Australian grass trees or yaccas (Xanthorrhoea australis) on the Australian plains with three people resting beneath them. Engraving by J. C. Armytage, c. 1873, after S. Prout.

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Australian grass trees or yaccas (Xanthorrhoea australis) on the Australian plains with three people resting beneath them. Engraving by J. C. Armytage, c. 1873, after S. Prout.