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The cover of the the June 2005 issue of The Plantsman    

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

Cover picture: Amsonia ciliata ‘Spring Sky’ is a new cultivar in a genus of increasingly popular herbaceous perennials (see pp72–75)
Image: Rick Darke

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VOLUME 4 PART 2   JUNE 2005
First Words
MIKE GRANT
  66
Plant Focus - a forum for all plant enthusiasts   67
Amsonia in cultivation (155KB)
North American bluestars and their Old World relatives are becoming more widely grown
RICK DARKE
  72
The identity of Cistus ‘Grayswood Pink’ and related plants
An investigation into the parentage of this popular cultivar
JEAN-PIERRE DEMOLY
  76
Clematis from cuttings (148KB)
Growers’ experiences throw new light on propagation techniques
SPENCE GUNN
  81
Clematis breeding in Crimea
Dedicated hybridising and selection at State Nikitsky Botanic Garden near Yalta in Ukraine
ROBIN SAVILL
  84
Evergreen climbing hydrangeas
The performance and cultivation of three relatively uncommon species
TONI LAWSON HALL
  92
Elusive Ourisia
An enthusiast’s search to see some South American representatives of this attractive genus in the wild
JOHN WATSON
  96
Sir Harold Hillier - memories of a great plantsman
Personal recollections of time spent with a dedicated plant collector
ROY LANCASTER
  100
The genus Richea
A comprehensive account of a genus of south-east Australian shrubs which deserve wider cultivation
JEFF IRONS
  106
Hardy Hyacinthaceae
Part 2: Scilla, Chionodoxa, x Chionoscilla
RHS trial reviewed in depth
BRIAN MATHEW
  110
Not what they seem (80KB)
Cultivars raised from commercial seed can bear little resemblance to the original and may lack uniformity and reliability
TONY LORD
  122
Letters   124
Book Reviews   127