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An Order Form i s a t t a c h e d f o r members t o comple te and r e t u r n f o r t h e i r copy o f ' A u s t r a l i a n D a i s i e s ' a t t h e who lesa le p r i c e . F u r t h e r c o p i e s may b e o b t a i n e d a t t h s d i s c o u n t p r i c a as s e t o u t on t h e Order Form.

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-and a l s o a s s i s t w i th t e c h n i c a l ass i s tance , l e g a l a d v i c o and r e s e a r c h p r o j a c l s e x p e n d i t u r e , p r o v i d e d t h a t i t i s foreshadowed i n t h e annua l a p p l i c a t i o n o r t ~ l r o u g t ~ sorne advance. I t would be necessary t o j u s t i f y t t ~ e a p p l i c a t i o n on c o n s e r v a t i o n grounds and any a p p l i c a t i o n wou ld need t o Is t a i l o r o d t o t h e g u i d e l i n e s l a i d down f o r t h e Grantsu.

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6. L i c e n c e t o C o l l e c t P l a n t m e t e r i a l - T h i 9 was F e l t t o be a s t a t e i a s u a as t h e r e i s n o f e d e r a l j u r i e d i c t i o n i n t h i s f i e l d . Any Study Croup w i s h i n g t o c o l l e c t w o u l d need t o e s t a b l i s h l i a i s o n w i t h t h e a p p r o p r i a t e R e g i o n a l Croup t o g e t a s p e c i f i c l i c a n c e i s s u e d For t h a t purpose.

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T a n i a S h i e l l s , o u r e n t h u s i a s t i c member i n Shepparton, has k i n d l y i n v i t e d u s a l l t o spend t h e week-end o f November 21s t and 22nd i n Shepparton. Accommodation w i l l b e p r o v i d e d a t no c o s t , b u t a d o n a t i o n towards Pood i s r e q u i r e d .

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Lasenifera a r a c i l l s , h. $ t i p i t a t a and Leptorhynchos ssuamatus are t h r e e sma l l d a i s i e s which may be regarded as i n s i g n i f i c a n t from a h o r t i c u l t u r a l v iewpoint , but which add t o t h e r i chness o f t h e f l o r a i n t h e Anglesea area. My thanks t o Mary i J h i t e who l e d me t o them, and t o B e t t y Cvnpbe l l who drew t h m f o r us.

L a ~ e n i f e r a ~ r a e i l t s - Slender Lagenophora (w.A., Tas., Vic., N . s . u . , ~ l d . )

( S y n. tasanodhora ~ r a c i l i s )

T h i s i s a s m a l l p e r e n n i a l he rb w i t h a f l a t r o s e t t e o f leaves from which two t o t h r e e f i n e s tens a r i se , 8-18 cm long. Each stern i s t i p p e d w i t h a t i n y mauve o r w h i t e head, 6-8 mm i n diameter. The basa l leaves, 3-5 cm l o n g and 0.5-1 cm wide, hava s i n u a t e marg ins and t ape r t o narrow e ta l ks . The s t m s a r e smooth, w i t h a few smal l , l i n e a r b r a c t s s c a t t e r e d a long then.

I. sracIlis grows i n damp spo ts a t t h e edges o f pa ths and roads, i n f o r e s t s and heath lands, o f t e n forming smal l , sp read ing co lon ies . I have seen p l a n t s i n f l o u e r from October t o January.

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T h i s i s a much more conspicuous p l a n t . I t has l a r g e r f lower-heads, 10-12 rnm across, and u s u a l l y has mauve-blue rays a l though sometimes t h e r a y s a r e white. The leaves o f tnqenLrera q r a c i l i s x 2 / 3 t h i s specihas a l s o have wavy marg ins and appear as a b a s a l r o s e t t e . The s t m u a r e 5-7 cm long, w i t h a few s m a l l stem leaves. h. s t ic i i tata sanet imes gruws w i t h L. g r a d lis, b u t seems t o be inure robust. I t s r ays are Lollc~a~,

and t h e achenes e r e s l i g h t l y l a r g e r . The achunes o f specie3 i n t h i s genus r ~ s ~ l ~ b l e a n t i q u e l e a t h e r b o t t 18s and so a r e e a s i l y d i s t i n g u i s h e d from Brachvseon~q s p e c i ~ s .

Actlane o f Lasan i f e ra s t i p i k a t a drawn by G l o r i a Thumlinson.

