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The cover of the March 2007 issue of The Plantsman    

The following contents page from the most recent issue of The Plantsman demonstrates the breadth of articles featured.

Cover picture: Stachyurus chinensis ‘Wonderful Image’ is a new variegated cultivar with pale yellow centres to the leaves. It was found as a sport on a cultivar with marginal variegation. The flowers are typical of this Chinese species (pp24-32)
Image: Ronald Houtman

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VOLUME 6 PART 1   MARCH 2007
From the Editor
MIKE GRANT		   4
Plant Focus - a forum for all plant enthusiasts   5
Scadoxus of South Africa
An appraisal of the South African species and advice on cultivation
JONATHAN HUTCHINSON		   10
A handful of hollies
Four new cultivars are described
SUSYN ANDREWS		   15
Saving historic Cornish plants
Rescuing old rhododendrons and other plants threatened by new diseases and old age
BEE ROBSON		   18
Stachyurus in cultivation
Their hanging strings of yellow flowers in spring have long been appreciated but new species and cultivars are expanding the range
ERIC HSU AND RONALD HOUTMAN		   24
Pinning down Linnaean names
The legacy of plant names provided by Linnaeus is being augmented with relevant herbarium specimens
CHARLIE JARVIS		   33
Variation in Leucojum vernum
The spring snowflake has spawned very few cultivars in its long history of cultivation, but this is changing
JOHN GRIMSHAW, ENA GATENBY AND JOE SHARMAN 		  38
Viola cornuta and its cultivars
This is one of the more reliable violets for the garden and it has given rise to a diverse range of cultivars
MIKE HARDMAN		   44
Chusquea - mountain bamboo of Latin America
Most gardeners are only familiar with one species of Chusquea but others are now entering cultivation
GIB COOPER		   51
A note on Tulipa cinnabarina
The correct name for a Turkish tulip described in 2000 in these pages
KARIN PERSSON		   58
Letters   59
Don’t blame the aliens
How worried should we be about garden escapes and other exotic plants established in the countryside?
DAVID PEARMAN		   60
Book Reviews   62