the colony, where the
heaviest rains of the season fall. As a rule, jarrah is found
either intermixed with the karri tree or in close proximity to
it."

<hw>Jasmine, Native</hw>, <i>n</i>. an Australian plant,
<i>Ricinocarpus pinifolius</i>, Desf.,
<i>N.O. Euphorbiaceae</i>.

1889. J. H. Maiden, `Useful Native Plants,' p. 286:

"Native Jasmine. This plant yields abundance of seeds,
like small castor oil seeds. They yield an oil."

<hw>Jelly-leaf</hw>, <i>n</i>. i.q. <i>Queensland Hemp</i>
(q.v.).

<hw>Jelly-plant</hw>, a sea-weed, <i>Eucheuma speciosum</i>,
J. Agardh, <i>N.O. Algae</i>.

1889. J. H. Maiden, `Useful Native Plants,' p. 28:

"Jelly-plant of Western Australia. This is a remarkable
sea-weed of a very gelatinous character [used by] the people of
Western Australia for making jelly, blanc-mange, etc. Size and
cement can also be made from it. It is cast ashore from deep
water."

<hw>Jemmy Donnelly</hw>, <i>n</i>. a ridiculous name given to
three trees, <i>Euroschinus falcatus</i>, Hook,
<i>N.O. Anacardiaceae</i>; <i>Myrsine variabilis</i>, R. Br.,
<i>N.O. Myrsinaceae</i>; and <i>Eucalyptus resinifera</i>, Sm.,
<i>N.O. Myrtaceae</i>. They are large timber trees, highly
valued in Queensland.

<hw>Jerrawicke</hw>, <i>n</i>. obsolete name for Colonial beer.

1857. J. Askew, `A Voyage to Australia and New Zealand,'
p. 272:

"There were always a number of natives roaming about. There
might be about 150 in all, of the Newcastle tribe. They were
more wretched and filthy, and if possible, uglier than those of
Adelaide. . . . All the earnings of the tribe were spent in
tobacco and jerrawicke (colonist-made ale)."

1857. Ibid. p. 273:

"A more hideous looking spectacle can hardly be imagined than
that presented by these savages around the blazing fire,
carousing among jerrawicke and the offal of slaughtered
animals.'"

<hw>Jew-fish</hw>, <i>n</i>. a name applied in New South Wales
to two or more different species, <i>Sciaena antarctica</i>,
Castln., and <i>Glaucosoma hebraicum</i>, Richards. <i>Sciaena
antarctica</i>, Castln., is the King-fish of the Melbourne
market. <i>Sciaena</i> is called Dew-fish in Brisbane. It
belongs to the family <i>Sciaenidae</i>. The Australian
species is distinct from <i>S. aquila</i>, the European
"Maigre" or "Meagre," but closely resembles it.
<i>Glaucosoma</i> belongs to the <i>Percidae</i>. The Silver
Jew-fish of New South Wales is thought to be t