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Historia kaktusiarstwa w Polsce [A history of cactus collecting in Poland]
Bożena Dubielecka, Andrzej Kajetan Wróblewski
The earliest information about cacti grown in Poland dates from 1651. A catalogue of plants from the royal botanical garden in Warsaw published that year included Opuntia vulgaris. Cultivation of cacti in private botanical gardens of Jan Filip Breyne (1680–1764) and Jakub Klein (1685–1759) in Gdańsk is also documented. Later, when botanical gardens were organized in universities in Cracow, Warsaw, and Vilnius, cacti were also among the exotic plants grown there. In 1882 Józef Berger, a Warsaw printer and an amateur cactus grower, published Rodzina kaktusów (‘The Family of Cacti’), the first Polish book devoted to this plant group. It provided description of about one thousand species of cacti as well as useful information concerning their care and propagation. Cactus collecting became a very popular hobby after the World War I. In 1932 Towarzystwo Przyjaciół Kaktusów (Society of Cactus Friends) was established in Warsaw. Three years later it started publishing its annual bulletin Świat Kaktusów (The World of Cacti). Numerous books on cacti written by Polish authors were published before 1939. The World War II resulted in almost complete destruction of cactus collections in Poland. It took more than a decade until Polskie Towarzystwo Miłośników Kaktusów (Polish Cactus Society) was organized in 1966 and started publishing its bulletin under the historical title Świat Kaktusów. After more than four decades of its existence Polskie Towarzystwo Miłośników Kaktusów has several hundred active members organized in nine branches in Białystok, Gdańsk, Lublin, Łódź, Katowice, Poznań, Warsaw, Wrocław, and Zielona Góra.
Słowa kluczowe: cacti, succulents, Polish Cactus Society
Strony: 7-24
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Zdolności regeneracyjne liści w kulturach in vitro ze szczegolnym uwzględnieniem taksonow rodziny Plantaginaceae [Regenerative abilities of leaves in in vitro cultures with special consideration of Plantaginaceae family taxa]
Emilia Andrzejewska-Golec, Joanna Makowczyńska
The paper presents the possibility of using isolated leaves for micropropagation of representatives of different plant families. Special attention was paid to species of Plantaginaceae family. The regeneration of the genus Plantago taxa was described on the basis of reports of different authors (Plantago lanceolata, P. maritima, P. ovata), our previous publications (P. camtschatica) and our to date unpublished data (P. asiatica).
Słowa kluczowe: leaf culture, organogenesis in vitro, somatic embryogenesis, Plantago
Strony: 25-34
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Zawiłości etymologiczne i znaczeniowe nazw „huba” i „hubka” [Touchwoods and tind]
Andrzej Chlebicki
Dried touchwoods of Fomes fomentarius and Phellinus igniarius are mentioned as substance used to ignite fireworks in the past. Its Polish etymology and synonyms are given. The old recepture of tinder dispensing is cited.
Słowa kluczowe: Fomes fomentarius, tinder, Poland
Strony: 35-39
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Antoni Józef Żmuda (1889-1916) – życie i dokonania. W 120 rocznicę urodzin [Antoni Józef Żmuda (1889-1916) – life and achievements. On 120 birth anniversary]
Janusz Guzik
A. J. Żmuda was born on 15 May 1889 in Ludwinów village nearby Kraków (at that time Galicia, Austria-Hungary). This extraordinarily talented and diligent person, from his early years, was fond of nature, with a special interest towards mosses and vascular plants. A. J. Żmuda studied at the Jagiellonian University in Cracow in 1907–1912, where since 1 November 1910 he occupied an assistant post in the Faculty of Botany. Since 1912 he worked under guidance of professor Marian Raciborski at the Institute and Botanical Garden of the University, revealing high scientifi c activity and organisational talent. Worth mentioning is his pioneer research in the fi elds of ecology and palaeobotany, studies on fl ora, vascular plants’ taxonomy as well as published collections: exsiccata of mosses (Bryotheca Polonica) and zoocecidia (Zoocecidia Poloniae). Drafted in June 1915 into the Austrian army, he did his military service in a bacteriological laboratory on Transylvanian front line, where he died in accident on 15 December 1916 in Medgyes (present Mediaş in Romania). His 30 publications (out of them 20 were original papers) warranted him a distinguished position in the history of the Polish botany.
