ISSN 0816-i78X

ASSOCIATION OF SOCIETIES FOR GROWING AUSTRALIAN PLANTS

BRACHYCHITON AND ALLIED GENERA STUDY GROUP

NEWSLETTER NO 6 SEPTEMBER 1990

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We:l.l I-bere's NeI~~s1,et ter Na 6. I have been very h ~ r s y or1

t h e home . f ra~.st. 'The r.~rdd:ing I A J E ? ~ . ~ ~ ve ry wel l . , :l.j.fe :i.:5

b: l i . j s fu l . . "The honeyrnr~on I L J ~ E ; t c : ) l..c~r%d t.lc:)r~~e ancl Idnrfo1.l.::

I s l a n d s . N o t rrlarly Ster-ci.rl ~ a c e a e ther-e, ~ U ~ A J ~ V E T - I r~!aEi t o o

bi.~sy I;a I.ooC:: arly11~;ty. ( H i , frtom t h e c"7t;her. I l a l f ' , I-le I n J S r ; .tan

busy r.ec:overj.r~y .fv-nm .the F-ur!s.l;er- I : ron Ivlan "l"r.:i.a.tll;aIr:)n) . 1: I-rave bes1-1 t r y i n g t o g e t seed .tu U17geria F lc~r ibur lda .r'r%uin

Nor-.fulC:: :L:slancl . I.l.;'s r a r e arid erlcla~btjer-ed, i r ~ I \ lorsfc~l k

Ir^;l.ar.ld .ter-rns t1ia.t mear.ls l e s s than t e n tr5ess and no seed l i ng

.for\ 5(:)-.1.!:)0 yeiikr.!s. 1.t (nay no t be c::luite t h a t erbcrlanger~ed br..rt;

i .k; .:i ri ci ,l; .f a ,.", o.i'.f:. I h a v e n ' t been sr-~c:cees.fr..!l so f a r bi.rt 1 ' :LI

keel::.' tr5y:i.r)r~. I t i s ar, a t t r a c . t i v e t r e e a17d wel.1 rlror%,th

r: I..! l t :i va t i I-lg . I r-epor%.t;et::l :i.n t I - 1 ~ :I.ast nae~s:l.e.t.ter% that; 1 was

I-rybr:i.di.sing .the f lame t r e e I E c a c e r i f o l i u s ) orlkn B b i d w i l l i i.

I t i - ans fe r red iiias:ses o f flarrle ' t ree pul:l.er?, I-lowever\, I d i d

~"lc.).k ge t o n e seed 5e.t o l .~ B b i d b ~ i l l i i . "Tllir.; cor.rlcl be f n r tbrn

I . " 1 - l - 1 ~ sperr:ies ar.e ir,cuinpatj.blc_. and . I ; l l e r i f ' c e p(:~:l.:l.ina.ti(::)r.l

j.5 t lot ~ ' f . f e c t : i v e and .seed t~lj.11 r1o.t s e t . "l"t~:i.ss I.; F~cJ~s:~~:):I.E?

because even thoi..tgll they i 3 r . e butt-l Br'achyc::l-~itnns, t hey a r e

.fr..orn c:li:f'~f'er~el-~t sec't j .nns o f .the gerl!..tri;. ' lhe tm~c) sl:~ecies ar-e

I-ea1.I.y c:li.ti:te cl:i:ft:er.ent and t h e r e f n r e or1l.y d.i.!stantl.y r tel .ated.

I ain l-)i~1:1j.179 t h i s i s [-hot t;he case. I am yo ing 'to c n n t i n u e

the pc11 I. :i.17atj.cIr.ls a s ther%e h a v e been r lat i . t ral h y b r i d s bettaleen

d i s t a n t l y r e l a t e d spec:ies. 1.1: t h e seed s e t :i.s o n l y I % . I

slraulcl b e tl,erBe scsorl.

