The Los Angeles County Arboretum has what must be one of the finest collections of Eucalyptus trees outside of Australia. Since last November, I have photographed at least fifty-nine species in bloom and am watching another sixty species to catch them in bloom. This does not include those species which simply have no branches low enough to photograph. Along with at least six species of Brachychiton, eight of Grevillea, sixteen of Callistemon, sixteen of Melaleuca, and species in numerous other genera such as Hakea, Banksia, Cassia, Acacia, Leptospermum, Correa, Stenocarpus, Chamelaucium, Westringia, Cupaniopsis, Geijera, Xanthorrhoea, Tristaniopsis, Baeckea, Hymenospermum, Pittosporum, Citriobatus, Dianella, Myoporum, Doryanthes, Graptophyllum, Anigozanthos, Senna, Calothamnus, Pandorea, Macadamia, Flindersia, Castanospermum, Syzygium, Lagunaria, Prostanthera, Lomandra, Cordyline, Casuarina, Brachyscome, Lophostemon, Scaevola, Agonis, Alectryon, Angophora, Syncarpia, Ficus, Pleiogynium, and Eremophila, the Australian section is extraordinarily rich. Anyone wishing to study the flora of Australia without going there would do well to visit the Arboretum. Note: The Arboretum's information sheet on the Australian section says that it comprises 22 acres and includes approximately 250 species of Eucalyptus. I find this pretty hard to believe since it would mean that I have only seen half of the species there, and if there are a hundred more species that I haven't seen, I sure don't know where they are.

Also in September, the Garden for All Seasons was completely torn up and is being redesigned and replanted. It will be interesting to see what is done with it, and al- though I will miss the old garden, I'm sure the new one will be spectacular.

I have found a great resource in the Dave's Garden website. They claim to have some 328,000 members (!) worldwide, and you can post photos and ask about identifications. With so many people seeing the pictures, there is almost bound to be someone who knows what things are, and I have already benefitted from the exten- sive expertise and willingness to help of a lot of people both in this country and other countries. By utilizing this resource I have been able to clear up many of the species on my 'currrently unidentifieds' list. Another such excellent resource is the University of British Columbia Botanical Gardens website which also has viewer forums to which you can post photos and questions. I can't credit by name all the people who have contributed to my site, but I thank them all profusely.