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I desire to emphasise the point that local climatic difficulties are best overcome 
by means of local plants which have been acclimatised throughout the ages. And are 
any plants more beautiful than some of those western plants already described in the 
present work? Of course we have always to contend with the sneer, expressed or 
implied, " Can any good come out of Nazareth?" and some native plants get their 
chance because their planters do not know that they are native. 
Following is a tentative list of some indigenous plants which have been proved 
to stand a considerable amount of dry weather : 
Acacia aneura F.v.M. (Mulga). 
Baileyana F.v.M. (Cootamundra Wattle). 
Cunninghamii Hook. (Bastard Myall). 
excelsa Benth. (Ironwood). 
Farnesiana Willd. 
harpophylla F.v.M. (Brigalow). 
homafophylla A. Cunn. (Yarran). 
,, Oswaldii F.v.M. (Umbrella Bush). 
pendula A. Cunn. (Myall). 
pycnantha Benth. (Golden Wattle of South Australia). 
sentis F.v.M. 
AngopJiora intermedia DC. (Apple). 
Alphitonia excelsa Reiss. (Red Ash). 
Alstonia constricta F.v.M. (A Quinine). 
Atalantia ylauca Hk. (Native Kumquat). 
Atalaya liemigkvuca F.v.M. (Whitewood). 
Bunksia inteyrifolia L. (White Honeysuckle). 
Brachychiton populncus R.Br. (Kurrajong). 
Callilris calcarata R.Br. (Red or Black Pine). 
robusta R.Br. (White Pine). 
Canthium oleifolium Hk. (Wild Lemon). 
Capparis Mitchelli F.v.M. (Native Pomegranate). 
Casuarina lepidophloia F.v.M. (Belah). 
inophloia F.v.M. (Thready-bark Oak). 
Eucalyptus cladocali/x F.v.M. (Sugar Gum). 
crebra F.v.M. (Narrow leaved Ironbark). 
hemipliloia F.v.M. var. dbens (Grey Box). 
melliodora A. Cunn. (Yellow Box). 
melanophloia F.v.M. (Silver-leaved Ironbark). 
microtheca F.v.M. (Coolabah). 
: , odorata Behr. and Schlecht. (Western Peppermint), 
oleosa F.v.M. 
populifolia Hk. (Bimble Box). 
polyanthema Schau. (Red Box). 
