Australian Plants Online

Number 8...December 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 organisation dedicated to the growing, conservation, promotion and appreciation of Australian native plants.

Odds and Ends: An Australian plant mailing list? Archiving old articles; New cultivars; Media watch.

Australian Floral Emblems 8; Wahlenbergia gloriosa: The "ACT Bluebell" - the floral emblem of the Australian Capital Territory.
A Simple Botany of Wattles: The characteristics of the genus Acacia with a minimum of technical terms.
The Flowering Sands: "Wallum" (coastal heath) is home to an enormous variety of plants.
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: Dedication pays dividends in the return of native flora.
Dyeing with Eucalypts: This isn't a story about falling branches!!! Here we're adding colour to wool.....

Electronic Mailbox: Problems, comments, suggestions...and a few answers.
Short Cuts: Growing plants from seed; Plant nomenclature; Getting the priorities right; Hakea trineura - a geographical oddity; Around the "S" bend; Growing grass trees.
A Good Read: Reviews of some current publications on the Australian flora.
Net Watch: Sites worth visiting...you're sure to agree!
Back Issues: ...see what you've missed and download early articles!

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Opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and may not represent official policy of the Society for Growing Australian Plants. The copyright of all articles and images remains with the authors. Photographs in this issue are copyright Brian Walters unless otherwise indicated.

Cartoons: Tim Roberts
Wordprocessing: Raelea Nicholls, Ljubica Glavocevic
Editor: Brian Walters

Issue date: 7 December 1997