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R'o~Agation/Cultii,~Atior~-/Pests Part ISSN 0811-5354 ASSOCIATION OF SOCIETIES FOR GROWING AUSTRALIAN PLANTS AUSTRALIAN FOOD PLANTS STUDY GROUP NEWSLETTER NO. 9 JUNE 1990 Clear- Members, Thank you for your response to the last newsletter. All contributiot-1s for publication gratefully received. As it is now that time of year again, when subscript ions are due, a11 monetary contributions gr-atefully received as well! Annual subs. for this Year (1990-1991) are $3, and we really would appreciate it if YOU could renew promptly. On the subject of newsletters, some of the last batch.have tC!ee1-1 retur-t-led. C.an anyone help by updating any of the following adck-esses please:' R. Bender Charlotte Elder Frank Jordan A.Moore/J.Blatch R.M.6.2222 6/16 Royal Ave. P.O. Box 39 83 Fitzgerald St Horsham Glenhuntly 5th. Brisbane Katoomba Vic, 3401 Vic. 3163 ~'l'd.dl01 N.S.W. 2780 Rodney Barker has forwarded some articles he had in prer-)at-ation ,for future newsletters, so these will gradually appear in forthconling issues, beginning with the Vic Chericoff interview in this edition. Thank:s Rodney. We would like members to consider the possibility of working on a Grou~:) 13roject of soma sort. Perhaps as a first step, we could consider tz~r-eparins~anarticle for "~ustralianPlants". What material and format should we consider? Edible plants by habitat or climate? Type of plant? Part of plant eaten? Your suggestions are solicited. Maybe if we are s~iccessful with an article, we could try for something more ambitious. For-. a start, would individual members be willing to prepare and submit, say two, reports on favourite plants with edible parts, under the following general headings:- Sc:ient ific Name Common NameCs!/Aboriginal Namets) bescription 4 Natural Yabitat/Climate/Soil Distribution I='r'o~agation/Cultii,~atior~-/Pestsand Diseases- IPersonal- experience is-most ' important her-e 1 Part saten/Harvesting/Preparation/TASTE!!!!! Nutritional Factors Advantages and Disadvantages Further Reading Perhaps we could consider publishing in instalments as one option. This material would also form a database of information for future reference. Anyway, everyone put on Your thinking caps. As articles arrive, we'll publish topics to avoid duplication,and also print ideas for thought and discussion. Best wishes, Lenore Lindsay (for River Wangrcvc fruit (4tgicorsr cornisul~tu*) SEED BANK Dianne and Neil Hoy have agreed to fill the POS~~~O~Sof Seed Bank curators for the Study Group. Please send DONA.TIONS and requests directly to them at 12 Anderson St., Rockhampton, O'l'd., 6700, or contact individual members to swap directly. Requests should be accompanied by a stamped envelope. Getrald Kcrerschner of Elack. Rock via Orroroo, S.A. 5631, is intet-estcd in arid area plants, and has seeds and plants of Santalum acuminatum to exchange. Fred Bell of 73 Hawkesbury Espl., Sylvania Waters, N.S. W. 2226, wishes to obtain M~lt-t-~~t-~gseed (Microseris scapigera) ,and has seeds of plants listed under- his name in the Members' Garden section to swap. Russell Starr, 22 Oraston Avc., Briohton, S. A. 5068, is anxious to obtalr-I fresh seed of Passif lora cinnabarina. Brett Robinson, a research agronomist with the N-S-W. Dept. of Agriculture and Fisheries, requests seeds and/or cutting material of good quality Burdekin Plums (Pleiogyniurn timorense). These are for incorporation into a trial of nativeeplants with potential as food'crops. Out-of-pocket or freight- charges to forward material can be reimbursed. Send to Brett at North Coast Agricultural Institute, Wollonabar, N. S. W. 2680. POSTSCRIPTS TO LAST NEWSLETTER Srzygium oleosum: smzll decorative tree with glossy lanceolate leaves, pink when new. Fruit colour is variable, most commonly Purplish pink, and either globulal- or ovoid in shape. ~dibfe,typical lill~pill~taste, not particularly noteworthy. Eugenia reinwardti,ana:(the only Australian Eugenia left - the others have ~111become Acmenas or Syzygiumsl: An attractive shrub reportedly to 6m, but as a garden subject probably 2m, it is relatively slow growing. The bark is flaky to smooth, leaves shiny, rounded to 5cm x 2cm wide,new bronze foliage is striking. Small axillary k~l?it-rflowers are followed by red globular fruit to 2cm with persistant calyx lobes. The fruit contains a seed which takes UP about half the volume - the bigger the fruit the bigger the seed- and sometimes becomes multiple as the fruit gets larger. It has a pleasant taste, and is very suitable to eat fresh. I find it grows well in a shaded i~osition, but others of our mernbet-s say they grow it well in full sun. It I-leeas frost: