pt. 1. Vera Scarth-Johnson: a fascinating life -- A tribute from - Eric Deeral -- A tribute from - Dr. Bob Johnson -- A keeping place: a place to keep -- A brief history of Cooktown -- Caring for our environment -- pt. 2. Illustrations and notes by Vera Scarth-Johnson -- Mangroves; inter-tidal zones -- Shrubs and trees of beaches, sand dunes and heathlands -- Water and swamp plants -- Sclerophyll forest -- Rainforest plants -- Vines, twiners and epiphytes -- Epiphytic and terrestrial orchids -- Oddities