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training is supposed to enabl p rsan to

carr out n exp ri nt in his own fi Id aId evaluate the results.

�oth botvnist and arboriculturali t should have complet

responsIbility tor their 0 n work, �lti� including

evaluatlon of re ult; in many cases it m y be n ce � ry or the tl

latter to be don jointly by arr�ngem nt b teen th m. In no

circumst nc e cept incapacity through illn 8 or �ros8 neglect

of duty by n of th a officers hould nybod 1 b asked to

c rry out uch evalu tions .'lthe Direotor should h ve th bill ty

to sum it up d h right of "imprimatur" (1 1'1 v net discussed

his posit10 • but pr umably h will be or such spper10r capacity

th t it ould b D 1 pertinence to do so; no doubt will b

full con rant 1th both bot ny and arboricultur ??)

I dm1t th ohem outlin ov me 1de 1 an ar

co 1 g 01 S 01 eer to ..;aying "This can't'o don wi thin the

truc tur Publi S rvica".

Spec1!i Bot niet

Z Botany 1 th tu d mental science on which all forms of

bctanic gardening are based. All scientific ork with plants

dcp nde tn tb first instance on exact identirication. Let us

rem mber th 0 things in aS3essin' th d tailed duti of a

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th botanis t.

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T botan4Jst should hay th i,rincipal

aL'e to be us d 1n th bo t nie

to point to e taxo mio g ps in the

di tribution and

to g p in the collection

fJ 01' iden ti ty

P nd on kno 1 dg of

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SitIng of B1Jecies. The bo,tl:tnist should have oonsiderable say

in ilie location of s pocies within beds, BIld the fins 1 say in the(; • sa c�f tt..XOl\.:JLlic beds ::.:.nd cdolop;icul Groups. In r he cane 01' tLe

la tter, he should ohoose the right species tu re 9reeent th

:,oc81tty, pli"lDt community, etc., which is to be re-created; he th

iuuot also say whether there are suf! lcient species avai..Lable nmXUa

:0 bo trulJr rcpresenta'tive, and w.net,hcl.' it 1.s '1eeeS2(n:'y to carry

out a speoial field trip to obtain more. ne should cOlllrnent from

fleld expurience 011 the �..iti.1.1e of ecolo.bio�ll :�roups and taxonomic beJ.e

Gg., 8re higher and lower beda necessary, s.hould the si te b

relatively .C'.cout tree, fmd su on. .ue st-.ould also be able to

comment on the ueaign of ecoloe1ca1 groups from t�e point ot �lew

of eoology - eg., a \.iraUlpilllns group �lanted among lumps or gro.nltwould be absurd, and the botanle t would know tL is 8. t once .from

fielu e)(pe:s.'ienoo. The l:irbol'!culturalilit should detormine

arrangement of plants within beds unles� this depends on ecology.

Plantinf. tt follows thAt the compilation or tne oprlng and���wnn �lan ing"lists and the spring sowing list, and of the winterplanting list for Jervis Bay, should init1ally be undertaken by

the bot8ntt3t. tixxX 'rheae should SUbs.B'luen'll:y ba disau3sed with

the arbo.t'icultUl.'alist t '1J1.0 ma3 want to odd spectu.cular 6pucie s,

111 ter quantitleB ate. '..(Ihe imple�entation o.:f the plan ting listis entirely the concern of the arboricultura1ist.

und.er the

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reoorda a re in use (th ose ,

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�repared every spring and passed to

seed required to be sown tor us

Index. rhis is a card index

nd dates or planting of �V�cies.

G�r.d ind � of tLe spring

se are sketch

in beds. f�lhey

s stlowing"vosi tion

o incorporate a

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thod r ording id ntity ch ck ! • 6 01 • Th e

maps ill ev ntually suppl ment a grid system but will

not th b obsolete th y still r6pr s nt th b st

w y or findi g p rticul r pI nt and ch eking its

id n ity. T ey er brought up to date Gvary y� r �t the

annu 1 ..,toe;kt ke carried out ith th h 1V of student

1 bour. At th me ti�e, c� c�s ot identity re made,

1 b 1 on pI nte ar tin 11 d. Should nura ry

umber b lost, the po ition numb r is �ub6tltute to a

c rtatn ext nt. Should all 1 b ls b lost in a bed, the

1 nt c n b re-labell d ith th id �r he e �ap •

ind of t

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b ing e tabii h d. �t is

nd x nd aDO � th6 ength

This la "g n ral purpose"

ill �v ntually b divided into

in three kin G of cards -

bibliography

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u�. .� staff and their teams, who shoulu . __�wed to use

the horbarium only under superviston; alJprentices also re'lu1re

supervision).

