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sheep-run when the Sundews are found flourishing upon it, 

 though the statement that the plant itself is actively injurious 

 to sheep needs confirmation. Drosera binata is more 

 generally known under the specific name dichotoma. It is 

 to be found in almost every swamp, morass, or marsh in the 

 Blue Mountains of New South Wales and other places near 

 by, and was formerly common on the Botany swamps, 

 Sydney, New South Wales. 



Native Tea Tree. — MELALEUCA and LEPTO- 

 SPERMUM. (Natural Order, Myrtace^e.) Pp. 23, 53, 

 199. — The name Tea Tree is said to have originated in the 

 fact of the early Australian colonists having used an infusion 

 of the leaves of some species of the above genera as a 

 substitute for tea. The common name is now applied to 

 the plants comprised in both genera, but the species most 

 commonly so employed belonged to Leptospermnm. 

 Leptospermuuz possesses flowers with well-developed petals, 

 while those of Melaleuca are generally devoid of them. 

 Both contain volatile oils of curative property. That of 

 Melaleuca uncinata is said to cure coughs and colds. 



Native Woodbine or Coffee - bush. — COPROSM A 

 HIRTELLA. (Natural Order, Rubiace^e.) See chapter 

 1 Australian Vegetation,' p. 83. 



Native Wood Sorrel. — OXALIS CORNICULATA. 

 (Natural Order, Geraniace^e.) P. 30. — A prostrate peren- 

 nial, rooting at the joints ; leaflets of a light-green colour ; 

 flowers, yellow. It is usually found on sandy ground near 

 the coast, and is indigenous to all the Australian colonies. 

 Being green and fresh during the heat, the plant sometimes 

 proves a great boon to the thirsty traveller, the pleasant 

 acidity of the leaves offering a relief to his sufferings. 



