Fasciation
A fasciation is a widespread phenomena reported in more than 100 vascular plant species. The term refers to a flattened or ribbon-like appearance. Woody plants, annuals and even cacti are affected. In some plants fasciations occur on woody stems; ... [... more]
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Terraforming Earth
 Something lost in the cloning process: Williamson's characters seem incapable of judgment, generation after generation. I found their lack of common sense utterly frustrating. Led by the author's drive to embroil them in poetic and melancholy disaster, [... more]
CDN$9.99
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The Tulip
From Amazon.com: In an auction held in Holland in February 1637, 99 lots of tulip bulbs fetched a staggering 90,000 guilders, more than $3.5 million in today's money. Tulipomania had reached its height, and its story is told in just one of the [... more]
CDN$18.02
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The Private Life of Plants
Interesting and fascinating book of an fore me unknow world: David Attenborough describes the interesting life of plants in a very interesting way, and that makes the book to my number one. He is telling us about the evolution and how it developed the [... more]
CDN$36.07
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A Rum Affair: A True Story Of Botanical Fraud
From Amazon.com: Take a garrulous old university professor with a knack for making extraordinary (and highly suspicious) botanical discoveries, a scientific community becoming increasingly skeptical of his claims, and an amateur botanist keen to find out [... more]
CDN$22.95
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Indicator Plant Species in Canadian Forests
Author: Ringius Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 581.730971 EAN: 9780660168234 ISBN: 0660168235 Number Of Pages: 218 Publication Date: 1997 [... more]
CDN$19.95
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Invasive Plant Species of the World: A Reference Guide ...
Author: Ewald Weber Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 632.5 EAN: 9780851996950 ISBN: 0851996957 Number Of Pages: 560 Publication Date: 2003-11 [... more]
CDN$156.95
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New Plant Releases...Frustrated?
Every Year new plant species and cultivars are released into the trade for home gardeners. But are they truely avaialble? Home » Plants & Animals » Plants & Trees » New Plant Releases...Frustrated? Every year gardeners get wound [... more]
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A New CD-Rom on Grasses and Their Relatives
Many consider grasses, sedges, and their relatives to be the backbone of a perennial garden. The CD reviewed in this article features these plant species. Timber Press has introduced its first book on cd-rom rather than in the traditional book ... [... more]
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After-Holidays' Poinsettia Care
Save for the Christmas tree, no other plant species represents a holiday like the poinsettia. Unfortunately around this time of year -- every year -- home gardeners start to wonder what they should do with this still-blooming houseplant. The fact ... [... more]
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Silicon!
Silicon has a plethora of uses in the known Universe including everything from being used in flexible, heat-resistant adhesives and sealants to forming the substrate for todays "high-speed" computer processors. Certain plant species such as [... more]
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Book Review: A Book of Salvias
Over the years I've moved from purchasing every garden book I could get my hands on, to just purchasing books in series, by favorite authors, about unusual topics, or about single plant species. A Book of Salvias by Betsy Clebsch, published by ... [... more]
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