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

Cover picture:   Leucojum aestivum subsp. aestivum 'Gravetye Giant' 
This is the largest snowflake cultivar, growing to a height of 70cm (28in) or more, and originally distributed by William Robinson from Gravetye Manor in West Sussex. 
Image: JS Sira/GAP Photos

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VOLUME 7 PART 1   MARCH 2008
From the Editor
MIKE GRANT 		  4 
Plant Focus - a forum for all plant enthusiasts   5 
Fothergilla in cultivation 
The species and cultivars are put into perspective alongside the newly-recognised hybrid 
RICK DRAKE  		  10 
Compost tea
It's hard to find information about this homemade product and its potential benefits  
DAVID HUTCHINSON  		  18 

Setting the record straight on Europe's mild winters 
The Gulf Stream doesn't deserve all the credit for our mild climate 
RICHARD SEAGER 

  22 
Caltha and its cultivars 
A surprising range of flower form and colour in this underrated genus 
JOHN CARTER  		  28 
Euro-trials: a new concept in plant assessment
The development of a new movement in trialling plants 
RONALD HOUTMAN  		  34 
Three new intorductions from Crug Farm
A new species of Lilium , a new variety of Ypsilandra and a Cardiandra hybrid 
JULIAN SHAW  		  39 
An overview of recent Camellia species introductions 
New species are still being discovered and introduced  
JENNIFER TREHANE  		  44 
Variation in Leucojum aestivum
The largest and latest-flowering species of snowflake is worth looking at in more detail  
JOHN GRIMSHAW  		  50 
A new hybrid of Nothofagus
In a Tasmanian arboretum an unexpected southern beech hybrid has appeared
KEN GILLANDERS 		55 
Elwin Orton - From hollies to dogswoods
In a new series on plant breeders and their craft, Elwin Orton discusses his work with woody plants 
ELWIN ORTON  		  58 
 
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