66 
AUSTRALIAN PLANTS. 
BOTANICAL NAME. 
COMMON NAME AND DESCRIPTION. 
Atriplex 
rhagodioides 
F. v. Mueller 
,, semibaccata 
R. Brown 
“Silver Salt Bush” (evergreen shrub)—Vic., N.S W. 
S. and W. Aust. 
“Creeping Salt Bush” (herbaceous perennial)—Vic. „ 
N.S.W., Q'land, S. and W. Aust. 
,, spongiosa 
F. v. Mueller 
“Spongy Salt Bush” (herb or undershrub)—Vic., 
N.S.W., Q’land, N., S., and W. Aust. 
„ stipitata 
B enth am 
“Stipital e Sail Bush” (evergreen shrub)—Vic., 
N.S.W, Q’land, S. and W. Aust. 
,, vesicaria 
I-Ieward 
“Bladder Salt Bush” (evergreen shrub)—Vic., 
N.S.W., Q’land, S. and W. Aust. 
(All of the At rip l e,r are f o d d er pla n t s.) 
Avicennia officinalis 
Linnaeus 
“Australian White Mangrove,” or “Small Mangrove’" 
(evergreen tree, 20 to 30 ft.), f. cream—F. Ver- 
benaceae—V ic\, N.S.W., Q’land, N., S., and W. 
Aust., N.Z., etc. 
Azolla pinnata 
R. Brown 
“Pinnate Floating Pond Moss” (aquatic)—F. Lyco- 
podiaccae —Vic., N.S.W., Q’land, S. Aust., Asia, 
and Africa. 
,, rubra 
R. Brown 
“Floating Pond Moss,” or “Red Jacket” (aquatic) — 
Vic., N.S.W., Q’land, S. Aust., Tas., N.Z., and 
America. 
Azorella cuneifolia 
F. v. Mueller 
“Wedge-leaved Azorella” (herbaceous perennial), L 
gr een i s h—F. U m bell if era e —V i c. 
,, dichopetala 
Bentham 
“Alpine Azorella” (herbaceous perennial), f. greenish 
-Vic. and Tas. 
,, Muelleri 
Bentham 
“Mueller’s Azorella” (herbaceous perennial), f_ 
greenish—Vic. 
Backhousia 
citriodora 
F. v. Mueller 
“Sweet Verbena Myrtle” (evergreen tree, 18 to 20 
ft.), f. white—F. Myrtaceae —Q’land 
,, myrtifolia 
I-Iooker and 
Harvey 
“Australian Scrub Myrtle,” “Grey Myrtle,” or “Black- 
fellow’s Lancewood” (evergreen tree, 20 to 40 
ft.), f. white—Vic., N.S.W., and Q’land. 
Bacularia 
monostachya 
F. v. Mueller 
“Walking-stick Palm,” or “Midgen”* (palm, 5 to 7 ft.) 
— PaJmae —N.S. W. and Q’land. 
,, Palmeriana 
“Slender or Whipstick Palm” (palm, 4 to 5 ft.) — 
Bailey Q’land. 
Bseckea Behrii “Willi-willi* Bush” (evergreen shrub, 8 to 10 ft.), f. 
F. v. Mueller 
white—F. Myrtaceae —Vic., N.S.W., S. and W„ 
Aust. 
,, brevifolia 
De Candolle 
“Short-leaved Willi-willi* Bush” (evergreen shrub), f_ 
white—N.S.W. 
,, camphorata “Camphor-scented Willi-willi* Bush” (evergreen 
R. Brown shrub), f. white—Vic. and N.S.W. 
„ camphorosmas “West Australian Slender Spray Bush” (evergreen 
Endlicher shrub, 2 ft.), f. white or pink—W. Aust. 
