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Eucalypts: A Celebration (Hardcover)
Artist/Author: Wrigley, John and Murray Fagg$60.00 Add to cartA comprehensive study of Australia’s most recognisable trees. It looks at Eucalypts and their place in art and history as well as an in depth examination of their evolution, biology and classification. Eucalypts are a familiar part of our landscape and an integral part of the Australian identity. We have farmed them and used them to build houses, furniture, roads and bridges since the beginning of white settlement. We have been inspired by them, painted them, made films about them, written books about them and of course Aboriginal Australians have long made musical instruments from them. Though a small number are found as native plants in several other countries, Eucalypts are a very Australian tree. This book celebrates their diversity, their beauty and the role they play in our history, culture and economy. It looks at their evolution, biology, horticulture and ecology, together with their classification and the botanists involved. Through historic and contemporary images, it examines the many ways in which they have served Aboriginal, colonial and contemporary Australians in both practical and aesthetic ways. This book is also available in softcover. Price $40.00.
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Eucalypts of the Mount Alexander Region.
Artist/Author: Slattery, Bernard, Ern Perkins and Bronwyn Silver.$10.00 Add to cartPresents the most commonly found species of Eucalypt in the Mount Alexander Region of central Victoria. Generously illustrated, this guide provides clear descriptions in plain language, perfect for any enthusiast. Though firmly based on the forests and reserves around the town of Castlemaine, it describes species common to the whole Box-Ironbark region, making this guide useful to those in that region and wider Victoria.
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Smaller eucalypts for planting in Australia: their selection, cultivation and management.
Artist/Author: Nicolle, Dean.$35.00 Add to cartThis guide treats 84 smaller-growing eucalypts suited for growing in Australia. Each species is illustrated by multiple photographs and a current distribution map. Comprehensive information is provided on identification features, distribution, habitat, cultivation and uses. Many of these species are already commonly grown and seen in gardens, streets, parks and farms throughout Australia, while others are rarely planted but have vast potential for much wider use, both in the urban landscape and in rural areas.
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Taller eucalypts for planting in Australia: their selection, cultivation and management.
Artist/Author: Nicolle, Dean.$35.00 Add to cartThis guide treats 81 taller-growing eucalypts suited for growing in Australia. Each species is illustrated by multiple photographs and a current distribution map. Comprehensive information is provided on identification features, distribution, habitat, cultivation and uses. Many of these species are already commonly grown and seen in gardens, streets, parks and farms throughout Australia, while others are rarely planted but have vast potential for much wider use, both in the urban landscape and in rural areas.
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Flooded forest and desert creek: ecology and history of the river red gum.
Artist/Author: Colloff, Matthew J.$70.00 Add to cartThe ecology and life history of the most widely distributed species of Eucalyptus in Australia – the river red gum. From Geraldton to Grafton, from the Yorke Peninsula to the Cape York Peninsula, the river red gum has the most widespread natural distribution of any Eucalyptus species. It forms the structural and functional elements of important floodplain and wetland ecosystems, yet we know surprisingly little about the ecology and life history of this tree: its longevity; how deep its roots go; what proportion of its seedlings survive to adulthood; the diversity of organisms associated with it and the nature of those associations. This tree has played a central role in the tension between economy, society and environment. Since the 1870s it has been the subject of repeated government enquiries over its conservation, use and management. We have now begun to move from a culture of wholesale exploitation of river red gum forests and woodlands to one of sustainable uses and conservation. The author traces this shift through the depiction of river red gums and inland floodplains in art, literature and the media.
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Gardener’s companion to Eucalyptus.
Artist/Author: Holliday, Ivan and Geoffrey Watton.$35.00 Add to cartIdentifies more than 140 eucalypt species commonly grown or seen in Australia. Details for each species given include a description of the plant, its range, diagnostic features, horticultural requirements and details of related species.
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Native Eucalypts of South Australia.
