December

Volume 8

Part 4

Welcome. In this issue of The Plantsman we discover the background to a fascinating glass dome containing historic plant specimens collected by William Lobb in North America. We also hear about attempts to cross Helleborus niger with H. x hybridus, the long-lived pines of California, a new Begonia and Peliosanthes in cultivation, and a survey of new diseases. See the contents list below and enjoy some of the free articles.
MIKE GRANT, Editor

• Plant focus - a forum for all plant enthusiasts
• Hybridising Helleborus niger GRAHAM RICE
• Recently introduced diseases of ornamental plants BEATRICE HENRICOT
• Begonia taliensis: a Chinese species new to cultivation JOHN FIELDING
• Replacing peat in ericaceous growing media PAUL ALEXANDER
• A survey of cultivated Ozothamnus JEFF IRONS
• Pamianthe peruviana ALBERTO GROSSI
• William Lobb and his glass dome MATTHEW BIGGS
• Long-lived pines of California NICK BELL
• A new Peliosanthes in cultivation JULIAN SHAW
• Bedding plants in a changing climate TIJANA BLANUSA AND ROSS CAMERON
• Peter Catt – skilled breeder and propagator PHIL CLAYTON

Sample Articles

• Hybridising Helleborus niger (397kB)
• Begonia taliensis: a Chinese species new to cultivation (202kB)
• Long-lived pines of California (470kB)