"1 .I:: ,, "l-l.~e secnnd r-eason . f u ~ . ~ .f:a:i.l~.t~~c? cc~i.t:l.(:i Ise r e l a t e d ,to

.f':l.o&~er% c i i z u . "Ille 'f::l.c~wer- ( ancl c:cnn!$eq~.~er,.L-ly t;he s t y l e ) o f

B a c e r . * i f o l i u s j . 5 aabncrt ol-ie c e n ~ t i i n e ~ l ; :Long. 'l"l,'lere.Fur-e ~ r~ l l en

~::)c:)%l.er.l :i.!s del:~un.;j:tecl c~rlku tlr~; st iyrna i t csnly has one

c:en.tirnetrse .Lo grub! ( a s a ~3a l l ~? r .1 tul:ne :irlsi.de t h e s t y l e i 1.1nt i l

i . t r\eache.; tl-le nvar<:i.es. "The B b i d w i l l i f ' l n t ~ ~ e r i s 3--4.

c:erl~t:imet;r-es long . Ct2nseq~rentl.y t h e pcr~lJ.en .ti.the ,l;as .tn

t r a v e l ,fl.~r-~tI,~er .to .tihe uvavie.; and pevhaps t h e f:lame t r e e

pe~l.J.en tAJas j~15. t IICJ~ C I ~ ~ C J tilie deecl. I arrl 17ci~)ing th:i.s i s t h e

I:I r\mb 1. ern . (3.1: course .the s a l u t i o ~ l i s ,to p~..tt B b i d w i l l i pol.l.en

on to B a c e r i f o l i u s . Wel:L i t s r,o.l; , that easj/. When a

Br.achyclli,t;c~n .f:lc~u~er-s, i t p r m d u c ~ t i ferrra:le f l a w e r . ~ in:i:t;izr:l:ly,

for. a per-j.ilcl o f iat:)out t h r e e weeks. FCJP the .f:17:L:I.~~(1~ir)g ~ C ~ U T "

t w si:.: t~~eeC::!$ a:l.l wl' t h e f luwer-s arte m;ile. "1-1")i.s

c l ia rac tker i s t j . c I-le1.p~ gcrararltee , that tr-ees dm no t pcnl.l.i.17at;e

t;lle~n:iie:l.vea a s outI:~r.eading produces gene.tic:ally str7n17ger

p l a n t s . U n f u r t ~ c n a t e l y B a c e r i f o l i u s f luwers L>e.Fc2r\e

B b i d ~ i l l i so i t wa~; cl:if.fic!.!lt t o ge.t .fema:le .f:L(71n~er.~. r~r.1 B

a c e r - i f o l i u s &)hi:Le b. . b i d ~ ~ ~ i l l . i j . u ~ i t l - . ) rn;tle .f':l.utr~er\s. :C I-latrl

s~.trl..) a r a r e oppor-t\.tr~j.ty, so I rnacle cer.taj.r'l :C chose a B

a c e r i f o l i u s thak I-lac1 ~-ro.t 5e.t seed . f 'c:)r . t t ~ ~ c : ) yeiilrs. 'This; rrreal-1s

t l ~ a t any seed s e t was 1:i.kel.y t a be iily hyl:,ricl. Well. I am nc:)t

sur-f! tl~hkat B b i d t l ~ i l l i pal:l.ei-1 has i n i:t, b t ~ t I a m s1.l~-e i t

t~~uu:l.d be worth m i l l i o i - i s i n As ia as i.t appears t o be t h e

i.r l t j .rnate apl.~rc)iJisi.ac. A b s o l u t e l y every f l o w e r on t h a t t r e e

s e t a pod f u l l uf seed. Even t h e rnale f lnwer-5 seerned to s e t

seed . I c o l l.ec.tetnl t h e seecl f rom t h e p o l 1 i. naked ,f l.c'~b)ers,

hc~wever.\ I st.!sl:)ec.t; t~~hakever.. pcn l l i r la ted t h e other. f:l i:nt~~ers rrlay

v c : : I : Next year 1:':l.l. hi3ve .tc, i.lc;e 5toc:kil-lgs

.l;o cover. the f lu\n~er.~s ( l a s t year :[ d i c l n ' t l'iave ;icce!5s t c r

s ,t; c:) cr I.:: j. r7 g e; l i I.:: e :I: t:j u no ) . I ly e f fo r .%ts at .tj.r;sue r:ultt.tr-e .for- t h e Ilyl::)r.:i.d B b i d b ~ i l l i

x B d i s c o l o r has 11u.t beer.) s t - tc ressfu l . "l"l-.le pr-cnpaga.ti:~r can

( j e t .the rna.teria:l. i r i t u cu l t [ - r re b u t i t seems t o have a vir-i.ts

or.. s i i m i . l i t r t t l a t c:nn,tamir?;i.l-es j:t. Three t i rnes .the ci.rl,l;~rre

