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Page 27
... stalks and roots and carry them to a camp near the pool or lagoon . The stalks are eaten raw , but the roots are baked in hot ashes . Lily - seed loaves are relished , though only a blackfellow's strong and perfect teeth could make ...
... stalks and roots and carry them to a camp near the pool or lagoon . The stalks are eaten raw , but the roots are baked in hot ashes . Lily - seed loaves are relished , though only a blackfellow's strong and perfect teeth could make ...
Page 49
... stalks longer than them- selves ; the lower petals are fringed or bearded at the margins . A wild flower of Queensland , New South Wales and eastern Gippsland , Victoria , this hand- some shrub is common in many parts of its range ...
... stalks longer than them- selves ; the lower petals are fringed or bearded at the margins . A wild flower of Queensland , New South Wales and eastern Gippsland , Victoria , this hand- some shrub is common in many parts of its range ...
Page 84
... stalks are forked , and it bears small white flowers . The little scented sundew with a rosette of golden- green , spoon - shaped leaves has a dainty white flower , large for the size of the plant , which flourishes on wet sandy soils ...
... stalks are forked , and it bears small white flowers . The little scented sundew with a rosette of golden- green , spoon - shaped leaves has a dainty white flower , large for the size of the plant , which flourishes on wet sandy soils ...
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Acacia alpine regions attractive Banksia bears beautiful belong bloom blossoms blue flowers botanical botanist brown bush Caladenia charming clusters coastal colour common Cradle Mountain crimson cultivation dainty daisy dense districts Diuris dwarf eastern Victoria Epacris epiphytes F. J. Bishop fairy favourite feet high fern gullies flora flower-heads foliage forest forms fronds garden genus golden green greenhood Grevillea ground orchids H. T. Reeves heath heathlands height hundred jungle kinds king fern known Kosciusko labellum land leaves lily Mallee Mount Mount Kosciusko Mount Wellington mountain myrtle native plants nearly North orchid pale palms popular name purple Queensland rain-forest rambling ranges from Queensland Richea rocks sandy scarlet scented scrub sepals shrub slender snow South Australia South Wales south-western spider spikes spleenwort stems summertime sun orchid Tasmania tea-tree Thryptomene tongue tree-ferns trees tropical Victoria waratah wattle Western Australia white flowers wild flowers yellow flowers Zealand