which 
possess a more humid climate than the centre and eastern 
sides of the Island. 
Nat. Ord. Tiiymeleje. Mezereum family. 
Exocarpus cupressiformis . Cherry Tree. 
This very handsome cypress-looking tree usually grows 
in the open forest land, under the slight shade of the 
Eucalypti; but for upwards of 130 miles in the north¬ 
western part of the Colony I only saw a few small plants, 
in one locality near Rocky Cape; and it is also scarce in 
some other districts. 
The fruit is red, of a sweet taste, oval, and not exceed¬ 
ing the size of a currant: it grows outside the nut or 
fruit, whence the name. 
Exocarpus strictus is a smaller shrub with white fruit, 
similar in other respects to the E . cupressiformis. 
Nat. Ord. Santalace^:. Sandal Wood family. 
Leptomeria Billardieri. 
This shrub grows about six feet high, resembling in 