I-tiic:, bercsme j.nfec~tecl i ~ n d 51x1 we have c j iver~ up . far .the ~:)r%eser)t.

bWAC::I-ii'CI-IIlClN I-4YBR:CT)Ei C:CII\I"l-:CNIJEI:D

Nel~~sle.l;t;er Nc:, 5 cover-ed .the hyl~r%j.dse

B x roseus (B a c e r i f o l i u s x B populneus)

B x v i n i c o l o r (E a c e r i f o l i u s x B d i s c o l o r )

B x i n c a r n a t u s (B d i s c o l o r x B populnecrs)

B x e x c e l l e n s

B x e>:ce l lens i s a h o r ~ t j . c ~ r l t u ~ ' ~ ' i ~ J . Ilyl:)r.icl (I\lo,t;e: t h e pr.evir31.ts

Wet~~s I . e t t ; e r - Iracl 'N' f c 3 r nat~..tr-al. I t l l ~ t h i s Illas i .rrc:or.rect)

iSu r - ry . I ; l r ia t tuaf; rrry f a u l t , a l l t h e l i n g o taC::es c;nme ye t . t j . r ry

~.r..;ecl .tr3 , hatn~ever\ I ' 11 I. q e t 'tl.lerSe. ) T h e ptrr.en.l;s ar%e E d i s c o l o r

( i ; h e lacebar-I. : :) a n d E b i d t ~ l i l l i .

TI-ris hybrxi.d was rnade a l o n g time ago, I e s t i r n a k e tl~ell u v e r

.Fc~r',ty y e a r s a g a , q~.tj:te 1iC::e:Ly ej.gl-rky o r i11or.e y e a r s a g o . I

b e l i e v e t h e h y h r i c l t h J i 3 5 d e l i h e r - a t e l y rrrarle a s a l . ~ a u t .ttn!e1ve

trees a re p l a n t e d a:l.nnq Rawson 21; i n Dctbbo. T h e y a r e a l l . a

h i t c : l i . f . f e r e n t , tl-ia.t i s , tl-tey were g r o t ~ l n fr\nm s e e d n o t

c n u t; .t i r.r q r; a J' .f c) 11 c? p :I. a rr t . I: h a v e v:i~x:i.i.tecl I?a~r.:;on !!it a nuinber- c r ~ f times c.lt.trir'\g

SJecrenl:,ers tlrl-\err t h e trees a r % e a t t h e : i . r peal.:: f:l.orr~eri.rhq. I h a v e

ca re . fu1 . I. y % ; e l e c . t e d .to.la f o r m s t h a k a re e:.:cep t iona :I. . "1-hei r

b e s t fei&.tt . tr%es a r e : :

S i z e : : t h i s hybrt:i.r:l i ~ i a s m a l l . t r e e u n l y , a b o u t tl"le s i z e o f a

t i C:r_tttings thavo f lotr~er-ecl t~ lhen orr:Ly csrre metre Ir:igbr.

F:l.otn,er.\ S j . z e : .(.;I-re . f l o t ~ ~ f ; r ' s a r e 3 t o 4 ce r r t i .me . t r%es ;x(:::r-cJ!3a (ver .y

s i m i l a r . tn B d i s c o l o r f l n t ~ ~ e r s ) .

F l . c ~ t ~ ~ e r Cc~ lo r ' : O ~ r e ,form h a s pink:: f l .wue r3s , t h w o t h e r - is d e e p

T- e (:J . f=:luwer-in(j t " ~ ? r j . ~ ~ c j : . I ; t 7 e hybr-j.oJ I:l.otr~er-s for - abo1.t.t 1;t.t~~~ ~ I \ c : ) ~ \ C I , S .

-T'he i . n d i . v i d ~ c a 1 .flor*~er.; a r e ~ ; h a r . . t l i v e c l , abn~. . . i t orre t~~eel : : p e r

f 3 . 1 t i o t ~ ~ e v e r ~ , t he . ~ I . c J I J E ; ? ~ B a r e pr-acli.tr=ecl ccln.l.;j.r\t-1a1.l.y f u r

abal- t t t t r~u mnn ' th s .

