38 NATIVE FLOWERS OP VICTORIA. 
The well-known indigo, Indigofera Australis, also 
makes a good plant with its bluish pink flowers. It 
is showy for a considerable time in the spring and 
summer. Any location in the garden suits the 
Indigo, and it always responds better to a hard prun- 
ing immediately after flowering time. 
The Swainsonas, or the ‘ ‘ Darling Peas, ’ ’ have been 
cultivated in gardens for some years. These are 
usually varieties of the New South Wales and Queens- 
land species, S wainsona galegif olia. One species, Swaiu- 
sona Greyana, which is very similar to the preceding 
species, is recorded from Northern Victoria. It is 
one of the plants collected by Major Llitchell during 
his exploration tour in 1836. It is taU, about 
3 to 5 feet in height, bearing fine racemes of pink 
flowers almost through the whole year, and is thus one 
of the most hardy and desirable of native shrubs. 
Being hardy, the Swainsonas are useful in dry 
soils, and particularly in sandy soils. They flower 
for an extended period, sometimes weU into winter. 
As the older growths harden and become aged, they 
should always be cut right out, allowing the strong 
young growths to come away from the crown. 
There are four Oxylobiums, all with bright orange- 
yellow flowers, and aU pretty and distinctive plants. 
The best is Oxylobium ellipticum from East Vic- 
toria, 
Viminaria denudata, “Golden Spray,” is a tall 
sparse-growing leafless shrub occurring in moist soils 
in the cooler parts of the State. It produces an 
abundant profusion of small yeUow flowers, the 
weight of which causes the slender stems to droop in 