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Lnetorhynchoa sauamatus - Scaly Bu t tons (son., Uic., Tas., N.S.W., R.C.T., Gld.)

Th is i s a s m a l l p l a n t , bu t i t makes a b r i g h t sp lash o f co lou r from October t o January by reason o f i t s b r i g h t y e l l o w buttons. I t i s a p e r e n n i a l he rb o c c u r r i n g i n t h e harsh cond i t - i o n s o f t h e Anglesea Lookout area where i n d i v i d u a l p l a n t s grow 10-16 cm h i g h and 20-25 cm acroes. The heade, 1-1.5 cm wide, &$@

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a r e h e l d s i n g l y a t t h e ends o f s lender , almost woody, u p r i g h t stems, about 10 cm long. The common and s p e c i f i c names a re de r i ved from t h e smal l , t ransparent , s c a l e - l i k e b r a c t s which can be seen along t h e l e n g t h o f t h i s peduncle. \ P/'

The leaves a r e about 2 cm l o n g and 2 mm wide, The upper s u r f a c e has sparse, w h i t e h a i r s , t h e lower su r f ace i s w h i t e and cot tony, and t h e marg ins f o l d under.

I have never t r i e d t o germinate t h e Anglesea form, b u t two o the r forms ( f rom Tasmania and from t h e Cressy t o S h e l f o r d road i n Yestern v i c t o r i a ) germinate i n 7-20 days. They a re easy t o grow i n t h e garden i n a sunny p o s i t i o n and w i l l f l o l ~ e r f o r a l ong t i m e w i t h w t r a water i n sumlner.

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o t h e r s a l so grow i n t h i s area, h. astasii, ter i turhvnchoq s u a m a t ~ ~ . q x 2/3 L a 1innarl .s end A. t e n u i f o l i u a . -

LEAF CUTTINGS - BEV. COURTNEY

I n s p i r e d by Joy C re ig ' e a r t i c l e i n t h e l a s t news le t te r , I declded t o have a go a t l e a f cu t t ings .

I se lec ted Brschvacme multLFida as my s u b j e c t because I em c o l l e c t i n g t h e var ious forms o f i t and have about s i x t e e n o f these so f a r . I chose t h e l a r g e r , more mature leaves and c a r e f u l l y s t r i p p e d than from t h e stems. Any b i t s o f stem bark were tr immed o f f w i t h a r a z o r b l ade and t h e l e a f bases were d ipped i n l i q u i d hormone ( ~ o o t e x ) . The leaves were i n s e r t e d 1/8 i n c h deep i n t o my normal c u t t i n g mix ( 3 p a r t s coarse sand/ l p a r t paatmoss), and t h e punnet c o n t a i n i n g about a dozen c u t t i n g s was p laced on t h e bathroom window s i l l and kep t mois t .

Wi th me, g. m u l t i f i d a takes a month t o 5 weeks t o form r o o t s from normal stem cu t t i ngs . A f t e r two weeks I cou ldn ' t r e s i s t g e n t l y p r i s i n g up a f e ~ ~ leaves t o see what was happening and was agreeably s u r p r i s e d t o f i n d t i n y c l u s t e r s o f r o o t s a l ready p resen t on some o f t h e leaves. A f t e r l e s s t h a n a month nea r l y a l l have r o o t e d and hava been p o t t e d on i n t o i n d i v i d u a l pots. I t w i l l be i n t e r e s t i n g t o see hold, they develop i n t o new p lan t s .

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H E R E ' S R Y EXCUSE. ' i lHERE'SYOURS? - JOY C O O K ORG'dINGS - 30't CGSK

The o n s e t o f au tumn 1987 o n c e a g a i n saw my g a r d e n s a d l y denurletl o f t h e b r i g h t a r , n u a l s t h a t h a d g r a c e d i ts c o n t o u r s o v e r s p r i n g and summer. i n s t i n c t o n c e a g a i n t o l d me t h a t t o e x p e r i e n c e t h e l i v e l i n e s s o f c o l o u r a g a i n t h i s s p r i n g , I mus t p l a n t numerous t r a y s o f s e e 1 1 and h o p e f u l l y r e p o r t t h e r e s u l t s t o Maureen.

F r e v i o u s y e a r s I h a d been r e m i s s i n p r o v i d i n g r e p o r t s , ( d a r e I comrr~it i t i n w r i t i r q ) and I had b e c a n e o n e o f t h o s e m m b e r s who p l a n t e d numerous t r a y s o f s e a l s eve ry year w i t h o u t e v e r h a n d i n g i n r e s u l t s .

