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The cover of the December 2006 issue of The Plantsman    

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

Cover picture: Flowers of Halesia diptera var. magniflora
This variety of the two-winged silverbell has the largest flowers in the genus. Native to the southeastern US, it is fortunately becoming more widely available
Image: Rick Darke

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VOLUME 5 PART 4   DECEMBER 2006
From the Editor
MIKE GRANT		   208
Plant Focus - a forum for all plant enthusiasts   209
Baptisia - more than blue-flowered species (415KB)
The majority have yellow or white flowers and new selections are expanding the range available
TONY AVENT 		  214
Plant collecting on the eaves of the world (336KB)
New introductions of woody plants after an expedition to Gansu in China
ANTHONY AIELLO 		  220
A hardy golden rosemary?
The history, cultivation and hardiness of an Australian legume
JOHN DAVID 		  226
Helleborus bocconei and the hellebores of Italy
Two new species are described following a review of Italian hellebores
WILL McLEWIN, BRIAN MATHEW and MATTHIAS THOMSEN 		  228
Micropropagation in horticulture
The background to the techniques and the ways in which it affects the plants we buy
SPENCE GUNN		   238
Sedum up for assessment
An analyses of the recent RHS trial and wider discussion of recent breeding advances, particularly the development of dark-leaved cultivars
TONY LORD 		  244
Halesia in cultivation
A small genus of trees valued for their white flowers in spring. Only two species are in general cultivation but they encompass a significant amount of variation
RICK DARKE		   253
Town tree diversity needed (76KB)
The current extent of urban tree diversity is discussed. It is high in a few hotspots but precarious overall
OWEN JOHNSON 		  258
Tree peonies - a review of recent literature
Part two of an assessment of recent publications on tree peony taxonomy
STEPHEN G HAW		   260
Book Reviews   263
Index to Volume 5 - 2006 (67KB)
Richard Sanford		   265