Mi~ssecl T):i .splay: "I-he trqees r e a 1 l . y c o v e r t h e m s e l . v e i ; t ~ ~ i t h

.. . f l.ut.r~t.r.\. [he flawer-.; a r e prudr- tced a lo119 . t h e b r - a n c h e s , nc:3t

1'1 e c i (::I 1-1 o u $5 1-4 ia I::) j. .t :: B o .t; h f (:I r. i11 s a r. e cl e c:: 1 c:I CI (::I 1.1 !$ . " I 1.1 c? [S :i. 1-1 I.:: f c:) r nl

does ~ . l c : ~ t prwclc1r::e leaves unt;i.:l. ' f l o ~ ~ j e r ~ i r ~ g :is f.Fj.r\:i.+3l-l:ing. "The

red .fur-m pr.%adi.Icer; ].eaves a s f l u t ~ ~ e r i ng camrnences i i 1 - 1 ~ 1 I:))/ t h e

tirrle ,f:lowerj.rlg i s cain~:):l.eted t h e t r e e has a 1.ea.f ~::nver..

B x e:.:cellens "Rosa l ind" i s c3ne of: ,(;I-le s e l e r ~ t e d forms o f

. t h i s t\ybrsj.cl. T h i s .fc~r-m i s char~ar:ter~iset::l by i t s deep r e d

flabrer-s t h a t ;trTe pr-esent ~~~i.t l . . i t h e n e w CJ~"CJ\AJ'[;~~ (3.f leaves.

Other. forms have p i nl.:: f lu\~rer-s and t l - ~ e l eaves du r ~ u t gr'oI~J

c r n t i l f l u w ~ r \ i n g i !s r i~a r1 .y .finj.s17~3d.

B x t u r y i d u l u s

B :.: t ~ r r g i d i . ! l ~ r s j.5 i3 n;i'l;i.\ra:l. l lybr- id bt:.t;weer-l

B r u p e s t r i s x B populneus . '1-hi.; is a r-e:l.a.t;ive:l.y c:ommnn

hy1:lrj.d that; I-lay even I:,(? rnc)r7e commcnn tl-,an :i.tc; par'~?~ltt:; i n some

. " areas. 1I"le 'tInl(::I r:)al.'er'l.k~ nliihy Irave rnany sirnj.lar.i.t:i.es and the

- . 1-1 y 1:) r. 1 cJ j. t:; 1 1-1 t e r- rn e (::I % a .t; e . T I-) e .t r'1.1 n k c:I j. a rrl e t e r' i L'I 1.3 e .t E? e I-) .t l r e

I.) (13 t .t l e r:) .f B r cr p e s t r i s a 1-1 i:l t ll e 1.1 r::) IT\ a 1 -k I.' 1.1 1-1 I.:: (:I .f B p o p L! 1 n e L! s . ~i(; j . ~ nu t lobed, occasi.one l :Leaves B populneus I-13s a l e a f tl.1- .

o f t h e hybr-j.d may be :Lobet::l.

B x t u r y i c l ~ r l u s is fu~..~l-ld 1~~her.e bo.th par-enk~; occt-cr. i r , 6E

I , U I: .t :i. m a s t; c c:)mrn o rj c ~ l a si 2; o ,f' B c:) L-J r l a I \ a 1-1 (::I 5 !::I 1:: m s S W r~ .f:

1.::: 1 1") g ;a r. c I y . 1: r: a rl ' .I; t:;e e mu c 1-1 .t; h a .t; 1-1 1 5 I") y I:, r. i d c o l.1 l cl o f .f: e r. a 5; is

geirderl or* s.tr3eet t r e e and :I: br:i.:ll. be sur~l:nr\ised :i.f 1.k i s

~s r.c~~;, a CJ a .t; e d 'I; UJ :,a n y e :.: t e r l t ,,

B x carneus

B x carneusj i s ; a na t~cra l . hybr ic i be-tc~~eer'~ B garraraayae and

B g r a r r d i f l o r c t s . B x c a r n e u s ol-rly c~c:cur\s on C a p e Yor-1::

