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Australian Plants web site and magazine

Hello all......

The March issue of Australian Plants online (APOL) has been published.
Yes,  I know it's April but there were extenuating circumstances....really!

The publication coincides with the transfer of the web site for the Society
for Growing Australian Plants to a new home.  If you've been using the
Society's site, please update your bookmarks as indicated below.

The URL of the new site (main page) is:

http://www.silo.riv.com.au/SGAP/

and the March 1998 issue of APOL is at:

http://www.silo.riv.com.au/SGAP/APOL9/ac98-1.html

but it's also linked from the main page.


In the March issue you will find:

*  Australian Floral Emblems 9; Eucalyptus globulus
The "Tasmanian Blue Gum" is the floral emblem of Tasmania.

* Australian Climbing Plants
What goes up.......usually stays there!

* Medicinal Properties and Bush Foods of eucalypts
Eucalypts have proved highly valuable to both aborigines and European
settlers.

* A Protean Garden in California
Australian and South African plants flourish far from home.

* An Introduction to Ferns
Some hardy ferns for cultivation, indoors and outside.

* A Short History of Grevillea Cultivation in England
Grevilleas were introduced in the "old dart" as early as 1792!

* Using Spaces and Styles in Overall Garden Design
How to achieve a practical and spacious landscape

*  Electronic Mailbox
Problems, comments, suggestions...and a few answers.

*  Short Cuts
Mycorrhizas in native flora;  Growing grasses;  The Wee Jasper Grevillea;
Autumn - a time to rejuvenate the garden;   The Ranunculus family in OZ;
The genus Lomatia.

*  A Good Read
Reviews of some current publications on the Australian flora.

*  Net Watch
Sites worth visiting...you're sure to agree!

*  Odds and Ends
A novel approach to pest control; Australian native plants for Olympic
bouquets; Tree poisonings; New cultivars; Media watch and more.


The transfer has not been without a few traumas and it's possible that
errors exist somewhere in the site.  So, if you come across dead, missing
or incorrect links, missing graphics or anything else that just doesn't
look right, please let me know.


Best wishes
Brian

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Brian Walters,
Society for Growing Australian Plants (SGAP)
World Wide Web;   http://www.silo.riv.com.au/SGAP/
Email;  brianwal@pnc.com.au (personal or SGAP)
           sgap@ozemail.com.au (SGAP only)
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