Calitzdorp Plant Chat is a series of short stories about plants of the Klein Karoo and elsewhere that was written with the residents of Calitzdorp in mind. Most of the stories originally appeared weekly, and later monthly, in the Calitzdorp Newsletter which was published electronically to publicize the attractions and events in, this small Karoo town that straddles the well-known R62 tourist route.

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The first sixty stories have been compiled into a small colourful book that can be ordered here,           for R200.00, plus postage.

 

All opinions expressed therein are those of the author, John Burrows. However, the author accepts no responsibility for any use, or misuse, of any plant or its derivative recorded here. Such uses and properties are all extracted from various other publications or sources whose reliability cannot be verified. 

 

Issues of Calitzdorp Plant Chat from No. 61 onwards can be downloaded or viewed here as a PDF. 

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No. 61 Monocarpic Plants                        No. 62 Spekboom

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No. 63 Woke Plants                                 No. 64 Datura

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No. 65 Changing Plant Names                 No. 66 Ghwarri

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No. 67 William Burchell                           No. 68 Karee or Searsia

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No. 69 Wildedagga                                  No. 70 Redwoods

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No. 71 The Marvelous Marula

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