The name alludes to the shape of the plug, whichlooks like a thin flat stick of liquorice. Rubiaceae. 29: Leehan presents an animated scene . The wood is red in colour,close, straight, fine and even in grain .
It grows very long narrowblades whose thin rigid edge will readily cut flesh ifincautiously handled; it is often called Sword-grass. 103: Two women, one with a piccaninny at her back. 86: 'Tis there the `blackbut' rears its head. These birds arethe mocking-birds of Australia, imitating all the sounds thatare heard in the bush in great perfection.
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