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P&m Bwkk.svrts born in Ipswich i~ 1949. r)raing his yaera, a h moving with his hmily to acreagt at Riverview @etweea I p d & and Brisbana), Passr developed a stttmg n a t d h i ~ i n t s r s r r t , H s ~ ~ e l r r g c t l ~ o f " p e t ' a n a k c ~ l ~ a a d ~ h w a t t r ~ i s G s drnriag this time. His i n v o I v ~ in co- developd during Univemity CWsWw w d m e m p l I ~ ~ W ~ R e r s a a r c h ~ a h m e n l i n S o u t h A ~ i a . A A e r c o m p ~ a ~ m hrlatbematm his &st full-time employment was with .Qumsland Main Roads Dqmtment. He worked in computer syll~ms analysis and design, with waljag nitb~qbus $ & h s e ~ Pd

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Coincident 4th hia fern stdies, Peter began @ i the h tmM of h ~ m a z s d ~ . T h i s w x t s a i c s e d b y b i e ' ~ e n t ' ~ n t f m m mlI~atMdnRoadsr a M p y o f W ~ ~ . % a m ~ i ~ l u l n . ' I b * ' ~ l y l d t o ~ a d e v c i ~ o l r s y t t s d ~ ~ ~ ~ i ~ ~ v e l y ~ m a s ' t t a n s l s s ' , ~ ~ , ~ ~ ~ o f b o t a n i c a l , I s t l . t e d , ~ ' ~ ~ ~ ~ e l s r d o w n h w f i n g . ~ t b o & b . ~ e t r n ~ ~ ~ ~ n a ~ i a l ~ o a , s & a b l e f b r t h e ~ ~ o p b t r t t i n e ~ .

Peter joinsd the QwewW H a k i q in f9&$ PeWspmiow ~~ in ~~llw sys~lsd~m~lntthdbehssbesndeeplyinvoivedinthcongoing~&eIo~of~ H a w k . plat$ ,- ,-. Ki9 BkillS include those of a ~~~ btdst and o f a b o t a d ~ a l l y ~ ~ d y & C-p~ee3.

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FW nine m e . h m , peter was th. - -4 ~ t l ~ & ~ % B L o ) at t h o H M ~ m ( d t h c ~ ~ c a s n b e s , W ~ ~ b c a b i ~ o f ~ t o d a t s ,

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sincei its^-mbersseekhis origin. He bas given mmabus talks Bt S.G.A.P.' ~ t y t o g a o n * I d ~ p t o ~ ~ & r o w j a g Na& QQmsbd tQ9* &thR F a study emups. Eern displays at S.G.A.P. FIoW shows. . . . . . . c . > ,

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R1E;DISCOVERY AN? STATUS O F R D m M RTIlZ?ElBAILEY (Coat)

A raviscd &uiptith&fA. wkitei is given here, -',MI spo~imorw onmined by W-.

Remmt d m (Jones L ClemesZta 1981, EUiot & Jon= 1982, Go* 1985) have speculated that A. wkftei is a hybrid Jones and C b e s h (1981) and Go* (1985)pmpd A. WphhZwm W. and A.fommm W r . as putative pmnb. Little e v i b is o f h d in wqrport of tbis ah@mmt, although &u&y (198a lists a number of morphohgid characters. ofd whftei which are am&m to one or odm of these sp ies .

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o f a s i m i l l u f o r m , a s i a t f i e d l ~ p ~ ~ ~ I a d i a a n d M s I e s h t s A ~ a a d t a a wwtm Pac& (knk 19$0), is a whbb taxon. Tbre hm which o~curs in driez mas h t m r b c r s t a n ~ u a n l i a h a s p b a t , a r b g a d m u ~ i r m t e - b i p $ o l f s ~ w i t h a r r t u r c a n d ~ ~ d the lamha as described above for A.whitei. It is this hm which occurs in amas where A.wkS&i has b e e n w k ~ a n d w t r i c h i s ~ ~ ~ r r e d t o i n ~ ~ o f ~ ~ ~ ~ n . T t s e rangeofMf6ms which occur in A . w b i d A . hiqpWum are b w n as sihmtm in Fig2.

Iaduslad&*i~* &)we .u tO*'W#A in* I d o n on the segment and nature of the tricbmes investing the outer srpfaoe. Additionally, most spchem MA. w&f lPaue found to poersess hmk-dupd trkhnes among the qmm@ (Fig. IE-F). Iadol* of k hitpwthp d d y €mr trichmqjwst -r mugins @t $&horn= h v e n o t b a o f M D m d t o r b s o ~ ~ ~ t i a a r T h L ~ u s A ~ i s ~ ~ r s non-wqhys@(cd. T@ Tern:. 19821, -shbwgb (Nw.. [$p) .- pnpbyg fbr i h @ j d w&' tern= Sw. 'Ih. *atiiiig. of -'+@i#hes ~ h a s b & @ f ~ d & m r y b e ~ , . e ~ o f t f i o ~ ~ i s k ,

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A. whLf a&>: &@kMunt cannot be scpuatcd by using any of the following dmmtm: rhizome scales: lj4. W-, Pig ID); Lamina texture; mhis iDdumwatum . ax texhm; spore ornammbn;rars~f~gomu~tio. ( t o a t o d a t m 0 m ~ ( 1 2 * ~ * c ) ~ * ~ ~ lighting). 'Iltey have similar ecological requirements and axe g a e d y found in close proxim'rty, ahhough A. w M i , which gwws mainly in the vicinity of watercow appears to be less tokraut of dry conditions A. k ~ ~ t m o , which is o h fiund in relatively s b e M p b d u l l y ~ f t o m s t r e m ! 3 .

