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These fruits have a sweetish pulp with a largestone. Burdekin Vine, underVine. The pulp is described by some as being apple-flavoured,though I have always failed to make out any distinct flavour. Beyond these considerations, the settlers of Australia, whosewealth depends chiefly on its pastoral occupation, haveintroduced many of the best Old-

Its bark is much usedfor tanning purposes; and the gum that exudes from the stem isof some value as an export, and is used by the blacks as food. BaronMueller points out that there are two well-marked varieties ofE. Dawson, `Present State of Australia,' p. 73: The natives of the Wimmera prepare a luscious drink from thelaap, a sweet exudation from the leaf of the mallee(Eucalyptus dumosa).