)-- Rallus philippensis, Linn. Australian name for theindigenous shrub Viminaria denudata, Sm. Cassell's 'Picturesque Australasia,' vol. g to `pay-dirt,' the lattermeaning dirt with so much gold in it that it will pay to dig itup and wash it.
Bull-oak, Marsh-oak,Swamp-oak, were invented to represent variationsof the Casuarina. Beveridge, `Aborigines of Victoria and Riverina,'p. 162: Immense piles of paua shells (Haliotis iris), heapedup just above the shore, show how largely these substantialmolluscs were consumed. About Christmas these trees are full of charming purpleblossoms; the settler decorates his church and dwelling withits lovely branches, and calls the tree `Christmas-tree'! 1888.
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