Contents2 From the editor 3 Best branch newsletter 4 President’s report 5 Check your envelopes 5 Correspondence 7 Auckland conference 8 Platycodon grandiflorus (doraji root) 10 Honeybees and salt 14 Lingonberry 21 How to be a successful plant hunter 22 Four thieves vinegar 24 Meadowsweet 26 Macadamias & bananas 30 Comfrey as a mineral accumulator 33 Edible roses 35 The story of Granny Smith 37 New Zealand’s oldest/most popular apple 38 Dick Roberts Photography Award photos 40 Cold plasma blasting 42 New chestnut processing techniques 44 Uses for apple skins 45 Dr Don McKenzie Award recipients 47 Pips & Pieces 48 Subscriptions |