1862. G. T. Lloyd, `Thirty-three Years in Tasmania and Victoria,' p. 32:
"The small apple of this tree (she-oak) is also dark green . . . both apple and leaf are as acid as the purest vinegar.
1889. J. H. Maiden, `Useful Native Plants,' p. 15:
"In cases of severe thirst, great relief may be obtained from chewing the foliage of this and other species [of <i>Casuarina</i>], which, being of an acid nature, produces a flow of saliva—a fact well-known to bushmen who have traversed waterless portions of the country. This acid is closely allied to citric acid, and may prove identical with it. Children chew the young cones, which they call `oak-apples.'"
<hw>Oamaru Stone</hw>, <i>n</i>. Oamaru is a town on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It produces a fine building stone.
1883. J. Hector, `Handbook of New Zealand', p. 64:
"A white, granular limestone, called the Oamaru stone, is worked in extensive quarries in the Oamaru district. . . . A considerable quantity has been exported to Melbourne."
<hw>Oat-Grass</hw>, <i>n</i>. <i>Anthistiria avenacea</i>, F. v. M., <i>N.O. Gramineae</i>. A species of <i>Kangaroo- Grass</i> (q.v.). See also <i>Grass</i>.
<hw>Oat-shell</hw>, <i>n</i>. the shell of various species of <i>Columbella</i>, a small marine mollusc used for necklaces.
<hw>Oats, Wild</hw>, an indigenous grass, <i>Bromus arenarius</i>, Labill, <i>N.O. Gramineae</i>.Called also <i>Seaside Brome-Grass</i>. "It makes excellent hay." (Maiden, p. 79.)