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Ne Wsletter No . 89 AssociationAustralian of NativeSocieties Plants for Growing Society (Australia)Australian IncPlants Ref No. ISSN 0725-8755 Newsletter No. 89 – June 2011 GSG Vic Programme 2011 GSG SE Qld Programme 2011 Leader: Neil Marriott Morning tea at 9.30am, meetings commence at 693 Panrock Reservoir Rd, Stawell, Vic. 3380 10.00am. For more information contact Bryson Phone: 03 5356 2404 or 0458 177 989 Easton on (07) 3121 4480 or 0402242180. Email: [email protected] Sunday, 28 August Contact Neil for queries about program for the year. VENUE : Home of Merv and Olwyn Hodge, Any members who would like to visit the official 81-81 Loganview Rd, collection, obtain cutting material or seed, assist in its Logan Reserve, 4133 maintenance, and stay in our cottage for a few days are invited to contact Neil. After the massive rains at SUBJECT : Provisional: “The Grevillea species that the end of 2010 and the start of 2011 the conditions Merv is Growing” are perfect for large scale replanting of the collection. Sunday, 30 October Offers of assistance would be most welcome. ENUE Newsletter No. 89 Newsletter No. V : Home of Peter Macqueen, Annual spring Grevillea Crawl –organised by NSW 507 Reushle Rd, Kleinton Chapter for this year. SUBJECT : Provisional: Request Peter discuss his garden development Sunday, 27 November GSG NSW Programme 2011 VENUE : Home of Jan Glazebrook and Denis Cox For more details contact Peter Olde 02 4659 6598. SUBJECT : Grafting workshop conducted by Jan & New South Wales are organising a field trip to Denis. Actual hands on participants will northern New South Wales in October. Dates and need to pay a fee to cover the costs of times to be confirmed but late October is the most grafting materials likely.The theme of the trip is ‘Grevillea beadleana and its variation’. We hope to examine all the different known populations of this variable species. Members interested should contact the SG leader. Special thanks to the SE Qld chapter for this edition Save $$ by choosing of the newsletter. Please note deadlines on back page for the following newsletter. email & EFTPOS You can get 50% discount by choosing to receive your newsletter by email and you save even more if you pay for 5 yrs. Inside this issue: Vale Patricia Valencia Clarke 1928–2011 Annual subscription by post is $10 or $40 for 5 yrs but email Cliff Coddington 1925–2009 subscription is only $5 per year Research Notes on the chemistry of Grevillea species or $20 for 5 years. SEQ meeting notes and comments You can save on cheque and Queenslander!!! postage fees by paying by EFTPOS. See account details on page 11. Grevillea ‘Honey Gem’ Colour variants in Grevilleas The treasurer and newsletter editor will also be pleased that The futility of desire you saved her lots of time!! Flinders and Baudin conference The ‘Gordon’ family of Grevilleas Peter Olde It is with great sadness that the passing of Pat Many thanks to Bryson Easton who has taken Clarke whom I met as Pat Turnbull and knew over as chair of the meetings in Queensland. mostly as Pat Shaw is recorded (see separate Noreen Baxter is still doing the admin - and obituary). Pat was one of those quiet, delightful hoping to get a volunteer Editorial people with a ready laugh and hospitable manner to take that job on. Many thanks to Noreen who that makes you want to hug them. She was took over under in exceptionally difficult times a motherly figure to me. I only recently came with very little experience. to know her by her maiden name, Clarke, which happened, by extraordinary coincidence, to be the same as my own mother’s. Harvey and Pat made a tremendous contribution to the horticultural understanding of Grevillea banksii. They went all the way to 1770 and Agnes Waters in north Queensland to collect G. banksii cuttings from the headlands and hinterland there Open Garden on behalf of the Study Group. Some of their photos of G. banksii were used in The Grevillea ‘Silky Oaks’ Book Volume 2. As a token to her enthusiasm and dedication an upright pink-flowered form 140 Russell Lane Oakdale NSW of G. banksii that they collected and planted at Redeemer College, Rochedale was named 8–9 October 2011 in her honour at the Study Group Meeting of Sunday 11th July 1999. It is known as Grevillea banksii cv ‘Pat Shaw’. DNA research into the relationship between Hakea and Grevillea has slowed as the principal researchers, Austin Mast and Peter Weston, Illawarra Grevillea Park prepare a paper on Hakea which will soon OPEN DAYS 2011 hopefully be published. Some difficulties have also been experienced in sequencing July, Sat 23 & Sun 24 some critical Grevillea species which will be July, Sat 30 & Sun 31 hopefully