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AUSTRALIANNATIVEPLANTSSOCIETY(AUSTRALIA)INC GREVILLEA STUDY GROUP NEWSLETTER NO. 107 – JUNE 2017 GSG NSW Programme 2017 02 | EDITORIAL Leader: Peter Olde, p 0432 110 463 | e [email protected] For details about the NSW chapter please contact Peter, contact via email is preferred. GSG Vic Programme 2017 OBITUARIES 03 | Leader: Neil Marriott, 693 Panrock Reservoir Rd, Stawell, Vic. 3380 DOROTHY ‘DOT’ AMY SAUNDERS p 03 5356 2404 or 0458 177 989 | e [email protected] PETER G. ABELL Contact Neil for queries about program for the year. Any members who would like to visit the official collection, obtain cutting material or seed, assist in its maintenance, and stay in our ALLAN HOTTON cottage for a few days are invited to contact Neil. GSG Living Collection Therehasbeenfurtherextensiveplantingofthecollection,withthedevelopmentofa | TAXONOMY SouthAustralianGrevilleabed,aGrevillea alpinahill,manyareasofWesternAustralian 04 GrevilleasandalovelyNSWGrevilleabed.Anyvolunteerhelpwouldbegreatlyappreciated PROTEMIRIS GREVILLEAE, A NEW asthegardenisnowgettingjusttoomuchtocareforalone.Specialthanksmustgotothose SPECIES OF AUSTRALIAN PHYLINAE memberswhohavedonatedplantsrecentlytothecollection:BrianWeir,GraemeWoods, PhilVaughan,NevilleCollier,DaveBinch,BarryTeague,MikeWilliams,HumphrisNurseryand KurangaNursery.Anymemberswishingtogetseedorcuttingmaterialaremostwelcome– comeandhavealookaroundandcollectyourown. 05 | GREVILLEA NEWS GSG SE Qld Programme 2017 RE: REVEGETATION BY STOCKTON Meetings are usually held on the last Sunday of the even months. We meet for a communal LANDCARE morning tea at 9.30am after which the meetings commence at 10.00am. Visitors are always FACEBOOK welcome. For more information or to check venues etc please contact: Ross Reddick on 0405 510 459 or Denis Cox on (07) 5546 8590 as changes can occur. Sunday, 27 August venue: Garden of Jim & Fran Standing; Mt Clunie Road, Mt Clunie (via Woodenbong, NSW) 06 | IN THE WILD subject: SmallwhitefloweringGrevilleaswithdifferentpetalarrangements,byDenisCox CENTRE BREAK ROAD EXCURSION phone: (07) 4666 5118 GREVILLEAS OF CAPE YORK TO THE TIP Sunday, 21 October NEW GREVILLEA SPECIES FOR venue: Fieldtrip&excursiontoMoleRiverNurseryatMoleRiverStationandonto VICTORIA GrevilleaDowns,toseethehomeofGrevillea beadleana,westofTenterfield. HighclearancevehiclesmayberequiredinGrevilleaDowns,socar-poolingcouldbethe orderoftheday.Rosstodevelopanitinerary,basedontheNursery&GrevilleaDowns visitstakingintheSaturday.MeetingattheNurseryforusualstarttime,whichmay requireovernightinginTenterfieldonFridaynight(atleast). | IN YOUR GARDEN subject: RecoveryPlanfortheGrevillea beadleana 13 phone: Moredetailslater ADVICE NEEDED GREVILLEA ROBUSTA Sunday, 29 October venue: AthomeofGailandAdrianWockner,5HorizonCourt,HighfieldsQld4352 subject: PestsandDiseasesassociatedwithGrevilleasbyAdrianWockner phone: (07) 4615 4800 | SEED BANK 13 Sunday, 03 December (in lieu of 26.11.2017) venue: GardenofDenisCox&JanGlazebrook,87DaintreeDrive,LoganVillage, CnrDiamantinaDrive(the2ndcornerofDaintreeDriveonDiamantinaDrive) speaker: MrPeterOlde 14 | FINANCIALS phone: (07) 5546 8590 EDITORIAL A FEW WORDS FROM PETER PeterOlde,NSW Our winter edition comes courtesy of the Queensland Wewon’tbeseeingStenocarpus dumbeensis Guillaumin chapter. Thanks to those who participated. We see a becauseitisthoughttobeextinctbutwewillbeseeing couple of articles on Cape York. Many Easterners take Amborella, the most ancient flowering plant in the the opportunity at this time of the year to travel into world. New Caledonia separated from Gondwana in that beautiful wild part of Australia to the north. There the Cretaceous, and after a partial submersion during is much to interest the plant lover with a mixture of Paleocene and Eocene, the main island emerged 37 rainforestandheathallthewaytothetip.Theroadsare millionyearsagoandwaslikelyexclusivelyre-colonizedby nolongeraterrifyingprospect.Youcouldsafelygetthere plantsthroughlong-distancedispersal.Atthetimeofits intwo-wheeldriveinthedryseasonwithtarroadallthe emersionitwasprobablyentirelycoveredwithultramafic way to Laura and good, well-graded roads further on. rocksthatstilloccupyover5000squarekmofthesurface Unfortunately much of the country is excluded because ofthemainisland.Theweatheringoftheserocksproduced ofnativetitlelaws.Ipersonallythinkthatitisamistake avarietyofsoilsthathaveaverylowlevelofphosphorus, todenyvisitationtosuchvastareasbutwithclaimsfor potassium,calciumbuthighlevelofmagnesiumandheavy ownershipofthewholeCapeintrain,thereseemslittle metals including nickel (Ni), cobalt and chromium. New hope of a reversal any time soon. One serious problem Caledonia harbors a rich and original vegetation likely istheimpedencetoscientistsandbotanistswhowishto resultingfromtheadaptationofplantsoveralongperiod