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Amazon / Hemptech / Book
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 | Food, clothing, shelter, healing, decoration---through the cultivation of plants, humankind has thrived and civilizations have flourished for thousands of years. Now, this unique new reference work tells the story, plant by plant, of the ongoing connection between human culture and the plant kingdom. The Cultural History of Plants provides details on over 800 plant species in 21 thematic chapters. Coverage emcompasses plants cultivated for virtually every purpose, from the manufacture of textile ...
Amazon / Taylor & Francis / eBooks
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 | This encyclopedia of herbs describes over 1,000 herbs, found both in the wild and in cultivation, accompained by the authors own photographs. As well as comprehensive advice on the cultivation and harvesting of herbs, the encyclopedia also gives an account of their various uses in cookery and medicine. ...
Amazon / Dorling Kindersley / Book
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 | The European Garden Flora is the definitive manual for the accurate identification of cultivated ornamental plants. It is designed to meet the highest scientific standards but the vocabulary is kept as uncomplicated as possible so that it is fully accessible to the informed gardener and landscape architect as well as to the professional botanists. Although based upon Europe the series will be an extremely useful reference on plants in cultivation throughout the world. Families, genera and specie ...
Amazon / Cambridge University Press / Book
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 | Magnolias were the first flowering plants on earth. Today the enthusiast can enjoy hundreds of species and varieties. Magnolia flowers can be seen over nine months of the year, starting in early spring with the precocious Asiatic species and ending with Magnolia grandiflora, which will flower until the frosts of autumn. Graham Rankins clear text and beautiful, full-color photos provide the reader with a superb step-by-step guide to the cultivation and care of these magnificent tree shrubs. He ha ...
Amazon / Laurel Glen / Book
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 | The European Garden Flora is the definitive manual for the accurate identification of cultivated ornamental plants. It is designed to meet the highest scientific standards but the vocabulary is kept as uncomplicated as possible so that it is fully accessible to the informed gardener and landscape architect as well as to the professional botanists. Although based upon Europe the series will be an extremely useful reference on plants in cultivation throughout the world. Families, genera and specie ...
Amazon / Cambridge University Press / Book
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 | Taking a decorative approach to horticulture, the author shares specific advice on the cultivation and placement of herbs and offers instructions, recipes, and craft ideas for using herbs. ...
Amazon / Stewart, Tabori & Chang / Book
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 | Providing a guide to the cultivation of both the terrestrial and epihytic orchid species growing in South Africa, this volume includes numerous hints, illustrations and photographs to help simplify the process. Detailed growing notes are given for over 60 terrestrial and over 40 epiphytic species. ...
Amazon / CRC Press / Book
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 | This book examines the cultivation, food and nutrition uses and biodiesel application of sunflowers and sunflower oil. This book presents current research data from across the globe in the study of sunflowers, including the bioenergy utilisation of sunflower oil; sunflower responses to drought stress during early development; the applications of sunflower oil in food manufacturing; insect pest management of sunflowers; and, the potential contribution of sunflower cultivation to social developmen ...
Amazon / Nova Science Pub Inc / Book
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 | OXY stands for OxyCodone (narcotic agonist) easily created from Garden Poppies and varieties of Oriental Poppies. United States consumes 90% of the world¹s supply of oxycodone, placing a strain on the essential precursor (thebaine) of oxycodone & naltrexone; narcotic antagonist. Many countries have considered increasing the cultivation of Oriental Poppies in the event of terrorist attack, meteor strike, plague, drought or other natural disaster. Hundreds of Papaver species/alkaloids describe ...
Amazon / Thoth Pr / Book
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 | Originally published in 1988 as the first truly comprehensive review of one of the largest and most popular plant families, Aroids was enthusiastically welcomed by botanists and horticulturists alike for its attention to scientific detail and delightful writing style. Now in this completely updated second edition, we learn of discoveries made in the last decade as the family has grown from about 2500 species to nearer 3200. The latest taxonomic and nomenclatural revisions are noted in the checkl ...
Amazon / Timber Press / Book
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 | Heres a fully revised edition of this regional bestseller- considered to be the definitive food gardening manual for the Pacific Northwest. This is the bible of vegetable gardening for anyone turning the soil west of the Cascade Mountains-from Western British Columbia to Northern California. It includes the basics of soil, when best to plant, the art of composting, what varieties grow well here, which seed companies are reliable, information on handling pests, and an extensive section on the cul ...
Amazon / Sasquatch Books / Book
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