From the President ....................1
Notes from the Editors ....................1
Eichler Research Fund Report
    Systematics and Taxonomy of subtribe Dendrobiinae (Orchidaceae) in Australia .................... 2
Article
    It is a treat at any time to study nature
    An introduction to the collections of Herbert Basedow ....................7
ABRS Report .................... 18
ABLO Report . . . . . . . . . .19
News
    Pauline Ladiges AO .................... 21
    Vale George N. Batianoff Q.D.A., B.A .................... 21
Food for thought
    The fascination of new species: Do we have to sell naming rights or resort to giving plants
    funny names to promote our field? ....................26
2009 ASBS Conference Update ....................27
    The CPBR 2009 Students’ Volunteer Botanical Internship Program ....................28
Book review
    Ainsworth & Bisby’s Dictionary of the Fungi, 10th edition ....................30
Miscellanea
    Acacia: Southern African plant invaders .................... 32
    Botanicus update .................... 32
    DARWIN 200: Evolution and Biodiversity ....................32
Book notices
    Western Wildflowers ....................33
    Saltmarsh Ecology .................... 33
    More Wattles .................... 33
    Fabulous Fruit .................... 33
    Barkly Plants.................... 33
    Medicinal Plants report .................... 33
    Horticultural Flora discounted .................... 33
General notices
    Molecular Systematics of Australian Marine Macroalgae .................... 34
    Invasive Species E-bulletin .................... 34
    For Budding Book Authors .................... 34