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a dwarf species with red flowers found in sandy hill ridges- 

 It is also found in the Grampian range, Victoria. 

 Native Mistletoe. — P. 200. See also 'Mistletoe.' 

 Native Mulberry.— HEDYCARYA ANGUSTIFOLIA. 



(Xatural Order, Monimiace/E.) P. 64. See also chapter 



'Australian Vegetation,' p. 81. 



Native Musk. — OLEARIA (EURYBIA) ARGO- 

 PHYLLA. (Xatural Order, Composite.) See chapter 

 'Australian Vegetation,' p. 83. 



Native Nettle.— URTICA IXCISA. (Xatural Order, 

 Urtice/e.) P. 205. See also chapter 'Australian Vegeta- 

 tion,' p. 81. — A tall perennial, principally met with on scrubby 

 swamp land and the banks of watercourses, where its stems 

 often attain a length of 8 or 10 feet. The leaves are usually 

 lanceolate, and deeply serrated. It is very common on the 

 banks of the Yarra, and is found in other parts of Australia. 

 Paper of very fine texture has been prepared from its stems. 

 The sting of the glandular hairs with which the plant is 

 armed is very painful, but may be counteracted by an 

 application of the root of the 'Nile Lily' (Calla ALthiopicd) 

 or any of the Taro (Alocasia) family to the affected parts. 

 The leaves or roots of the latter are applied by the blacks 

 of Queensland and X T orthern Xew South Wales, with good 

 effect, as a cure for the sting of the great Tree Nettle 

 (Laflortea gtgas). 



Native Paper Grass.— PO A AUSTRALIA (Natural 

 Order, Gramixe/E.) P. 19. — There are several varieties of 

 this coarse paper grass. It is found on river banks and 

 swampy ground, usually on heavy black soils, growing in 

 tussocks. Though not a very nutritious pasture grass, it has 

 the merit of withstanding drought well, hence it affords 