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Fir. 1. Silhouca~ (no1 to r a l e ) showin lmnd forms in Adiamtun whltd and A. hls idulum in puMsland: A X , .4, whitri if+ sir. *. Borl~ck 190. 5. Lmck 218. C ~ I t i n t e d CI MI S N ~ W o f TQWCUVPIL R i i e ~ n . D-H. 1. hrrpldulum rtnr. 1.1. D. BoswX 235. E BostDcl 251. F. BortDclr @ 0. Bori~ck 2% H. BMLDct 11 1.

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rn d? by*&< yi,zw ofhywds e m u Irlrl sfmad spdei8hl &-ap-ict mqdbq tbc mqb or aqk@I$d -1: +-,Wbsea -t (W* 1934 m1 19s). ' ~ b c + ~ ~ f ~ - + b y ~ wm~isiiot-m a d p = M . - t o b c a 2 u l t U d ~ w ~ A ~ ' ~ m ~ a ~ ( ~ ~ ~ z Q l d i m b t s l . - u m . W d k (1985) ummmbd on the ability of qpmosporous taxa to build up extensive mL-- in this maarltr and the possibility that A. wMhi has i$ origins in such an event (w evwts) carmot be d i w d

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I ~ t o ~ ~ ~ ~ f b r ~ ~ P ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ J forpub~areqmstfmmrsaberialofA. w ~ & ~ ; t f t e ~ a n d S G A P F e r n S ~ ~ f b r ~ donations of cultivluted spec-, Rba '%Ill1 'df 'F- Victoria for his invaluable field obsmsxims ad h l y OM Wmmtion; the tst-1 f-w . L

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well Ihope dl ferngrowers out there mhavingfmduring thismbelievably d q @ weam enduring here hvictoriaapcidly itL6D8Wlllsb~iSweqfnrstratingsedagraiofell all smrrqdtbe place(e~ifitistmbeavy)onthenews~lmowmo~oftheeastcoasthasbeen&dbnoin

said many of his b s were dkrhg,%ut &W4a&ls of *OW 1QO d in manyareasmekesrnejealo&,we&'l4miit ~ d m a ~ ~ 7 7 & o f ~ m a * e n g e midall intheBallaratarea,

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~ ~ ~ . d b n d d . b y m m a a b a 9 ~ h , ~ . . w p w e l e o m e astill d t w Jd-lagged P- ~ o s t ~ o l r w to OW m. , ~ , ~ . l p w h b g P- ad14 usa wl'iif'w H i ~ o f h i s s t s y a t ~ * ' I B e n ~ o a . ~ ~ ~ p s w h a t . p l a o t p o f ~ , - ~ t o E W l t o l l t e -'I f k , ~ w e w a t f o r a m m m = $ h ~ ~ ~ ~ . ' k h m i t d w - f k our maxathon plant exchmge. hanks to ~raham ~osworrthy'a most nmiitW2f '

O U R ~ ~ O I P ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ S ~ ~ ~ ~ & ~ ~ . F ~ - . w & t h e apologies. A ~ ~ . f b r . l k 1 l e x ~ 4 h - . m m h w d d OIlf b&m Pets Bostock spoke on bris nine nmtthsftftiKewb .&-he wi no mdable w. a projector, he chose to speak d y of the type of work he was involved in and &o of & -of the bui Iu naredRd tgdmpe all.@ hmical m&&h sDd tfae dmsive libdes of Bdabical boob b@.nm@.@ wry vay old. k e was only W e for a ~ ~ ~ e f l o o k a r o t m d ~ s g a n l p o ~ l u n o h . ~ n e f e m ~ w i n g h ~ e r ~ w a s s ma^^^^^^. ~ ~ t E a e t E a e I ~ ~ ~ w a e w e a ' o v e r a mete long

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Wedund 2nd 3rd % 4th Mm - Ex-bn Swdav 1 st June - meet at home of- and W&dv Johmhn 14 I h k Ruad &acedle for study of Gleicheraa

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ORDERING Smm: S p is availible h e of charge from Barry Wte, 24 Ruby St., West Emdon. Vic. 3040

When ordeuling phase indude a sbmpd W-addmwd mvdope. All types of spore are welcome inc1adhg fresher ampIa of oms M y on the list There is no necessityto ~ t h e s p o ~ f m m t k ~ r e . Thewhole, mperrt,frcmdmay& besentin,dl is wqtabIe. Please include date of d W m md, 8 dected in the bush, the area Zn the iist, t h ~ month. and year of collection is shown. ?he letta B indicatm collected in tbc kah. 'lbe m a of collectim is available 021 request.

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m A m b m E i m 3 ~ ~ Cbrhg date for the Jame 2993 Newdd?er CM.y 455 2993.

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