resolved with the recent employment of September, Sat 24 & Sun 25 experienced technician in the USA. Austin Mast has also received funding to sequence the whole October, Sat 1 & Sun 2 chloroplast genome of 12 Grevillea species, Opening hrs are 10am – 4pm spread across the genus. It is hoped that these Location data will resolve the polytomy in which Hakea is The Park is located at the rear of Bulli currently nested with Finschia and most Grevillea species.Hakea is resolved as monophyletic Showground, Princess Highway, Bulli. Cardillo and Lindell Bromham from ANU in their Admission ARC-funded project to reconstruct the phylogeny $5 adults, children accompanied by of the whole Australian Proteaceae down to adults are free species level. Interesting times ahead if the Barbeque and picnic facilities available Banksia/Dryandra issue is anything to go by. The 18th International Botanical Congress will email [email protected] be held in Melbourne from 23 – 30 July 2011. or visit www.grevilleapark.org It’s expensive and a bit technical these days for horticulturists but very valuable symposia are being held. The website for information is http://www.ibc2011.com June 2011 Grevillea Study Group No. 89 2 Merv Hodge Vale Patricia Valencia Clarke 1928–2011 member of the Grevillea Study Group. She had a deep interest in Grevilleas. Grevillea banksii cv ‘Pat Shaw’ was named in her honour, as was Brachyscome ‘Valencia’, the daisy group being another of her passions. In 1977, Olwyn and I, along with Pat and Mrs. Obituaries Gerry Parker from NSW drove around Australia in two cars to attend an SGAP Conference in Perth. Pat drove her own car the whole way. We could not have wished for better companions for the trip. Her attendance at Study Group meetings in recent years was curtailed by her immobility but she still Pat Clarke 1928–2011 made occasional appearances courtesy of Bryson Easton who picked her up and took her home. I am deeply saddened to report that Pat Clarke It is a pity that I have to sum up the life of such passed away at on 30th April this year, aged 83 a wonderful person with a few of the many fond years. I was informed of this by her son Peter memories, but I am sure that others will have lots Turnbull. more memories of her. I first knew Pat as Pat Turnbull and then as Pat My condolences to the family – her three children Shaw after she married the late Harvey Shaw, her have lost a wonderful mother and I have lost second marriage. She was 55 at the time. Her first a wonderful friend. I feel privileged to have marriage took place in 1946 when she was just known her. 18. Pat reverted to her maiden name, Pat Clarke after Harvey died. However, many members of * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * the Society needed no surname – you would only Pat served in many positions in the Society for have to mention ‘Pat’ and everyone knew who you Growing Australian Plants. Initially, she was the were talking about. She was a real lady in every founding Chairman of the Goondiwindi Branch in sense. Whenever there was an SGAP activity you 1969. When she moved to Brisbane, she served in could be sure that Pat would be there taking part. the following positions on the Regional Council. I have not been in touch with her for the past Seed Curator 1976-1979 couple of years because I found it increasingly Treasurer 1980-1982 difficult, if not embarrassing, to try to converse Regional Councillor 1982-1983, 1984-1985 with her. In one of our last conversations it was Vice President 1986-1989 obvious that she was still mentally alert, even Displays Officer 1989-1991 correcting me a couple of times on plant names. Publicity Officer 1991-1992 It was cruel that her alert mind was imprisoned in Technical Officer 1992-1997 a body that was failing due to the progression of Honorary Life Membership awarded 1989 Parkinson’s Disease. My first contact with Pat was by phone from Goondiwindi during the 1960’s when she set about forming a Goondiwindi Branch of SGAP. As I recall, I first met her in person at our first SGAP flower show in 1969. Unfortunately, when she eventually left Goondiwindi the branch folded in 1974, not having anyone who could reproduce her drive and enthusiasm. She also accepted positions on the SGAP Qld. Region Council over a number of years. She was awarded an Honorary Life Membership for her services to the Society and was a founding Grevillea banksii cv ‘Pat Shaw’ June 2011 Grevillea Study Group No. 89 3 Peter Olde Cliff Coddington 1925–2009 well-maintained plants that he grew, as well as the landscaping in which they were thriving. All gardens, front and back, were devoted to his passion and grevilleas played a major part.
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