Propagating Your Cactus
Most people who grow cactus plants eventually want to increase their collection through propagation. In most cases, propagation of cactus is quite easy. Seeds, cuttings or division can all be used to propagate these plants, with the best method ... [... more]
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Cactus (Part 2)
There is a commonly held belief that cactus plants are tougher and more resistant to neglect than other types of plants. The reputation of cactus plants for toughness is most likely due to two factors: their spiny, well- protected exterior tends ... [... more]
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Simon & Schuster's Guide to Cacti and Succulents: An ...
 Another very good cactus reference: I found this book to be both useful and informative, but not as one's only reference. It's a little too "biological". The pictures are good - they generally show enough of the plant, including the flowers to [... more]
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Hermit's Peak
From Amazon.com: Kevin Kerney might just be the best cop currently working the mean streets of mystery fiction. As deputy chief of the New Mexico State Police, he is not tortured by the doubts, angst, alcoholism, or mixed motives that seem to overwhelm [... more]
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Sonoran Desert Spring
Evolutionary logic: The common view of deserts as "barren" places empty of life is firmly laid to rest by this excellent collection of essays. Alcock's relation demonstrates the wide variety and diversity of lifeforms found in the Sonoran [... more]
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Wild Solutions: How Biodiversity is Money in the Bank, ...
From Amazon.co.uk: If there is an intelligence to the design of nature, an old question has it, then how could mosquitoes ever have come into being? In Wild Solutions, Andrew Beattie and Paul Ehrlich have an answer: adult mosquitoes are an important [... more]
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