The Highbush Cranberry - A Multipurpose Shrub
GardenLine / Fruit to Grow and Pick / The Highbush Cranberry - A Multipurpose Shrub The highbush cranberry is a native shrub of easy culture which combines the advantages of edible fruit with year-round ornamental value. Although the common name ... [... more]
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Robert Ludlum Robert Ludlum: A Critical Companion a ...
 Bourne Identity: In this book he uses a character by the name of Bergeron and says he`s related to the Bergeron family from Flint,Michigan, That is not a common name in this area, I was just wondering if any one knows how he came about relating it a [... more]
CDN$48.92
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Stokes Field Guide to Bird Songs Western Region: 4 CD's
Just what I was looking for: A few years ago I purchased "Birding By Ear" by Richard Walton & Robert Lawson. It's good, but I was disappointed by the small number of species represented (my version has 90 birds on three CD's, though Amazon' [... more]
CDN$41.98
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Seashore Life of The North Pacific
Not for you if you just want to know "what is this?": This book is really geared more toward the academic. I would not find it useful as a field guide, though it makes for fairly interesting biological reading. It is not laid out in a " [... more]
CDN$29.95
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Trees of Wisconsin Field Guide
a simple pocket guide: Great, basic guide book for gaining a more acute sense of native trees in Wisconsin including many common, non-native species as well. 101 different trees are highlighted, 16 conifers and 85 deciduous. The book has a nice layout, [... more]
CDN$12.99
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Common Names Of Mammals Wld
No Info.: Dose not have any information other than names. Good job: The writers of this book did a good job in compiling a complete list of the English names of the ordines, familiae, genera and species of all mammals of the world, provided with two [... more]
CDN$20.02
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Plants of British Columbia: Scientific and Common Names ...
Description of book by the author: This book (ISBN 0-7748-0652-4, 548 pages with hardcover) lists all the vascular plants, bryophytes and lichens found in British Columbia, the westernmost province of Canada. The book contains 4,349 species and 604 [... more]
CDN$150.00
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Perennial Rusts
This fungus in diguise is actually a very interesting item indeed. Learn and enjoy, then wipe it out into oblivion using the tips revealed in this article. Rust is a common name applied to any of a group of parasitic fungi that form orange-red ... [... more]
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Eomecon chionanthum - tougher than we thought.
Eomecon is most often called the Snow poppy or the Dawn poppy, here in hot Geelong, it now has another common name; heat poppy. Eomecon is most often called the Snow poppy or the Dawn poppy. Here in hot Geelong, it now has another common name; ... [... more]
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Wild, Wonderful Aroids-Part 3-Amorphophallus
Hark all squeamish prudes! This genus is not for you. It is, however, for all with an eye for detail who love extraordinary plants. The common names include voodoo lily, devil's tongue and corpse flower, which gives you an inkling that these are ... [... more]
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Ornamental Grasses For Shade - Luzula, The Woodrush
If you're looking for easy care ornamental grasses for a shady garden, try a woodrush. This is the third in a series on ornamental grasses for shade. This is another plant whose common name, woodrush, is more pleasing and easier to remember than ... [... more]
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Ginger Lilies
Semi-hardy plants such as the Ginger Lily might be easier to grow than they look. Read about Hedychiums and how to care for them here. Ginger Lilies (Hedychium spp.) are also called Hardy Ginger, but I choose not to use that common name for them ... [... more]
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