T h i s y e a r I F e l t c o n f i d e n t o f n o t o n l y h a v i n g t h e b e s t g a r d e n i n t h e s t r e e t , (which i s n ' t h a r d i n o u r a r e a ) b u t a l s o c a r r y i n g th rough a l l a s p e c t s o f b e i n g a d i l i g e n t , a c t i v e menber and snowing Maureen u n d e r w i t h rear ts o f p a p e r f i l l e d w i t h t h s r e s u l t s o f my h a r d work.

N u m e r ~ u s p a c k e t s o f s e e d were r e l i g L x l s l y p l a n t e d and f o l l o w e d t h r o u g h uri t h t h e r i t u a l o f s e e d w o r s h i p p i n g e v e r y day. T h i s a c t i v i t y h a d p r e c e d e n c e o v e r a l l m a t t e r ; and p e r s o n s , i n c l u d i n g husband and c h i l d r e n , a l t h o u g h t h e c a t wag s t i l l fed. The f i r s g r e e n s h o o t s u f l i f e a p p e a r e d a F t e r s e v e r a l d a y s i n t h e c o n t a i n e r s h o l d i n g h e l i p t 5 r u n 1 and h e l i c h r y s u m s e e d s , b u t t h e b rachyscome s e e d r e f u s e d t o move, t h a t i s , u n t i 1 I u a s c o m p l e t e l y a s t o u n d e d t o s e e t h a n l i t e r a l l y up s t a k e s and walk o u t o f t h e s e e d t r a y s .

I t was a t t h e midday w o r s h i p , whon t h e s u n was a t i t s h i g h e s t , t h a t I w i t n a s s e d t t j i s phenomenon. I was d o u n o n my h a n d s and knees p j y i n g h o m ~ g e t o t h a s e s e e d t r a y s , when t h e r e b e f o r e my v e r y e y e s , t h s brachyscome s e e d s were s e e n t o s l o w l y s t a n d on and an11 h e a d i n t h e d i r e c t i o n o f t h e l i p o f t h e s e e d t r a y s . T h e r e t h e y p r e c a r i o u = l y b a l a n c e d o n t h e edge , t i l t i n g f i r s t t o t h e r i g h t t h e n t o t h e l e f t , b e f o r e t h e y a b s e i l e d !jown t o g r o u n d l e v e l . On r ~ a c h i n g f i r m t e r r a i n , t h e y moved a t a 90" a n j l e a c r o s s t h e p a t i o b e f o r e d i s a p p e a r i n g c o m p l e t e l y down a deep d a r k h o l e .

I had r e a d ' T h e day o f t h e T r i f f i d s ' b u t t h i s was r i d i c u l o u s , t h i s p h e n m e n - a n i n my s u b u r b a n b a c k y a r d w a r r a n t e d c l o s e r i n v e s t i g a t i o n .

The k n e e l i n g p o s i t i o n u s u a l l y a d o p t e d f o r seed worship was p r o m p t l y c h a n g e d t o n o s e t o t h e ground, c a n p l e t e l y p r o s t r a t e p o s i t i o n . I t was i n t h i s p o s i t i o n t h a t I F i n a l l y d i s c o v e r e d t h e t r u t h b e h i n d t h e enfgma o f t h e w a l k i n g brachyscome s e e d s . Each s e e d was b e i n g c a r c i e l : a l o n g by a n a s s i d u o u s a n t , t h e s e e ~ l s t w i c e t h e i r s i z e prove11 no d e t e r r e n t t o t h e s o d i l i g e n t f e l l o w s i n t e n t on h a r v e s t i n g a l l my b r a c h y s c a n e achenes .

C l o s e r i n s p e c t i o n p r o v e d t h a t g. csrtllncarpa and aculaata a c h e n e s were t h e mos t p r i z e d . T h e i r f l a t s h a p e made them e a s y t o b a l a n c e and t h e ~ u i n y s o f t h e achenes a s s i s t e d i n t h e a b s e i l i n g e x e r c i s e . divaraLfulLa was q u i c k l y d r o p p e d , a s i t s o b o v a t e s h a p e , a l t h o u g h a p p e a r i n g s u c c u l a n t and t o n p t i n g , p r o v e d t o o cumber sane t o c a r r y .

