Austral English Part 163
. young wild bull. "Said to have originated in Gippsland, Victoria. Probably from the a.s.sociation of bulls with Mickeys, or Irishmen." (Barere and Leland.)
1890. Rolf Boldrewood, `Colonial Reformer,' c. xviii.
p. 217:
"The wary and still more dangerously sudden `Micky,'
a two-year-old bull."
(q.v.).
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Stackhouseae.
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1845. E. J. Wakefield, `Adventures in New Zealand,' vol. ii.
pp. 11, 12:
"The mihanere natives, as a body, were distinctly inferior in point of moral character to the natives, who remained with their ancient customs unchanged... . A very common answer from a converted native, accused of theft, was, `How can that be? I am a mihanere.' ... They were all mihanere, or converts."
; it is said to be most valuable as a fodder-bush.
, eaten by the Chinese, belongs to them.
Called also t.i.t-fish (q.v.).
1880. Rev. J. E. Tenison-Woods, `Proceedings of the Linnaean Society of New South Wales,' vol. v. pt. ii.
p. 128:
"Another species [of Trepang] is the `milk fish' or `cotton fish,' so called from its power of emitting a white viscid fluid from its skin, which clings to an object like shreds of cotton."
(q.v.).
, Raoul.
1873. `Catalogue of Vienna Exhibition':
"Milk-tree ... a tall slender tree exuding a milky sap: wood white and very brittle."
(q.v.).
(quotation, 1896).
; it is not endemic in Australia.
1896. `The Australasian,' March 14, p. 488, col. 5:
"One of the very best of the gra.s.ses found in the hot regions of Central Australia is the Australian millet, Panic.u.m decompositum. It is extremely hardy and stands the hot dry summers of the north very well; it is nutritious, and cattle and sheep are fond of it. It seeds freely, was used by the aborigines for making a sort of cake, and was the only grain stored by them. This gra.s.s thrives in poor soil, and starts into rapid growth with the first autumn rains."
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1793. J. E. Smith, `Specimen of Botany of New Holland,'
p. 52:
"This shrub is now not uncommon in our greenhouses, having been raised in plenty from seeds brought from Port Jackson. It generally bears its fragrant flowers late in the autumn, and might then at first sight be sooner taken for a Myrtus than a Mimosa."
1802. Jas. Flemming, `Journal of Explorations of Charles Grimes,' in `Historical Records of Port Phillip' (ed. 1879, J. J. Shillinglaw), p. 25:
"Timber; gum, Banksia, oak, and mimosa of sorts, but not large except the gum."
1830. R. Dawson, `Present State of Australia,' p. 202:
"Gum-arabic, which exudes from the mimosa shrubs."
1844. `Port Phillip Patriot,' July 18, p. 4, col. 2:
"`Cashmere' shawls do not grow on the mimosa trees."
1845. J. O. Balfour, `Sketch of New South Wales,' p. 38:
"The mimosa is a very graceful tree; the foliage is of a light green colour... . The yellow flowers with which the mimosa is decked throw out a perfume sweeter than the laburnum; and the gum ... is said not to be dissimilar to gum-arabic."
1845. R. Howitt, `Australia,' p. 175:
"But, Yarra, thou art lovelier now, With clouds of bloom on every bough; A gladsome sight it is to see, In blossom thy mimosa tree.
Like golden-moonlight doth it seem, The moonlight of a heavenly dream; A sunset l.u.s.tre, chaste and cold, A pearly splendour blent with gold."
"To the River Yarra."
1848. W. Westgarth, `Australia Felix,' p. 255:
"The other exports of Australia Felix consist chiefly of tallow, cured beef and mutton, wheat, mimosa-bark, and gumwood."
1849. J. P. Townsend, `Rambles in New South Wales,' p. 34:
"The mimosa--although it sadly chokes the country--when in flower, fills the air with fragrance. Its bark is much used for tanning purposes; and the gum that exudes from the stem is of some value as an export, and is used by the blacks as food."
1870. F. S. Wilson, `Australian Songs,' p. 29:
"I have sat, and watched the landscape, latticed by the golden curls, Showering, like mimosa-blooms, in scented streams about my breast."
native to Australia, of which the species are--
Bell-Mina-- Manorhina melanophrys, Lath.
Bush-M.-- Myzantha garrula, Lath.