Penj.nsi .! l .a. I t is a r \ u . t h e r cwmmun t ~ y b r \ j . d t~~l..rer\e tl\e t w o

s p e c i e s occ!.tr\ . t a g e , t l ~ e r . . B x c a r n e u s may be r -ecugrr isecl i r s

tl-re f:i .elcl Iny iZ;s r ( ~ u g l . ~ t bi1r.l.:: a n d s h a l 1 o t ~ ) l . y f i v e l i ~ b e c l l e a v e s

~~~l.i ic:l l ave ql.abr~t..r::; a k ~ o v e arrd pi.!l~esc:ent he l . o t~ ) .

A s B g r a n d i f l o r u s is a v e r y a t t r s a c t i v e s p e c i e s , I

wc~ul.cl e:.:pec.t . t h i s 1.1ybr.j.d t c ~ h a v e h u r s t j . c c t l . t u r a l . p u t e n t i a l . .

A 5 B g a r r a w a y a e h a s w h i t e .flowers, t h i s h y b r i d h a s tl-re

uni . tsua 1 f e a t c r r e o f p a l e pink:: f l w w e r s .

B x a l l o c h r o u s

E x a l l u c h r o u s is a n a ' t u r a : l hyl:,r-icl he . tween

B g r a n d i f l o r u s a n d B m u e l l e r i a n u s . l y is currrrrrurr i r l klre

et..\ci2l.yp.t &~or::)clI.arrds t&,l.?er-e . t h e .t(.!~o s p e c i e s ucCurs t u q e . t h e r \ .

'1-hi.; hytrr . id m t y he v e r y a k t r - a c t i v e ,jc.ttlgil",g b y j:Ls

d e s c : i - i p t i ~ 3 n . 1.t is a .La].]. t ; r e e w i t h p o r ; s j . h i l . i t i e . ; a s a

.. - wlr ic:h r:kranc~e color3. I h e f l.c~wer- c r t - ~ l c ~ r v a r i e s f r-c:~m p a 1.e p i nk::

t o pale r . 4 .

E d i t o r i a l

I .trxy , t u t i m e f l - rese ~ - r e w s l e t t e r \ s so, t h e y a r r i v e c t r re ; . :pec ted lyU

:I: .I; 1") i rr I:: I s m ea c I-r i e v i r.19 ,I; t1 :i .; a j. (n , p 1. es se l e .t rrre P: no^ :i. f I ' frr

n o t . "l"hi(z; 1 7 e u ~ l e . t k e r . c o v e r - s tl-le l a s k n f tl-le r3ra~:(..1yr:I.1i't(3rr

. " I..ryI::)r*:i,cl!s. 1lre:st. ar7e pl .ar i ts ; ,tl-ra.t h a v e I-rars.tj.crul.tur.al.

pc~.ter,t;:i.a:l.,, y e t f e ~ ~ ) a r e (jr'uwrr. ' lahe prsclblem is lacl.:: (:1.4: sczcess

t u p r - o p a g a t i r rna.ter.j.ail . I s k a r - t e d t h i s ! s t u d y gr.uJi.rp l r~ i t l7

,t; he hc:)pe a.f: uver\cc:~m j. riy .t; h i :i; 1s r o b l ern , i.rrrf or\t;i.!na t e l y t a l e 5.1.; j. I. 1.

1 1 a v ~ klre p r o b l e m . I trio I - I ( J ~ A J E V E I - t7e1ve p e o p : l e h J i l . l i n g t u I-re:Lp

.t;rtiial. .I;t~e I,ybr.irls; so .tl..la.t tvl-iel-r (arrtJ i f - . ) .t;l.ley ;ir.\e rsel.easetA t:o

-I;Ile nur-spry .tu..ede . t I~ey wi.:l.l alr-eat::l:j have ~ r . good .tr%;sr:rl.::

r.eci::)r%cl. 1 do f e e l klla.t the !s.t;i.~dy gr.wu[~ 1i.i; rnc~ving for..r~)avd i l - 1

,I.;l~e!se rni3t.ter.:3.

4llied Genera

We have t h i s "Al1.i.er::l Ger1er.a" i n c:)~.tr.\ .t;:i:tl.e. 141-ierl I

'fir..(st o f f e r e d t o rr.rn a br-acllyc:kl:iton ~ ~ n l y $;.tt..tCly ~I-c:)I.IF) :I: \ J i B S

t o 1. d .I.; 1.1 a .t i 1-1 .k e r e s .t w (::I L.I l d b e ,t c)o 1. j. m i .t a cl a 1-1 d I C; I-1 u1.c 1. c:I j. n c 1 I..\ d e

