30 NATIVE FLOWERS OF VICTORIA. 
be passed by. This is Eriostemon obovalis; and in 
places on the auriferous and Silurian hills of the cen- 
tral districts, it quite clothes the ground with dainty 
masses of pink blossoms. For garden shrubs, the 
Eriostemons are unrivalled, for they produce their 
blossoms in great profusion under cultivation, and 
wiU thrive even in stiff heavy soils. A sunny aspect 
improves their good qualities. 
Included in the same order as the Boronia 
are the so-caUed native fuchsias which are not 
fuchsias at aU, for the fuchsia belongs to an order 
far removed from this one. The generic name is 
Correa, given in honour of a Spanish botanist of that 
name who wrote about this order of plants. While 
the Correa is popular and well known, very little has 
been done to bring the different species into general 
use for garden purposes. Yet all the local species 
are hardy and attractive. There are four species, 
the ordinary one being Correa speciosa with its vari- 
able scarlet and green, green, or yellowish flowers. 
The height of the plant, too, is variable, ranging from 
one foot to twelve or fifteen feet. Correa alba, the 
white flowered species, has clusters of white starry 
flowers and is quite charming as a garden plant. 
Correa Lawrenciana is a taU shrubby species — 
almost a tree. It is a mountain plant, growing in 
the moist creek and forest gully areas and bearing 
green flowers. A crimson form is very rare. Correas 
thrive best in good loamy soils, and give the surest suc- 
cess when given partial shade. A good water supply 
at flowering time is very helpful. These, with the 
Tetrathecas and the Epacris, give charming results 
