yarra

The leaves of the square-stemmed figwort, which they called 'cresset' or 'cressil,' were occasionally placed on a sore; and the yarrow -- locally 'yarra' -- was yet held in estimation as a salve or ointment.

Round About a Great Estate Richard Jefferies 1867

But a ballista would be wicked, however, my office suite is ON the edge of the yarra.

Cheeseburger Gothic » Scuse the tardiness guvnor… 2009

I love the cherry tomatoes from Jindivick and these roma tomatoes from the yarra valley - both farmers' market specials.

Weekend Herb Blogging #67 Haalo 2007

Do you wear any rings? yarra .. the thin blue one tt i lyk a lot * smilex *

whiteplum Diary Entry whiteplum 2004

N.W. direction, and contained some fine ponds, and entered, at length, a little river, whose banks were thickly set with large yarra trees.

Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia 2003

Next we crossed a well-defined line of deep ponds, with yarra trees, and coming from E.N.E. over the downs; and three miles further on, we crossed another coming from N.E., on which, finding a good lagoon,

Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia 2003

The river there ran in four separate channels, amongst various trees; brigalow and yarra being both amongst them.

Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia 2003

Australian rivers, has a peculiar character, and this was soon apparent in the reeds and lofty yarra trees growing on reedy plats, and not, as usual in other rivers, on the edge of water-worn banks.

Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia 2003

Towards that point I therefore shaped my course, and there found the river — no longer a chain of dry ponds in brigalow scrub, but a channel shaded by lofty yarra trees, with open grassy banks, and containing long reaches full of water.

Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia 2003

The thick grass, low forests of yarra trees, and finally the majestic blue gum trees along the river margin, reminded me of the northern rivers seen during my journey of 1831.

Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia 2003