This week's topic - Seed collection - See following

Latest competition - How many BPG Members to plant a tree?
5 hand sprinklers to be won - See BPG website - Closes Feb 11

First BPG meeting for 2009 - Wed Feb 11, 7.30pm
New Library, 46 Old Perth Rd - max 2 hours - tea & coffee etc

Feb 13 - Hedgehogs 7pm - Book launch & BYO dinner $35/head
Late bookings - Maggie or Don (9379 9479)

Australian seeds: a guide to their collection, identification and biology

Edited by Luke Sweedman
and David Merritt

Published in 2006 by CSIRO Publishing, colour, soft cover, 272 pages

ISBN 0643092986 or
ISBN 9780643092983

This is the first complete guide to the collection, processing and storage of wild seed. It provides a basic understanding to seed biology, evolution and morphology, and includes chapters on all aspects of harvesting, processing and storage of seeds. The procedures and protocols described are of international standard. Features photographs of more than 1300 Australian species, with emphasis on those that occur in Western Australia, showing size and well-shaped seed. This book is of major importance to horticulturists and agriculturists planning crop and weed control programs.

Contents

• Foreword
• Commendation
• Acknowledgements
• Preface
• Contributors
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Australian Seeds through time
• 3. Seed and fruit structure
• 4. Seed biology and ecology
• 5. Seed collection in the field
• 6. Drying and cleaning seeds after collection
• 7. Seed storage and testing
• 8. Seedbanks and the conservation of threatened species
  9. Australian seeds: a photographic guide
• 10. Collection guidelines for common Australian families& genera
• Appendix 1: Seed germination records
• Appendix 2: Specimen vouchers for the seed photographs
• Appendix 3: List of common names
• Appendix 4: List of botanical names
• Glossary, References, Index
  
  

Starting with the 'Consider Others' banners at various
locations, (the above 4 are at the Guildford Rd Bridge),
the Swan River Trust are looking seriously at monitoring
wakes and boat speeds. There is even possible interest
in the wake suggestions made by BPG members ... again!