Dragon magazine 82

Dragon issue 82 was released in February of 1984. It contained the following articles related to the Forgotten Realms:

The Ecology of the Peryton

 * By Nigel D. Findley. p. 10–12

A scholarly treatise on the Peryton.

Wounds and weeds: Plants that can help keep characters alive

 * By Kevin J. Anderson. p. 14

A dozen plants that can aid healing of characters.

Rings that do weird things: Thirteen pieces of jewelry not from the DMG

 * By Jeff Abbott, Bill Birdsall, Charles C. Craig, Ed Greenwood, Richard Lucas, Jerome Mayard, Craig Stenseth and Thomas Zarbock. p. 28

New magic items.

Spells between the covers: Details for delving into magical research

 * By Bruce Heard. p. 55–68

Rules for conducting magical research.