As much as I was f a s c i n a t e d by t h i s c i r c u s b e i n g c o n d u c t e d on my p a t i o , a l l good t h i n g s had t o come t o an end , and a k e t t l e o f b o i l i n g w a t e r was h a s t i l y pou red doun t h e Je l?p d a r k h o l e .

Now, Maureen h a s a l w a y s been a b l e t o r e l y on me never t o h a n d i n r e s u l t s , b u t t h i s y o a r I f e e l I Iiave a bona r i d e excuse . There ant any! I'm s u r e y o u ' l l a l l ag ree .

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As always, when i n t h e Rlps, one has t o t a k e advantage o f gaud weathur and w i t h a f i n e day promised, we s e t ou t f o r t h e Chimneys i l l t h e Dead Horse Gap area. T h i s was a p leasan t s t r o l l o f about 1 4 km r e t u r n a long t h e Crackenback R i ve r , u i t h on l y m inor undu la t i ons t o remind da isy -hun te rs o f t h e i r Ta te adventure. Among bogs and snow grass p l a i n s we found p l e n t y o f d a i s i e s and as usua l t h e r e IdaS much debate about i d e n t i f i c a t i o n . There was no doubt; about Braehvscome tenufseapa war. ter ju iscapa i n t h i s locakion, p roduc ing l o v e l y mauve f l owe rs and even mature b l ack achenes as p r o o f o f i d e n t i t y . Ye a l so had few doubts about 8. scap iqera w i t h i t s double l a y e r o f f i n e b r a c t s and we were reasonably s u r e which was 1. n i v e l i s var a l ~ i n a w i t h broador p r i s t i n e wh i t e b r a c t s , a l though we were l e s v c e r t a i n about E. obovata. gha t was t h e l a r g e wh i t e da isy , however, w i t h a r o b u s t u p r i g h t scape and t h e l ong t h i n l e a f a r i s i n g from t h e base? I t i s a k i n t o g. cardioearpa, b u t no t l i s t e d f o r t h e area. Thus t h e f l a vou r o f d iscovery , obse rva t i on and debate con t i nued u n t i l we clinlbecl a sma l l r i s e towards t h e Chin~neys Ridge. Some shaded spo t s beneath Snow Gums, above a g u l l y whtlr~ bruinbies grazed, and m i d 0-. spa thu la ta , Podo lep is and He l i p t e rum anthsmoides, we found an excuse f o r lunch. W h i l s t one o f t h e p a r t y s e t o f r t o c l i m b t h e r i dge , t h e r e s t o f t h e p a r t y dozed over lunch o r botanised.

We f a rewe l l ed t h e Shepparton manbers from t h e summit o f Dead Horse Cap, where we had parked t h e c a r s t o e x m i n e t h e numerous p l a n t s o f 8. aculeata growing there, bu t i n our has te t o r e s t weary f e e t and l e g s a f t e r t h e l ong s teep h a u l up t h e road, we f o r g o t t h e da is ies .

There was l i t t l e enthusiasm f o r a l o n g walk t h e f o l l o w i n g day, so a very en joyab le t i m e was spent a long t h e B u l l o c k Creek Walk. 8. a c u l e a was conspicuous m o n g t h e t r e e s and 1. s a a t h ~ l a t ~ was e a s i l y i d e n t i f i e d , b u t a g a i n we had our puzzles. There were ca rpe t s o f sma l l w h i t e d a i s i e s , on ly a few cms h i g h i n swampy ground. There were Em acap iqa ra f o r sure, g. n i v a l i s var a l ~ i n a also, 8. obovs ta perhaps and Em a r m i n e a ? ? llle w i l l never b e c e r t a i n u n t i l we r e t u r n t o examine mature achenes, b u t t h i s puzz le gave r i s e t o much debate over a f t e rnoon t e a and i n t o t h e evening as we gazed th rough t h e microscope a t a few p rec i ous immature achenes.

