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Black Wattle, 1 p. 198. — (Natural Order, LeguminosjE.) 

 —(The ' Green Wattle' of New South Wales.) ACACIA 

 DECURRENS. P. 54. 



Blackwood, p. 194 (Lightwood).— ACACIA MELAN- 

 OXYLON. See chapter 'Australian Vegetation,' p. 85. 



Blechmim. — (Natural Order, Filices.) See chapter 

 'Australian Vegetation,' p. 80. 



Borage.— BORAGO OFFICINALIS. (Natural Order, 

 Boragine^e.) P. 29. — A rough-leaved, hardy annual, 

 bearing pretty cerulean -blue flowers. The leaves possess 

 great refrigerent properties. The well-known ' Forget-me- 

 not ' and the prickly Comfrey — Symphytum asperrimum — 

 are each of this order, and closely related to the Borage. 



Box Gum.— EUCiVLYPTUS MELLIODORA. (Natural 

 Order, Myrtace^e.) See chap. 'Australian Vegetation,' p. 85. 



Brewer's Hop.— HUMULUS LUPULUS. (Natural 

 Order, UrticejE.) Pp.55, 182. — A hardy, twining perennial, 

 affecting the banks of rivers and watercourses, and partial 

 to rich alluvial soils. The plant has been in cultivation for 

 centuries for the sake of its strobile or cone (composed of 

 a number of scales), which is the Hop of commerce. The 

 plant thrives well in many parts of Victoria, particularly in 

 Gippsland and on the Upper Yarra, where it is extensively 

 cultivated at the aboriginal mission stations and other 

 places. The Hop is a staple product of Tasmania, where it 

 is grown in quantities, and to great perfection. 



Bunya Bunya.— ARAUCARIA BIDWILLII. (Natural 

 Order, Conifers.) P. 23. — A splendid timber tree of 

 South Queensland, where it forms dense forests. It is 

 generally found on the banks of rivers and on mountain 



1 The Black Wattle of New South Wales is Callicoma serratifolia. 



