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Kew magazine
WINTER 2006
Contents
FEATURES
PROFILE: Out of Africa
Gail Vines meets the head of the Millennium Seed Bank, Paul Smith
FIELDWORK: St Helena laid bare
Kew student Falkland Vans Little travels to the remote island of St
Helena to explore its unique flora
PLANT SCIENCE: What’s in a name?
As DNA research sheds light on plant names, Gail Vines considers how
Linnaeus, the namer of living things, might have reacted
ALL IN A DAY'S WORK: Underwater
world
(read
feature article online - html version) (pdf
version)
Who looks after Kew’s fascinating aquatic displays? Carolyn Fry
finds out
PLANT PROFILE: Purple passion
The recent discovery of an amazing purple orchid lures Phillip Cribb
deep into the forests of Peru
CONSERVATION: Reviving the trees of life
Oliver Whaley reveals how Kew is helping to restore the huarango forests
of southern Peru
KEW'S GARDENS: Made in Japan
Richard Wilford contemplates Kew’s serene Japanese Landscape
HERBIVORE: Orange aid
Hattie Ellis slices into the Juicy history of the orange - with recipes
by Jane Suthering
CONSERVATION: Focus on rainforests
Inspired by Thomas Marent’s exquisite images, Professor Sir Ghillean
Prance explains why we must protect our rainforests
REGULARS
IN THIS ISSUE
The editor’s letter
KEW NEWS
Belinda Parry reports on what’s happening at Kew and Wakehurst
DIRECTION
A message from our new director, Professor Stephen Hopper
CUTTINGS
A round-up of science news
KEW TIPS
Expert advice on creating a Japanese garden
YOUNG KEW
Let’s decorate the Christmas tree
EVENTS DIARY
What’s on at Kew and Wakehurst
AXIS
Paul Smith considers whether to reveal the location of rare plants