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when grown massed together, in a small natural 
clump. 
Another plant of this order is Zieria Smithii ; it is 
a good shrub, having dark green shining foliage with 
: clusters of small white flowers or sometimes faintly 
pink. This is one of the popular shrubs of the East 
Gippsland district. Two common yet beautiful 
flowering plants are Tetratheca cihata and Tetratheca 
ericfolia. They are low-growing plants, known as 
' “Pink-eyes,” sending out long sprays of magenta 
bells in spring and early summer. These plants grow 
I readily in gardens and flower most profusely. Al- 
though frequently called boronia, they do not belong 
to the same order as the boronia, but to one closely 
related to it. 
The Pittosporum genus is known to all gardeners; 
I and Pittosporum undulatum, the broad leaved 
I variety, has been grown as a hedge plant for many 
I years. The generic name means pitch-seed, and it 
is suitable owing to the glutinous sticky nature of the 
substance surrounding the seed. This shrub makes 
an excellent hedge and wiU stand pruning to any 
extent. It also grows to a fine shrub or tree and its 
creamy flower clusters emit a very sweet and strong 
fragrance. In its native state it grows to quite a 
tall tree. The northern district species, Pittosporum 
phiUyraeoides, the weeping or willow-like Pittos- 
porum, is a fine drooping shrub or tree. With long 
narrow and dark green leaves, and with masses of 
sweet-scented cream flowers, it is an object of beauty 
anywhere. 