On t h e morrow, i t was a l a y day f o r some and t h e c h a i r l i f t and sunmi t walk f o r others. .IJe de toured t o Lake Cootapa tmba f o r l unch (we had a l l done t h e sunmi t b e f o r e ) and t h e r e s h e l t e r e d behind rocks, we had l u n c h w h i l e t h e f a i t h f u l made t h e p i l g r i m a g e t o t h e summit. We were a t peace w i t h t h e d a i s i e s down he re by t h e lake. 8. n i v a l i s var a l o i na , i. scaninera and d e l i g h t f u l clumps 07 g. n i u a l i s va r n i v a l i s were suspended i n rocky c r e v i c e s above t h e m i l k y -g reen waters o f t h e lake. Tha thawing snow was c r a c k l i n g and g u r g l i n g w i t h myr iads o f r i v u l e t 8 b a t h i n g t h e f l a t t e n e d c e l m i s i a s i n t o 8rachyseome seawisera a new l i f e cycle. Orawinq bv G.Tharnli rrson

There was no m i s t a k i n g our i d e n t i t y as we dawdled, stopped and stooped our way up t h e s l o p e t o b e g ree ted by a c h o r t l i n g Bob and Carol , two l a t e a r r i v a l s . Our r o u t e home down t h e ma in r o a d t o t h e Snowy B r i d g e and t h e n up t h e o l d Snow P o l e l i n e was manorable, w i t h expanses o f H e l i p t s r u m ssp. a lo inun, masses o f 8. n i v a l i s va r a l o i n u n i n boggy areas and t h e ' f i n d f o f t h e t r i p - t h e b e a u t i f u l sn ia l l Crasnsdia sp. a. l e s s t h a n 25 cm high, sending up l i t t l e c r e m y - w h i t e heads about 1 cm i n d iemeter Frwr~ a t u f t o f f i n e g rey leaves. Th i s would make a d e l i g h t f u l rockery p l a n t and make a charming m i n i a t u r e arranganent i n a w e l l chosen pot. Soon i t would be back t o c i v i l i z a t i o n and Thredbo V i l l age , bu t a few more minu tes o f i s o l a t i o n as we r e s t e d weary f e e t and f l o a t e d as i f o n a i r down t h e mountain.

I t i s t i r i n g work da i sy h u n t i n g as we a l l e v e n t u a l l y d iscover , bu t t h i s Fat igue, o r a l a t e r e tu rn , a r e good excuses For d i n i n g ou t and s o c i a l i s i n g . Howe\ r, o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r more excurs ions c o u l d no t be missed. The W a t e r f a l l Waik y i e l d e d more puzzlee, t h e sane s m a l l d a i s i e s i r l g rassy boggy areas 2ncl aga in no m a t u r e ac,,enes

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t o s a t i e f y o u r c u r i o s i t y . The r o a d s i d e a r e a s down t h e moun ta in were a l s o a r i c h s o u r c e o f d a i s i e s w i t h a. r i a i d u l a , a s l i g h t l y more o p e n form t h a n on h i g h e r s l o p e s and g r e e n and g r e y forms o f He l i ch rvsvm smipapnosurn.

Again t h e r o a d s i d e v e r g e s were a r i c h h a r v e s t o f s p e c i e s on ou r t r i p t o nit. Selwyn. Melioterwn a l b i c a n a a s p a l b i e a n s v a r i n c a n u n , Hel ichrvsurn a ~ i c u l a t u n 10-15 cm h i g h and fo rming a d e n s e m a t , E. s m i ~ a o ~ a s u m and t h o u s a n d s o f fi. adeno~horwn v a r ~ r l a d d e l l i a e c rowded b e n e a t h trees, t h e p i n k o f i t s buds making i r l e n t i f i c a t i o n easy a s we s p e d by. O the r more exposed a r e a s i n a l p i n e meadows y i e l d e d H e l i c h r v s w acuminatum and H e l i p t e r ~ a n t h m ~ f d ~ and t h e b r a c h y s c m e s o f g r a s s l a n d and bog - g. s c a ~ i s e r a , g. n i v a l i v vzr

_ a l ~ i n a and 8. d e c f u i e n s a s w e l l a s t h e showy C r a s p e d i a s .

On a r r i v a l a t m t . Se lwyn t h e d a i s y - h u n t e r s were s o o n well d i s p a r s e d wi th l o u d s h o u t 3 and e x c l a m a t i o n s as we d i s c o v e r e d g i g a n t i c C e l m i s i a s and huge f lowered forms o f Brachjfscme s ~ ~ t h u l a t a - pokyp lo fdy a t work here: It was a P e r t i l e a r e a for d a i s i e s w i t h large patches o f Pod0lt3~Ls robuata, La~torhvnchoa 9auamatus and &. r i ~ i d u l a , one l a r g e p a t c h o f t h e s e ehowing a v a r i e t y o f c o l o u r forms, t h r e e mauves, white an3 deep p ink .

