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appears to be invested with a glorious silvery sheen 
on every part. 
There are other shrubby forms of this genus, and 
they, too, have a beauty of their own. Two of them 
are found as Alpine shrubs, only in the north-east of 
the State: that is, in the Alps and Buffalo moun- 
tains. They are botanically known as Helichrysum 
baccharoides, and Helichrysum rosmarinifolium. 
Both are handsome shrubs, the latter especially so. 
The flower-heads range in colour from white, pink, 
to red in the latter; and in the former they are yel- 
lowish. Quite a number of our Everlastings are of 
uncommon beauty: Waitzia corymbosa, from the Mal- 
ice district, is one of a glowing yellow, with fine large 
flowers; another, Ixodia achilleoides, a pure white 
species found growing in the Mallee and the west 
coastal district; and many others are worthy of 
notice. 
The Aster genus is well represented, too. This is 
a very wdespread section. It assumes many forms, 
and to those who are only familiar with the Asters 
grown in gardens, our native Asters seem very un- 
familiar. One has already been mentioned — the 
Musk Tree. Several other shrubby forms, mostly 
with white flowers, are common everywhere. Most 
of them grow in the Wimmera and MaUee districts, 
and brighten up those places considerably in spring- 
time. Aster stellulatus, one of these shrubby forms, 
has already been introduced into gardens; its silver- 
backed leaves, its masses of pure snowy flowers, the 
pendant habit of the bush when in flower, all combine 
to give a pleasing effect. Another species. Aster 
