140 AUSTRALIAN BOTANY. 



Pp- 7? 57- — Generally known as Bog Moss, from its peculi- 

 arity of growth, being the principal agent in forming 

 the turf or peat found in bogs ; its upper portions growing 

 continually for indefinite periods, while the lower as continu- 

 ally die and decay. It is largely used for packing plants or 

 cuttings, also in the artificial growth of orchids, especially 

 those of aerial habit. Plants known as Mosses are of several 

 natural orders. There are Scale-mosses, Split-mosses, Urn- 

 mosses, and some even approaching to the fern tribes, as the 

 Club-mosses or Lycopods. 



Murray Pine. — FRENELA ROBUST A. Variety, 

 Verrucosa. (Natural Order, Conifers.) P. 55. See also 

 ' Australian Vegetation,' p. 85. — This handsome evergreen 

 tree, best known as the Callitris verrucosa, is a native of 

 the desert regions of the Murray River, from which fact, 

 combined with its appearance, it is sometimes called the 

 desert Cypress. It attains from 60 to 90 feet in height, 

 furnishing excellent timber and a kind of gum sandarac, 

 producing excellent varnish. 



Mushroom. — AGARICUS CAMPESTRIS. (Natural 

 Order, Fungi.) Pp. 7, 10. — The common Mushroom is 

 found in a natural state in all parts of the world. It is 

 abundant during spring and autumn, especially after mild 

 showers of rain. It is also cultivated to a very great extent. 

 It grows spontaneously and abundantly here and through- 

 out Australia. 



Myall.— ACACIA HOMALOPHYLLA and A. PEN- 

 DULA. P. 195. See also chapter ' Australian Vegetation,' 

 p. 86. 



Myrtle (Australian).— EUGENIA SMITHII and E. 

 MYRTIFOLIA. See chapter 'Australian Vegetation,' p. 82. 