Yams ( ~ i c r o c e r i s ) s p l a s h e d y e l l o w m i d t h e g r a s s e a and O l e a r i a s were f o u n d f o r o u r new O l e a r i a e x p e r t , Jenny. I t was a d i s p l a y t o g l a d d e n o u r h e a r t s , even i f t h e F l a t w e e d v i e d f o r a t t e n t i o n i n a c e l e b r a t i o n o f s p r i n g .

A c t i n g on a hunch from t h e ' b o t a n i s t ' , we s t o p p e d a t a boggy c r e e k o n t h e r e t u r n and i n an u n l i k e l y e p o t , we found Braehvscome radicans. A f t e r a b i t more d e t e c t i we work, two menbe r s found a n o t h e r c o l o n y growing where f l o o d w a t e r s f lowed. One m a t u r e a c h e n e c o n f i r m e d o u r i d e n t i f i c a t i o n .

Each o f u s h a s a f a v o u r i t e s p o t o n Kosc iusko . m i n e is S p e n c e r s Creek. Maybe f t is b e c a u s e I found my f i r s t g, s t o l a n i r s r a and 2. t a n u i s c a a t h e r e , b u t p r i m a r i l y my attachment f o r t h e area i s t h e n a t u r a l l a n d s c a p i n g . I t c a n n o t b e s u r p a a s e d - l a r g e p o o l s d e e p enough f o r a d i p , b u t b e t t e r f o r j u s t s i t t i n g and d r e a n i n g and a b s o r b i n g t h e a tmosphere .

We f i n i s h e d t h e s e c o n d week w i t h a b u r s t o f summer t h a t mieroceris s e a n i c ~ r a b r o u g h t a l l t h e b u z z i n g and b i t i n g i n s e c t s o u t f o r a b r a w ~ n q by Kathy R L C O C L c e l e b r a t i o n . The Renn ix Gap Walk p a s s e d a l o n g a g e n t l y a scend ing s l o p e t o Snow Gums, whe re we had f a r e w e l l g l i m p s e s o f t h e u p p e r r a n g e and snow d r i f t s . Lle had o u r f i l l d l l u n c h t o g e t h e r a g a i n s t t h i s backdrop w h i l s t p r o t e c t e d w i t h a t h i c k c o a t o f Rid. 8. spathohata was a g a i n s p e c t a c u l a r anong t h e gums, b u t many d a i s i e s r m a i n e d u n i d e n t - i f i e d as a n t s , h i d d e n anong t h e b a s a l Leaves down i n t h e g r a s s y t u s s o c k s , r o s e i n t h e i ang ry h u n d r e d s whenever a d a i s y - h u n t e r k n e l t t o c h e c k o u t a f lower . Again a n o t h e r p u z z l e - t h a t g. e e r d i o c a r ~ e t y p e i n a few p l a c e s n e a r wa te r .

T h e S a l k i ns h a d a l e i s u r e l y t r i p h m e p a s s i n g a c r e s o f Helichrvsun arjsnouhorum v a r weddelliae recoloniaing b u r n t o u t arees and a l so c h e c k i n g o u t a i. braeteaturn o n Happy J a c k s r o a d . Camp t h i s n i g h t was a t P i n e Mtn. :* N a t i o n a l P a r k i n p r e p a r a t i o n f o r a r e c o n n o i t r e up P i n e m o u n t a i n t o s e e k o u t t h e s m a l l a n n u a l , B r a c h y s c m e g t v e h o e s r ~ a . . Ulth singular lack o f f o r e s i g h t and basic p l a n n i n g we s e t o u t n e x t mornf ng t o c l i m b t h e mounta in . The reigning philosophy w i t h o l d bushwa lke r s is, i f y r

can walk up a road why b o t h e r t o dr ive , so 7 km and 13 h o u r s l a t e r we were g r e e t e l w i t t a s i g n 'Rough and S t o e p 8 hours r e t u r n * . ' I can't do t h a t ' s a i d t h e Sunday t r i p p e r , 5

a f t a r quenching my thirst, I handed over the Lltre b o t t l e and most o f t h e ' s c r o g g i n ' and t u r n e d t a i l f o r t h e d e s c a n t . 1 d i d search out l i k e l y d a i s y h a b i t e t s on t h n r e t u r f b u t found o n l y a l o n e d e s i c c a t e d I s o t o m a a x i l l a r i s and a r r i v e d a lmost d ~ s i c c a t e d ~ n y s e l t o g u l p down c o o l f r u i t j u i c e . The bushwa lke r a r r i v e d back 2 hou r s l a t e r by c a r ! 3RRtTEQ Young, f i t and e n e r g e t i c d a i s y - h u n t e r s f o r P i n e Mountain. I ' m a f r a i d its beyond t h i s o n e ' s c a p a b i l i t i e s i n :3unmec,

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Hatichrysum d i o s m i f o l ~ u n - Whi te and p i n k t o p u r p l e f l o w e r e d forms.