?iII.:i.ecl gener%zt. :I: w a s I\or.r.:i:f::ied a.t .fi.r-:;.t;,, I ' m il real nrar.1

a ri cl r. e ;:I 1, rn e 1-1 (1:) 1.1 :I. y g r o ~ L J .t 1.' (2 e !is ,, 14 e d c) n ' .I.; .l: j. :I. . 14 (::) i , r :I, (::I 1 I:> c:.!

I::) r r ~ ! 1.3 ;n re cl ,t r::) ,t; a I:: e (3 n .I; 11 e !is e !:; in :i :L I p 11 is n .l.; s .t 1-1 i3 t; g 9 (::) l r l :i. 1-1 W A B I,.) d

pr.c~l::)ab:l.y o.Jc)n'.t c)ver.% I-ler..e. Wel l be ing very t)r..oad mj.rlded (I

eat; egg arlcl bac:ol-l p ie- . ) I ;~cc:rp.tecl th i .8 e:.:.t~-a l.:)ur*clerl,, a f t e r -

a l l . yc1c.r never.. I.::noo, I rnight :leau-rl st~me.th:i.ng. "Ihe . f i r-=<t

.t I") j. r'i g I l e a rb 1-1 t j. s 4; h a .I; no - o 1.7 e I.:: n r:, ~ A J s a n y t 1.1 j. n g . 'T h e .t; a :.: o no irb y

c:)rl .the al.l.j.et:l genera j.!; uncer\-ba:i~.i and .I;Iier..e i s a I-wed for..

ex.tel..ls:i.ve f ie1.d c u l l e c t i r ~ ancl c l~ r ss i . f y i r 1g c3.F t h e rj j . f.fer-erlt

spec ies j . r ~ c u l t i val.;:i.r3r.i. 1 have no t cl-)ased up car..r%ecf names

f o r mal-1y apecies. I \&,as l i o ~ ~ 11-19 snmeorle e:l.!i;e tdc:lcr :l.d . A

r 11.1 rnl::) FZ. r o .i' rn ern b e r%s g r. a ~ A J a I. u t a .f: 1- l") r::) m a s :i. a 5 . 1') e rl r.1 :i. s I"ls r g i3 n

- and Gwendia pi is^ D~)ni3j.d eirw tl.~)n. , Ihey C::rlob~ t h e besk names .f:(::)t-

t he s[:)ecj.e!i; .t;lley gr\ow. I c1rll.y I,::rlr?w . f i v e or. so. What we

neec.1 :i.?3 inor-e :i.ntei-e!zt :i.n "l"homasj.a,, Ivlar-e ~:)eop:l.e 'tu yr-ow .them

and repar- t on ~thern. :I: have t~~r..i.tt;erl ; .zl 1 I car7 (71-1

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mucl? .tu g a i n f rom .the 'T'l7ornar;ias. I arn gr..oc~.)ir.lg . f i ve ors si:.:

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! specie$; and eac::h yean when tl-ley f lo t~~er - even 1: admj.r%e .therrr.

1 r.1eg1.ec-k .ttiern the r e s t o f the y e a r a r ~ d I arrl st.trpr3ised they

evel-r ~ i u r ~ v i v e . "T'hr cunc l~ts j .un 1 have CCJ~IE! - b ~ i s t1'li.l.t

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I rlcnw propagate .my Bra~hychitons by a e r i a l lay.er3irty.

Everyone who-bends i n an a r t i c l & Par the news le t te r y e t 5 a

Ersachychi.l;an krybrid. The l onqsr t h e a r t i c l e , t he rnore

p l a n t s . y i t i ks c e r t ~ ~ i n l y t ~ ~ o ~ ~ t h i t . (Irrc~nr .the o the r

hii1:f-.- i f you send in srt:lc:I.es l~ll-lich :I. k n a ~ ~ ~ ycnu w:i.1.1., ~ ~ ~ o c r l d

yc~u r:lo me a fa iva~tr and wr7i.te VERY rrac1.l; ar- type i t . I t rnal,::es

m y j ob ea!sierS .I;a type it, e s p e c i a l l y ~n~i'tl"r those long [&JUT-ds

t i i . , t h i s i s me dainq .the typi l . ig, nut t h e urre w i t h the

lung I - ~ i s i r ! I jus2; fui.11-rg w~.r.t how t u t.\sr t h i s machine. :[.I;

the next issue i s devotpcl t g the ar t ic : l .es t1"la.t you err-e qo ing