THE SNOW BUSH 115 



is called, and its million stars make a " milky way " beneath 

 the trees. It belongs to the same big- family as the Michael- 

 mas daisy and the China aster, and can hold its own beside 

 them both. There are few bush flowers that look so sweet 

 in the house, and if you can put it into water soon after it 

 is plucked, it will last for a couple of weeks, and bring the 

 spirit of spring into your rooms. 



It has dozens of 

 relations throughout 

 Australia, and some 

 botanists call them 

 olearia, instead of 

 aster. But. soft and 

 pretty as the other 

 name is, " aster " is 

 a more fitting title 

 for our snow-bush 

 which, with its million 

 gleaming stars, covers 

 the bush during July 

 and August, and 

 makes the red gums 

 glow with pleasure. 



SNOW BUSH TASTER RAMULOSUS) 