Each flowers-head i s o n l y 2 mm a c r o s s , b u t t h e y a r e p r e s e n t e d en masse. The p u r p l e f o m ~ s a r e r a r e , b u t q u i t e d a r k forms can b e Pound. S p r i n g f l o w e r i n g . S t r i k e s r e a d i l y from c u t t i n g s . H e i g h t - 1 m i n t h e f i r s t y e a r , 2 m e v e n t u a l l y .

H s l i c h r y s m dandroidaum - Whi te f l o w e r s o n l y , i n summer.

H. dendroidsum becomes a s m a l l t r ee o f a s t r a g g l y n a t u r e . S i n ~ i l a r l y , t h e - f l ower -heads a r e n o t i n compact c l u s t e r s l i k e t h e p r e v i o u s s p e c i e s , b u t arm l o o r e , a l m o s t p a n i c l e s . T h i s s p e c i e s i s n ' t r e a l l y s u i t e d t o u s e a s a f e a t u r e , a s H. d i o s m i f o Z i m is, t h i s i s a b e t t e r backdrop , b. dendro idsum c a n p r o d u c e a v e r y a t t r a c t i v e g n a r l e d t r u n k w i t h Flaky ba rk . S lower g rowing , b u t up t o 3 o r 4 m.

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The s p e c i f i c name d e s c r i b e s t h e f l o w e r - y e l l o w and s h i n y . T h i s is a d a i s y o f s a n d s t o n e c o u n t r y , g rows up t o 1.5 m. F lower s a r e i n summer, p r e s e n t e d i n compact heads . A very a t t r a c t i v e d a i s y , i n f a c t one o f t h e b e s t . I t i s a p i t y i t d o e s n ' t f lolder w i t h i. diasmifoliurn, a s t h e w h i t e s , p i n k s and y e l l o w s w o u l ~ j l o o k e x c e l l e n t t o g e t h e r . I n s t a a d , w e must u s e t h i s one t o b r i g h t e n o u r g a r d e n of f l o w e r s d u r i n g t h e summer d rough t .

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Autwnn f l o w e r i n g t h i s time. T h i s Wester11 N.S.W. s p e c i e s h a s h e a d s o f brown f l o w e r s , h e l d i n l o o s e d r o o p i n g p a n i c l e s . The f l o w e r i n g head c o v e r s t h e p l a n t c r e a t i n g a ve ry a t t r a c t i v e e f f e c t . On a r e c e n t t r i p , I g a t h e r e d c u t t i n g s from p l a n t s u i t h d a r k brown, l i g h t brown and r e d f l o w e r s . I 'm h o p i n g f o r a good d i s p l a y n e x t autumn.

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I h a v e a n o t h e r c a s s i n i a g rowing w i t h t h e s w e e t e s t s c e n t e d f l ower s . I h a v e n ' t a name f o r i t ye t . I am m e n t i o n i n g i t h e r e b e c a u s e many p e o p l e do no t l o o k f o r a s c e n t i n o u r d a i s i e s . Don ' t rnaks t h a t mi s t ake .

P e t e r ' s l e t t e r a l s o m e n t i o n e d t h a t h e saw flrachvseorn~ sssrnentosa o n a r e c e n t t r i p t o Lord tiowe I s l a n d g rowing on M t . Cower i n boggy c o n d i t i o n s , i . e . w a t e r r u n n i n g o v e r i t s r o o t s . From h i s p l a n t i n c u l t i v a t i o n , h e w i l l vouch f o r t h e f a c t t h a t t h i s s p e c i e s needs p l e n t y o f wa te r .