Artist/Author: Nicolle, Dean.$35.00 Add to cartDetails the 103 Eucalypt species and subspecies that are currently known in South Australia. For each species a double-page spread provides images of the habit, bark, buds, flowers and fruits, a seedling painting by Ian Roberts and a detailed map of its distribution within the state. Details of the meaning and origin of the name, characteristic features, distribution and habitat, cultivation and uses are given. Designed and written for those with no botanical training, but also catering for the professional, this book will be valuable for all those interested in appreciating, identifying and growing South Australias native eucalypts.
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Atlas of leaf venation and oil gland patterns in the Eucalypts.
Artist/Author: Brooker, M.I.H. and D. Nicolle.$130.00 Add to cartAn aid to the identification of Eucalypts in the field and a confirmation of the natural affinities between species and higher-level taxa on the basis of their comparative morphology. Its purpose is to standardise leaf venation and oil gland terminology and to demonstrate the taxonomic value of leaf venation and oil gland patterns within the eucalypts.
The work discusses the visible features of the adult leaves of eucalypts as seen with reflected and transmitted light. Because venation and oil glands become obscure in dried specimens this work relies entirely on the comprehensive sampling and observation of fresh leaves.
High quality, scaled, leaf venation images of vouchered specimens are used to compare all taxonomic groups in the eucalypts. All genera, sections, series and subseries are represented.
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Eucalyptus: an illustrated guide to identification.
Artist/Author: Brooker, Ian and David Kleinig.$30.00 Add to cartThis book is currently out of stock and is REPRINTING, due July 2017. Australia’s entire landscape is dominated by eucalypts, in habitats as diverse as desert dunes, bustling cities and snowy mountain tops. Many species of Eucalypt look alike and it is not possible to identify one species from the next by their leaves alone. This guide details the aids necessary for identification by taking the reader through key features such as type of bark, appearance of buds, flowers and fruit, gumnuts and arrangement of bud clusters that will lead to the correct species name.
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Eucalypts: A Celebration (Softcover)
Artist/Author: Wrigley, John and Murray Fagg.$40.00 Add to cartA comprehensive study of Australia’s most recognisable trees. It looks at Eucalypts and their place in art and history as well as an in depth examination of their evolution, biology and classification. Eucalypts are a familiar part of our landscape and an integral part of the Australian identity. We have farmed them and used them to build houses, furniture, roads and bridges since the beginning of white settlement. We have been inspired by them, painted them, made films about them, written books about them and of course Aboriginal Australians have long made musical instruments from them. Though a small number are found as native plants in several other countries, Eucalypts are a very Australian tree. This book celebrates their diversity, their beauty and the role they play in our history, culture and economy. It looks at their evolution, biology, horticulture and ecology, together with their classification and the botanists involved. Through historic and contemporary images, it examines the many ways in which they have served Aboriginal, colonial and contemporary Australians in both practical and aesthetic ways. This book is also available in hardcover. Price $60.00.
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Eucaflip: life-size guide to the Eucalypts of Tasmania.
Artist/Author: Wiltshire, Rob and Brad Potts.$10.00 Add to cartA portable, all-weather, easy-to-use reference for bushwalkers, naturalists and botanists.
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World checklist of Myrtaceae.
Artist/Author: Govaerts, Rafale et al.$160.00 Add to cartMyrtaceae is the ninth largest flowering plant family; it is economically important in the production of timber, gums, essential oils, fruits and spices, and contains many commonly cultivated ornamentals. The family is particularly rich in large genera, often found in some of the world’s most threatened ecosystems, where their fruits comprise an important part of the diet of primates and birds. The similarity of Myrtaceae species is high, and its taxonomic and nomenclatural history is complex, resulting in notorious difficulties in basic identification, inventory compilation and floristic treatment.
The world checklist of Myrtaceae is a much needed work that lists all validly published names in the family, providing the source of their publication and indicating which names are currently accepted and which are synonyms. It will be respected as the standard nomenclatural reference for further research into this important family.
