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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
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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
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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
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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
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Australian Plants online - March 1998
The Society for Growing Australian Plants