Commenting a l s o o n Helipt arm a n t h a o i d a s , which h e found i n t h e B r i n d a b e l l a ' s , A.C.T., ' t h e c l o s e r I g o t t o t h e river, t h e more comnlon i t became. I a lways t h o u g h t i t was an a n n u a l ( t h e p l a n t s i n my g a r d e n c e r t a i n l y a r e - d u s t o l a c k o f w a t e r , i t seems) however, t h e s i z e oP t h e p l a n t s , and t h e i r d o n ~ i n a n c e , i n d i c a t e s t h a t t h e y l i v e f o r many years . '

The l e s s o n I seem t o b e l e a r n i n g from many o f t h e c o a s t a l d a i s i s s , ( and a l p i n e s ) i s g i v e t h a n p l e n t y o f water . ... *.*.*.*

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I a g r e e w i t h P e t e r ' s l a s t comments. S i n c e I s t o o d my p o t t e d p l a n t o f H e l i p t e r u m anthanofdes (Q ld . form) i n a s a u c e r o f w a t e r o v e r surnnlsr, i t h a s e x c e l l e d i t s e l f , p roduced much new g rowth and f l o w e r e d c o n t i n u a l l y s i n c e l a s t Sep tember . E > z e l l e n t a s a c o n t a i n e r p l a n t - Maureen.

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S i n c e j o i n i n g t h e D a i s y S t u d y Group I have b e e n h a v i n g l o t s of f u n growing a l l s o r t s o f d a i s i e s . One o f my more i n t e r e s t i n g p r o j e c t s i s t o c o l l e c t and grow t h e d i f f e r e n t f o r m s o f Brachyscome m u l t i f i d u , t h e u b i q u i t o u s muuve d a i s y .

A n c i g h b o u r t o l d me s h e hud heurd a r a d i o g a r d e n show i n which El. m u l t i f i d u wus c l a i m e d t o be one o f t h e most p o p u l a r and mos t s o l d p l a n t s and I am n o t s u r p r i s e d , f o r no n u r s e r y seems t o be w i t h o u t i t . Oddly enough, t h e p l a n t s s e e n i n n u r s e r i e s a r e a l l silnilar, as though o n l y 1 o r 2 f o r m s a r e b e i n g u s e d as s t o c k p l a n t s .

B. m u l t i f i d a comes i n 2 v a r i e t i e s - v . r t u l t i f i d a , i n which t h e l e u f segnlents a r e f i n e , ( n a r r o w , l i n e a r und awl-shaped) und v. d i l u t a t u , wi th c o a r s e r l e u f s e g m e n t s ( b r o a d , l i n e a r and s e d g e - s h a p e d ) .

Of t h e D . m u l t i f i d a v . m u l t i f i d a f o r n ~ s t h e r e u r e 2 which a r e t h e most common i n ' n u r s e r i e s .

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Of t h e B. m u l t i f i d a v. d i l u t a t a f o r m s , t h e most common hus s m u l l l e a v e s and f l o w e r s und a c u s h i o n - l i k e h a b i t which f i l l s i n n i c e l y umongst r o c k s and l o g s . T h e r e i s t ~ l s o a fo rm w i t h p a l e p i n k f l o w e r s trnd a n o t h e r fo rm known a s Breako- day , w i t h d e e p g r e e n f o l i a g e a n d d s r k p u r p l e f l o w e r s - a v e r y a t t r a c t i v e form.

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Some o f t h e f o r m s I h a v e c o l l e c t e d s o f a r a r e : A w h i t e - f l o w e r e d f o r m f r o m Bluckwood. A fo rm f rom A n g l e s e a w i t h p a l e l i l a c f l o w e r s . A n o t h e r p a l e l i l u c f o r m f r o m t h e Colquohoun S t a t e F o r e s t . A l l o f t h e s e f o r m s h a v e d i f f e r i n g h a b i t s - some a r e l i g h t and open; o t h e r s

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SEED DONORS:

Many t h a n k s t o t h e f o l l o w i n g semd donors :

Lyn M i l l i n g t o n , Judy D a r k e r , Bev. C o u r t n e y , J e n n y Rmjske, Kathy Alcock , Joy G r n i g , Mary Whi te , H i l d a Crouch, SGAP ( s A ) ~ Tin1 Hayes.

Thank you a l l f o r you r g e n e r o u s d o n a t i o n s . They a r e vo ry much a p p r e c i a t s d .

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SGAP Maroondah Group ' 37 ~~~i~ shiells t 87 N E W MEMBERS:

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D o r i s Cunn, Ocean Grove V i c t o r i a . Mr. A. Goldsmi th , H l a ck town , N. S.W.

A p h o t o c o p i e r is s t i l l r e q u i r e d f o r u s e by t h e group. J o u l d you p l e a s e c a n t a c t me o r Judy i f you know o f o n e t h a t i s a v a i l a b l e a t a r e a s u n a b l e p r i c e .

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