Australian Plants Online

Number 6...June 1997
ISSN 1326-7469

Australian Plants online is published in March, June, September and December by the Society for Growing Australian Plants, a non-profit, voluntary organisation dedicated to the growing, conservation, preservation, promotion and appreciation of Australian native plants.

Odds and Ends: Plant Breeders' Rights; New cultivars; The cat menace; Media watch.

Australian Floral Emblems 6; Gossypium sturtianum: The floral emblem of the Northern Territory is related to the commercial cotton plant.
Grey and Silver Plants in the Australian Garden: Grey and silver foliaged plants have much to offer growers of Australian plants.
Australian Plants in California: Growing Australian plants at the Santa Cruz Arboretum.
Australian Plants for Bonsai: One way of indoor cultivation in extreme climates.
Gardening by Computer: Can you really plan a realistic garden at the keyboard?
Germination Trials with Eremophila species: Emu bushes are not the easiest to grow from seed...but it can be done!
Growing Callistemons in Large Pots: Lack of space is no barrier to growing bottlebrushes.

Departments

Electronic Mailbox: Problems, comments, suggestions...and a few answers.
Short Cuts: Growing dendrobiums; Vegetative propagation of eucalypts; Striking cuttings in winter; Australian plants and the senses; Botanical terminology; Preventing disease in potting mixes.
A Good Read: Reviews of current print and electronic publications on the Australian flora.
Net Watch: Sites worth visiting...some relevant and some "over the top"!
Back Issues: ...see what you've missed and download previous articles!

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Cartoons: Tim Roberts
Editor: Brian Walters

Issue date: 9 June 1997