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1992-01-01 This is a concise guide to the most common palms utilized in subtropical and tropical landscapes. It provides cultural information and significant identifying characteristics in an easy to use format.
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The primary objective in writing this t4ext is to provide a useful treatment of the families of vascular plants of North America., with special emphasis on the flora of the US. All families of the native species are treated in this book. This book is for students or person wanting to learn about...
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1999-01-01 Anyone who picks up The Edible Flower Garden will be tempted to grow, harvest, and sample at least a few of the more than forty varieties of edible flowers. Among them, you'll find more familiar food plants—dill and mustard, for example—in addition to common flowers, such as tulips or roses....
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2004-04-20 Researchers have discovered that under certain conditions, plants may communicate with insects or other plants
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1997-07-19 Some uses of water hyacinth - ruminant feed,handmade paper,nutrition . . . etc.
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Based on the immensely popular six-part BBC program that aired in the United States during the fall of 1995, this book offers what writer/filmmaker David Attenborough is best known for delivering: an intimate view of the natural world wherein a multitude of miniature dramas unfold. In the program...
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Wonderfully useful and complete, this little book includes common name cross-references, geographical distribution, and name origins, all at a bargain price. Pronunciations given are decidedly Britannic, but this seems a trivial matter in a book that fills so essential a need so conveniently. 2...
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1977-01-01 In this book the word "nut" is defined as any hardshelled fruit or seed of which the kernel is eaten by mankind. Dicots,(Dicotshave two seed leaves inside the seed coat) Monocots, (Monocotshave only one seed leaf inside the seed coat) and Gymnosperms (a plant that has seeds unprotected by an...
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This book was not written for the botanist, but sufficient botany is included to identify species, together with informative data describing soil preferences, location, availability, hardiness, transplanting, propagation, and the best use in Florida landscaping.
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1978-01-01 To help you derive the greatest measure of success, here is a concise but encyclopedic volume of all the things you need to know about the seeds you grow--their geographicial origin, relationship with other plants, germination requirements such as light, moisture and temperature, together with...