Słowa kluczowe: J. Żmuda, biography, vascular plants, mosses, taxonomy, ecology, palaeobotany
Strony: 41-62
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Portrety botaników polskich [Portraits of Polish botanists]
Strony: 63-64
A. J. Żmuda (1889-1916)
Lidia Pasadyn-Ciuk
A. J. Żmuda (1889-1916)
Lidia Pasadyn-Ciuk
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Rozstania [Obituaries]
Strony: 65-74
Profesor dr hab. Władysław Bugała (1924-2008) [Professor Władysław Bugała (1924-2008)]
Tomasz Bojarczuk
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Rocznice, jubileusze [Anniversaries, jubilees]
Strony: 74-86
75. rocznica urodzin Profesora Stanisława Cieślińskiego [75th anniversary of birthday of Professor Stanisław Cieśliński]
Urszula Bielczyk
Pro memoria (J. F. Wolfgang, D. Szymkiewicz, L. Zaboklicka-Dąbrowska, M. Szubert, A. Leńkowa)
A. Zemanek
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Leksykon botaników polskich [Dictionary of Polish botanists]
Strony: 86-95
Janusz Stanisław Nowak
Piotr Köhler
Adam Stanisław Jasiewicz
Piotr Köhler
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Sprawozdania ze spotkań naukowych [Scientific meeting reports]
Strony: 95-109
Konferencja naukowa “Granice ingerencji człowieka na obszarach chronionych. Zasady i modele gospodarowania” (Ojców, 17-19 czerwca 2010) [Scientific conference ‘Boundaries of human interference in protected areas: management principles and models’ (Ojców – Poland, 17-19 June 2010)]
Beata Barabasz-Krasny, Anna Sołtys-Lelek
Warsztaty naukowe na Babiej Górze “Ekologia roślin – od pomysłu do końcowych wniosków” (Babia Góra, 24-30 maja 2010) [The scientific workshop at the Babia Góra mountain ‘Plant ecology – from an idea to the finał conlusions’ (Babia Góra, 24-30 May 2010)]
Paulina Gielniak, Ewelina Koczywąs, Michał Pieńkowski
XXIX Międzynarodowa Konferencja Polskiego Towarzystwa Fykologicznego “Taksonomia królową nauk – Glony w całej krasie” (Kraków – Niedzica, 19-23 maja 2010) [29th International Phycological Conference of the Polish Phycological Society ‘Taxonomy the queen of science – The beauty of algae’ (Kraków – Niedzica, Poland, 19-23 May 2010)]
Renata Kalinowska, Barbara Pawlik-Skowrońska
IX Międzynarodowa konferencja “Synantropizacja środowiska i terenów osiedli wiejskich. Flora i roślinność” (Kamieniec Podolski, Ukraina, 29 czerwca – 1 lipca 2010) [Ninth International Conference ‘Anthropization and environment of rural settlements. Flora and vegetation’ (Kamyanets-Podilsky, Ukraine, 29 June – 1 July, 2010)]
Karol Latowski, Zbigniew Celka
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Z życia PTB [Polish Botanical Society news]
Strony: 110-130
Sprawozdanie z działalności Polskiego Towarzystwa Botanicznego w 2009 roku. [Annual Report 2009, Polish Botanical Society]
Halina Galera, Anna Mikuła
I Ogólnopolskie Warsztaty Pteridologiczne “Rodzaj Dryopteris w Polsce” (Chorzów, 17-18 września 2009) [First Workshop of Pteridological Section of the Polish Botanical Society ‘Genus Dryopteris in Poland’ (Chorzów, 17-18 September 2009)]
Elżbieta Zenkteler, Ewa Szczęśniak, Adam Rostański
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Varia
Strony: 130-132
Przestrzeń w kontekście życia myślana [Space concerned in the context of life]
Zbigniew Mirek
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Poezje botaników [Poetry of botanists]
Strony: 132-134
Wiosenne wiersze. (J. Kornaś )
Anna Medwecka-Kornaś
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W krzywym zwierciadle [Skewed perspective]
Strony: 134-136
Vegetatio est mater studiorum. (RWB)
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Botanika na wesoło [Fun botany]
Strony: 136-138
Głos w sprawie wymierania gatunków [Some remarks considering species extinction]
Wiesław Fałtynowicz
Zastosowanie roślin w różnych gałęziach gospodarki
Lidia Nowak
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Recenzje [Book reviews]
Strony: 138-162
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Nadchodzące spotkania [Forthcoming meetings]
Strony: 162-164
Jan J. Wójcicki
