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-- Piezorhynchus nitidus, Gould. `Otago Witness, `Dec. Moore, `Spring-Life Lyrics;' p. In bad seasons this is the mainstay of the native sustenance,but it is the worst food possible, possessing very littlenourishment, and being difficult to digest.

`Captain Cook's Journal' (edition Wharton, 1893),p. The myall and mimosa also exude gum; thesethe natives prefer before all other kinds when obtainable, theybeing less brittle and more adhesive than any of the others. Deep Yellow-Wood, n. ' This tree bears an edible nut of excellentflavour, relished both by Aborigines and Europeans.