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Issues 1 to 8 of Australian Plants online are available from the links below.



Contents of Issue No.8 - December 1997
  • Floral Emblems - Wahlenbergia gloriosa (Australian Capital Territory).
  • A Simple Botany of Wattles - the characteristics of the genus Acacia.
  • The Flowering Sands - Flora of the "Wallum" (coastal heath).
  • Bunya Feast - Bunya pines produce a bountiful harvest.
  • Phosphorus Needs of Australian Plants - Removing the uncertainty regarding phosphorus toxicity.
  • Re-establishing Local Bushland in Suburban Melbourne.
  • Dyeing with Eucalypts - Adding colour to wool.....
  • Short Cuts - Growing plants from seed; Plant nomenclature; Getting the priorities right; Hakea trineura - a geographical oddity; Around the "S" bend; Growing grass trees.
  • Departments - Mailbox; Web Links; Reviews; etc.

Contents of Issue No.7 - September 1997
  • Floral Emblems - Anigozanthos manglesii (Western Australia).
  • The Quandong (Santalum acuminatum) - a desert plant with a big future.
  • Meeting the challenge of propagating the Quandong.
  • Australian plants as weeds at home and abroad.
  • Australian Native Poisonous Plants.
  • Protecting and creating habitat in bushland and local parks and gardens.
  • Australian Hibiscus (and relatives) in pots.
  • Short Cuts - From tree to seed; Tea tree oil; The "Bog Method" for germinating seed; Viruses and orchids; Eremophila racemosa - Back from the brink; Eight ways to kill cuttings.
  • Departments - Mailbox; Web Links; Reviews; etc.


Contents of Issue No.6 - June 1997

  • Floral Emblems - Gossypium sturtianum (Northern Territory)
  • Grey and Silver Plants in the Australian Garden
  • Australian Plants in California
  • Australian Plants for Bonsai
  • Gardening by Computer
  • Germination Trials with Eremophila species
  • Growing Callistemons in Large Pots
  • Short Cuts - Growing dendrobiums; Vegetative propagation of eucalypts; Striking cuttings in winter; Australian plants and the senses; Botanical terminology; Preventing disease in potting mixes
  • Departments - Mailbox; Web Links; Reviews; etc.


Contents of Issue No.5 - March 1997

  • Floral Emblems - Telopea speciossissima (New South Wales)
  • Grow your own Rainforest
  • Capricornia Cuisine - Bush Tucker in Central Queensland
  • Revegetating for Habitat in Parks, Gardens and Roadsides
  • Pests and Diseases of Australian Plants
  • Australian Proteaceae in Pots
  • Starlight's Banksia - A new Banksia for eastern Australia
  • Short Cuts - Pasteurised cutting/potting mix; Pruning to rejuvenate; The white waratah; The blueberry ash; Propagation of ferns; Trigger plants
  • Departments - Mailbox; Web Links; Reviews; etc.


Contents of Issue No.4 - December 1996

  • Floral Emblems - Epacris impressa (Victoria)
  • Cultivation and Propagation of Boronia and its Relatives
  • Australian Plants as Cut Flowers
  • Small-growing Eucalypts
  • Correas and Birds
  • Bringing Back the Bush
  • Three (More) Rogue Aussies!
  • Short Cuts - Macro Results - Micro Method!; Grevillea rara Surfaces Again!; The Protean Legend (More or Less....); A Frog - friendly Garden; How Does One Sharpen Sand?; Potting on Seedlings
  • Departments - Mailbox; Web Links; Reviews; etc.


Contents of Issue No.3 - September 1996

  • Floral Emblems - Dendrobium bigibbum (Queensland)
  • The Impact of Fire - An Historical Perspective
  • Planning for All-Year Colour
  • Views of the Australian Flora - The First Settlers
  • Rediscovery of Grevillea batrachioides
  • Murphy's Laws of Gardening
  • The Golden Everlasting - Bracteantha bracteata
  • Short Cuts - Spirited Plants; Dusky - The Runaway Coral Pea; Growing Rhododendron lochiae; A Spider in the Rain Gauge; Cuttings and Myths
  • Departments - Mailbox; Web Links; Reviews; etc.


Contents of Issue No.2 - June 1996

  • Floral Emblems - Swainsona formosa (South Australia)
  • Fragrant Australian Plants
  • Tower Hill - Large Scale Revegetation in Victoria
  • Early English Views of the Australian Flora
  • Rediscovery of Grevillea williamsonii
  • Corymbia - New Genus in the Eucalypts
  • Use of Smoke for Germination
  • Short Cuts - Smoke Treatment for Baeckea behrii; Nardoo Sporocarps; Banksias, Sand and Superphosphate; Underground Orchid Found; Simple Propagation in Water
  • Departments - Mailbox; Web Links; Reviews; etc.


Contents of Issue No.1 - March 1996

  • Floral Emblems - Acacia pycnantha (Australia)
  • Flannel Flowers
  • Phosphorus and Iron Nutrition
  • Early Dutch Views of the Australian Flora
  • A Different View of Plant Pests
  • Australian Plants in California
  • Grafting Mint Bushes
  • Short Cuts - Grevilleas from Seed; History of Callistemon Cultivation; Legionnaire's Disease; Seed Treatment for "Pea"-Type Plants; Ethics of Non-Indigenous Plants
  • Departments - Mailbox; Web Links; Reviews; etc.


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Australian Plants online - March 1998
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