Includes illustrations by Aboriginal artists: Flourishing / Belle Martin; East Gippsland bush / Rachel Mullett; The hunt / Gayle Maddigan.
Bibliog.
Bibliography: pages 66-67; Includes index.
Contents
Introduction -- Preface -- Gathering food plants -- Living water -- Cooking -- The coast -- The dry country -- Mountain forests -- Plains and open forests -- Medicines -- Fibre -- Gardens for viewing Aboriginal plants.
Summary
Extensively illustrated book identifying Victorian plants used by Aborigines for food, medicines, implements, shelters, canoes and other uses arranged by type of environment; botanical and relevant language names given for plants.