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Flora of Victoria: Introduction
This first volume in a series of four on the flora of Victoria draws together the work of specialists to give an overview of the state's diverse flora and to consider important environmental factors that bear upon plant communities. It serves as an introduction to the three accompanying taxonomic volumes. Indexed.
Wonder
They sit in the physical and emotional heart of our city, and have done so for 175 years. Most of us have spent time there, and they mean different things to each of us. The Royal Botanic Gardens in Melbourne have been a place of calm, a site for reflection, creative inspiration, discovery, romance and even refuge. Anyone who has visited has a story. Now a range of these stories from Victorians from many fields is gathered in the lavish publication Wonder: 175 Years of Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria Told through conversations with writers Sophie Cunningham and Peter Wilmoth, there are stories of Nick Cave conceiving the first lines of a novel there, of actor and writer Michael Veitch being t...
Regardfully Yours
Of German origin, Ferdinand von Mueller migrated to Australia in 1847. Government Botanist of Victoria for 43 years until his death in 1896, he was Australia's greatest scientist of the 19th century - a major contributor to international science, an intrepid explorer of parts of Australia previously unknown to Europeans, and a dominant figure in the scientific and intellectual life of his adopted country. Throughout his working life, Mueller kept up an enormous correspondence. Large numbers of letters by or to him have been located throughout the world, and edited for publication. These constitute a major new research tool for both Australian historians and historians of science. They are al...
Plant Names
An easy-to-read introduction to the world of plant names and how to write, pronounce and remember them.
Little Things That Run the City
"In this book, you will get to imagine that you are an insect living in Melbourne's parks! Imagine drinking nectar from flowers, flying over the swings, or crawling on the ground in between blades of grass. You will also get to learn some words in the Boon wurrung Aboriginal language. Do you know that the Boon wurrung word for insect is 'kam-kam-koor'? Let's meet some of the amazing insects living with us in the City of Melbourne!"--Page [2].
Maranoa Botanic Gardens Florilegium
The Maranoa Botanic Gardens is one of Australia's earliest gardens. It exclusively features approximately 5,000 Australian native plants and is one of the City of Boroondara's living treasures. This florilegium documents many of the fascinating plants that grow in the Maranoa Botanic Gardens through intricate and exquisite botanical paintings created by the Balwyn Botanical Art Group. The florilegium features a foreword by Professor Tim Entwisle, Director and Chief Executive, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria and an introduction by Dr Malcolm Calder, Former Head of the School of Botany, The University of Melbourne.
Orchid Conservation
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