exploreandcollectinareasregardedas‘sacred’.Draconian oftimetothesechallengingconditions.NewCaledoniais laws in Western Australia also act as an impedence to renowned for its rich, endemic and threatened vascular botanical research even if they are designed to protect flora and is therefore considered as one of the world theflorafromrapaciousindividualswhohavenointerest biodiversityhotspots.Inparticular,2145species,among in plants. This is not a land rights issue but it is a real which80%areendemic,aredevelopedonthesemetalrich problem. Even WA collecting permits prohibit collection soils.NewCaledoniahasalsobeenlistedamongthemain fromroadsides,reserves,nationalparksetcevenifthese hotspotsformetallophytes.RainforestProteaceaegenera aretheonlyareaswheretheplantsgrow. include Beauprea, Beaupreopsis, Eucarpha, Garnieria, Gevuina,Helicia,Kermadecia,Lomatia,Oreocallis,Orites, In November I will be travelling to New Caledonia with Sleumerodendron,Virotia. the Friends of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney under the leadership of Dr Peter Weston, probably our Severalgrevilleaphileswillbegoing.Youorsomeofyour most knowledgeable botanist on the Proteaceae. There friends may be interested in joining this unique trip. arethreespeciesofGrevillea there, G. meisneri, G. exul Furtherinformationcanbeobtainedfromlyn.Johnson@ and G. gillivrayi withsomeinternalvarietiesrecognised, rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au. butnumerousotherProteaceae,bothendemicandnot. REMINDER: NEW FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS ChristineGuthrie,NSW YouwillrecallfromthelasteditionthattheGrevillea Study Alternativelypostyourchequeto: Group newsletter is now only available online, for FREE. Manypeoplehavealreadyprovidedtheiremailaddressso Grevillea Study Group Icansendthelinkwhenthenewsletterispublishedbut 32 Blanche Street OATLEY somearestilloutstanding.Pleasesenddetailstobruce. NSW 2223 [email protected] as soon as possible to ensure you don’tmissoutonthenewsletter. Illawarra Grevillea Park NEXTOPENDAYS2017 Whilethereisnosubscription,donationsarewelcome.We areencouragingallgroupsandregionstomakeanannual July 1, 2, 8, 9 Opening hrs are 10am – 4pm donationtothestudygroup.Thiscanbedonebydirect depositintotheGrevilleaStudyGroupaccount: Location TheParkislocatedattherearofBulliShowground, BSB: 112-879 PrincessHighway,Bulli. Account number: 016526630 Admission (St George Bank) $5adults,childrenwithadultsarefree Pleaseincludeyournameinthetransactiondetails. email [email protected] or visit grevilleapark.org NEWSLETTER NO. 107 – JUNE 2017 02 OBITUARIES DOROTHY ‘DOT’ AMY SAUNDERS (1932–2016) PeterOlde,NSW Dot Saunders (with husband Hessell) was a long-time Sid Cadwell, who lived alone near Rylstone and was enthusiastic member of the Grevillea Study Group. The often provided with meals made by Dot. At their home Saunders regularly attended meetings, participated on inWoonona,NSWtheygrewamagnificentrangeofNT fieldtripsandcollectedspecimensforuseintheGrevillea andtropicalGrevillea species.Dotwasagenerousperson Book.In1985theycollectedG. scapigera from near Corrigin whosufferedgreatlyfromdiabetesasshegrewolder.She andsentmaterialthatwaspropagatedbyPeterAbellat nevercomplained.SheandHessellwerejoinedatthehip RBG.TheyalsoorganisedaGSGfieldtripintheRylstone andIcanstillrememberhowopenlyamusedshealways areawheretheyhadasmallGrevilleagrowingproperty. wasbyHessell’scornyjokes.CondolencestoHessell,her Dotwasaformerhomeeconomicsschoolteacheranda extendedfamilyandherfourchildren,oneofwhom,Greg, magnificent cook, bringing her offerings along in recent sufferedamassiveheartattackthatbothruinedhislife years to open days of the Illawarra Grevillea Park, Bulli andplaceagreatstrainonthefamilyinrecenttimes.Dot wheresheusedtosellthemanddonatetheproceedsto passedawayon12November2016andwethankherfor thePark.Informertimes,whenIfirstmetthemboth,they sharingpartofherlifewithus. used to take a kindly interest jn that scratchy bachelor, PETER G. ABELL (1963–2017) PeterOlde,NSW Peter Abell first came to attention as an apprentice Grevilleaasacut-flowerfocusplant.Unfortunatelyheleft horticulturistattheRoyalBotanicGardens,Sydneywhere theprojectsoonafteritbeganandmovedintootherareas he had developed a passion for grevilleas. Among the inwhichGrevilleatookmoreofabackseat.Theproject first of his successess was the introduction of Grevillea failedtodeliveranyoutcomesandtheStudyGroupalso scapigera,materialofwhichwassenttohimin1985and stoppedfunding,losinghalfitsinvestmentintheprocess. whichhesuccessfullygrafted.Materialfromthisplantwas laterusedtoreintroducethisnear-extinctspeciesintothe In recent times he acted as a’ QP’ or Qualified Person wild. PeterwasoneoftheearliestinAustraliatodevelop for registration of plants under Plant Breeders Rights graftingskillswithAustraliannatives.