The berries are not poisonous--only bitter. [See Skirr. 9: About one hundred and fifty horsemen have been out to-day inaddition to the local police. Bearded Lizard, n.
81: There is no doubt, from the partial trial which has been madeof it, that the wood of the Melaleuca, or tea-tree,could be rendered very serviceable. Taylor, `Te Ika a Maui,' p. Rhodamnia argentea, Benth. As Gould pointsout, they are to the fauna what the eucalypts, banksias, andmelaleucas are to the flora of Australia.