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the three petals are all similar in form and colour, 
and they possess the peculiar “ everlasting” form so 
well known in those flowers so called. 
The small white flower called “Early Nancy ” is 
one of the lilies, and is known as Anguillaria dioiea. 
The fringe lilies Thysanotus, with their purple- 
fringed flowers, and with a scent like that of choco- 
late, are widely spread in the springtime. 
A flne blue lily, with bright green grassy foliage, 
is Stypandra glauca, or the “ nodding blue Hly.” 
With its grass-like tuft of stems and foliage, it gives 
a nice, informal appearance to any garden plot or 
border. It will grow in any garden soil, and the old 
stems should be thinned out to make room for the 
new growths. 
Eustrephus Brownii, the “ wombat berry,” is a 
climbing liliaceous plant, with small pink flowers. In 
the autumn it is covered with abundant clusters of 
bright orange berries. It is prevalent in the Snowy 
River district. Unless it is grown in a cool locality, 
and in good, old, rich soil, the Eustrephus does not 
berry well under cultivation; but in any situation it 
makes good growth and foliage, the leaves always 
being nicely glossy and bright. 
There are no true irises in Victoria, but there are 
several representatives of the Irideae family. The 
white ‘ ‘ butterfly iris, ’ ’ Diplarrhena Moraea, growing 
in the south, and east of the State, is a delicately 
beautiful flower, with a faint sweet scent. The purple 
and heliotrope “ flag ” irises belong to the genus 
Patersonia; and these flower well in late winter and 
spring. The irises transplant readily from the wild, 
