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National Geographic : 1936 Dec
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THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE PALMS AND BOUGAINVILLEA SURROUND A BRISBANE HOME Numerous other tropical and subtropical trees and flowers thrive in the warm, moist climate of the Queensland capital. Homes are often built off the ground, some on posts six feet high, to improve ventilation and to prevent the floors from getting damp during the rains. ( INational Lteograplic societyy rinlay rnotograpns uy vv. nouernrioure AUGUST SHOWERS BRING FORTH SEPTEMBER FLOWERS IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA The little girl's yellow blossoms are from acacias, known as wattles in Australia, because early settlers used their branches as the framework or wattle for mud huts. The red blooms are IVl/sonia iridifo/ia. VIII
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