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native hop on account of a tonic bitter principle 
which it contains. Both of these plants belong to 
different orders, and neither is a legume. The native 
hop of the legume family is Daviesia latifolia ; this is 
a broad-leafed plant and has brown and yellow 
flowers. An exceptionally bitter principle pervades 
the whole plant and it has been used as a tonic for 
both stock and humans. In the latter case, a tea 
decoction is made. With stock this plant is reputed 
to be an effective remedy for pleuro-pneumonia. 
Cattle and horses are very fond of it, bitter as it is, 
and I have known a horse to refuse the best of feed 
when this plant was available. One of the most 
beautiful shrubs of this class is Hovea longifolia; it 
carries flower-heads of pale heliotrope blue, with fine, 
solid, dark green foliage. It is rare and is only 
found near water in the cooler districts. 
Goodia lotifoha, called the Golden Goodia, has 
very large racemes of yeUow flowers, intermingled 
with its decorative trifoliate leaves. It is hardy, a 
quick grower, and a fine shrub for any garden. It 
is decorative at any season of the year, but when in 
full flower in spring time, its masses of golden yellow 
flowers, which completely cover the foliage, well 
justify its common name. This is one of our hardy 
shrubs, growing and thriving in almost any soil. It 
very frequently throws out strong vigorous growths 
from the stem near the ground. When this occurs, 
to prevent overcrowding, the older growths, that have 
flowered so well in previous years, may be cut out 
altogether. 