free conditions. The seed strik,es readily. but is slow growing. It seems to fruit just about all year, especially after rain or a good watet-i ng. Jim Hill (Edmonton, Q' l'd). Further to the request for information about native bees in Newsletter 8, Mr. T. Carter has kindly given us permission to print a COPY of the paper hepresented as part of the Arbor Week observances at Tondoon Botanic Gardens in Gladstone in May. \ On a social visit to Byfield mid-June, we were impressed by the Grasstree (Xanthorrhea sp.1 flowers - pale candles in the gloom, echoing the tell straight trunks of the pine trees. On a more mundane level, the flowering spikes can- be sucked like lollypops, or soaked in water to extract the nectar as a sweet drink. HOUSING AND HARVESTING NATIVE BEES. By Thomas K. Cartel-. Stingless bees (Tr.igu17a species) The hive is built from two boxes each being 280mm x 230mm x 130mm deep (internal dimensions). The top box becomes the lid of the bottom box. \ Veneered 18mm Craftwood is OK if painted properly. Plywood is suite good 12mm or- thicl<er. IJse a loose covet- of suitable building board to protect from sun and rain. Keep the hive 500rnrn or- more above the ground. ------Make two. lide,fix with two screws each end.No-2 lid is fitteh when 1 \ No..I 1s removed with honey. ----Bole in bott om a3 tap box. ---- --Entrance 50mm X 4mrn into top box. Because of the nature of the brood, the small hole (?O x 50) will discourage any brood buildil-tg in the top box, keeping it free for cleat-\ honey. However, do not make the hole smaller as the bees build passages for air circulation and need some space. Brood temperature is critical and the bees will design an air conditioning system to suit. For the same reason do not shot-ten the entrance hole less than 5CImrn. The bees will. adjust it to suit their needs; longer in the summer, shorter in the winter, sometiKnes sealing it off except for a small hole at each end. When collecting bees from a bush hive be careful not to destroy the brood nest. Carefully place the brood nest in the bottom box and use some of its wax to stick it into place in the back corner of the box. Place it the same war up as it was ot-iginally. Sirnply press the edge of it into the wood and it will stick in place. Do the same with some of the honey p~tsand pollen, then fit the top box, also with some honey pots and pollen. Finally screw on the lid, and the bees will soon find the entrance hole. Collect the colony into its new hive before lunch and they should be all in by nightfall. It may then be shifted if necessary. Honey may be taken from the top box when trees are giving a good honey flow. To keep the hive strong, do not remove the top box once the colony is establisl>ed, thus leaving the Queen and her brood undisturbed. A good colony will give you a layer of honey pots up to 40mm thick c?vering the underside of the lid, but give them a couple of seasons to get properly established, as a lot of work has to go Into the brood chamber at the beginning. * * * * It Mr. Carter--would like to hear from any one with any experiences to recount regarding the keeping of native bees. Please write to him at 42 Luck Ave., Rockhampton, GI' 1' d 4700 . X * * * IC BURDEKIN PLUM JAM Allow the fruit to ripen and become soft. Remove the pulp, including the skin, from the stone. Cut off any hardened or damaged skin. Dice fruit f inelr, or- process in a food processor. Mash the diced fruit and cover with water. Boil gently for half an hour. Allow one cup of warmed sugar and one dessert spoor^ of lemon juice to every cup of pulp. Boil rapidly until it .jel.lies. This jam is slightly astringent, but quite tangy and delicious. Some people may PI-eiet-to strain the fruit to produce a Jelly. Dianne Hov (R'ton, Q'l'd). EDIBLE SPECIMENS TABLED AT MEETINGS - 23-3-90:Avicerlnia marina, Bruguiera gymnorhiza, Grevillea banksii , Melaleuca tshvmif olia "Cotton Candy", Rhizophora sty losa, Sterculia . quadrifida, new foliage of Syzygium luehmanii, Aegiceras corniculatum (salt and honer l . ,-27.6.90: In lieu of our usual formal monthly meeting, we prepared a display of flowers, foliage, seeds and fruit for Rockhampton Horticultural Society's "Good Earth Expo" in the auditorium at the Rocky Showgrounds. Member Neil Hoy delivered a slide presentatl.on entitled "Grow Your Clwn Bush Tucker-" as part of the Sunday afternoon programme. 25.5.90: Gr,evillea "Honey Gem", Melaleuce leucadendron, fruit u'l:: Plciogyniuin timorense, seedlings of Diospyrus humilis, Syzysium luehmanii, Macrozamia misuellii 22.6.90: Ft-uiting twig and seedling of Antidesma dallachyanum (Herbert F< i v e r-.
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