Contents

2  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