Reotluse uccu.!'t\c;y ol recoJ.'Ji�nt� ib lJ&J:ticulurl.Y .Lrlll-_'j:-�CJnt

at tJJ.is stCi.Ge,t;he Itlbellinw of pIu-uts ill the nu.r'f3�r.l .Jn� their

�n.81'er to tho b0 tanic gurJens i� t!:e Cvncel.'n of tIle Lot� .:.i.sts

(Tl�S Joee not apply to �lunts for bulk ornamentctl plantiub).

MalntallanC6, pottJng on, et,;., and a1l)h&beticHl Ul'lDI1I!>e:ll1ent in

the shade house are the concern or the urboricultu�u�ist, but he

sHould ensure thCl t the arrangfJUl&nt l13 t.he one ag.!'ctJd upon to

faoi..i.ltclte stooktaking Hod he selection of Bvoel.meus .fur

planting. It seems <.:1e81' thut ,=,veryone snuuld. H�ree tiLet ALL

1Jltint� bhouid have numb6ro LiIld lubelf3 titl.aclled to thelll at ALL

times. wi th 'the exception uf tllose pl£lnted in bulk Ior edgingD,

erosion c0ntrol, and upeciol display$ of one species. Labelling

in �enero.l GhouJ.d be the <':OllCe.l'n of th� ootani 5 t until the

final stage; the wordine, of final labels for the public ls a1.so

a botllnical responsibility. The selectj.on of t.ho type or

l,.-ermanent labels and their luaintenance is the concern of the

arboriculturalist.

mme of dutles for the

he aruoriculturalist

has � v�st field open

cuI ture and lJivlogy 01' net tiv

!Iown at rl.reseilb. J.t is

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Mr. Burgess

Mlss Beeton

Mrs. Craig

rs. Carriag

r. Auber

(O.C.herbarium

team)

r. pearson

r. Thambaiy

Apprent1c

student

of Herbarium Staff (Industr1 '16.5.66

General botanical work. Take charge should both

Dr. Phillips & Miss Carroll be absent.

Horticultural observations und records in garden

and nursery; general horticultural work as

available; horticultural information to visitors;

general organization of libarary; charge (for �he

present) of book catalogue, literature abstracts,native flora abstracts; some supervision of

apprentice.

All matters relating to stores and supplies;

numberin6 of plants in nursery (Botanic Gardens

aterial); direction of movement of plants from

nursery to Botanic Gardens; co-ordination of

all recorda relating to plant origin and location

(as distinct from purely horticultural observationf�

specimen reception and drying; cataloguing and XK«I

indexing of slide collection; occasional field

work; some supervision of apprentice;

organi&ati�n of tea� first aid.

ounting and final preparation of specimens for

herbarium; first aid in absence of Mrs. Craig;

assist Mrs. Cralg.

Co-ordination of all work on specimens after

identification; co-ordination of all student

ork in herbarium; charge of Downer Herbarium

as long as it exists; direction of specimens to

final herbarium location; occasional field work;

first aid as required; 80me supervision of

apprentice.

Assist Mr. Auber

Complete responsibility for garden stocktalte

d production of maps and stocktake and mortality

index�8 relatadg to it; similar work in Jervi

Bay in collaboration with the Gardener in Charge;

bade house stocktakes; organization of teams to

assist Mrs. Craig in transfer of plants from

nursery and for any other physical wor�;

aintenance of labels and boundaries in the

Botanic Gardens; transfer of identification

records from herbarium throughout system; field

ork; greater part of supervision of apprentice.

Assist Mr. R1chards and take oharge of stockta

team when necessary; occasional field work.

ork with stockta�e team, herbarium team, Mrs.

Craig or Miss Beeton aa required.

To be �ected to stocktake team, herbarium team,

or other duties as required.

Clerical assistant

ay have work given to him by the following:

Botanists: Mr. Burgess: Mias Beeton: Mrs.

Craigs Mr. Richards. Botanist in charge to

determine priorityo

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.E.Phillip

- Botanist