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PLANT sa ALGAE sa AMARANTHUS sa AMSONIA sa ANNUAL PLANT sa AQUATIC PLANT sa ATROPA sa BAMBOO sa BERGENIA sa BIENNIAL PLANT sa BOEHMERIA sa BROMELIACEAE (BROMELIAD) sa BULB, CORM & TUBER sa CALADIUM sa CANNABIS sa CARNIVOROUS PLANT sa CASSIA sa CENTRANTHUS sa CHENOPODIUM sa CHLORDPHYTUM sa CIMICIFUGA sa COLEUS sa COLOCASIA sa CONVOLVULUS sa COVER CROP sa CYMBOPOGON sa CYPHOMANDRA sa DANDELION sa DATURA sa DIEFFENBACHIA sa DODDER sa EPIMEDIUM sa ERYNGIUM sa EUPHORBIA sa EVERGREEN sa FERN sa FICUS sa FLAX sa FLOWER sa FOLIAGE PLANT sa FRUIT sa GARDENING sa GEUM sa GOMPHRENA sa GRAIN sa GRASS sa GROUND COVER sa HEATH & HEATHER sa HEDERA sa HEDGE sa HERB sa HOLCUS sa HONESTY (PLANT) sa HOREHOUND sa HYSSOPUS sa INDOOR PLANT sa INULA sa LAMIUM sa LEGUME sa LEMON BALM sa LINARIA sa LOTUS sa MILKWEED sa MINT sa MISTLETOE sa MONARDA sa MOSS sa MUSHROOM sa NEPETA sa NUT sa OREGANO sa PACHYSANDRA sa PERENNIAL PLANT sa PERILLA sa PHYSALIS sa PIQUERIA sa PITCHER-PLANT sa PLANT CONTAINER sa PLANT COVER sa PLANT DISEASE sa PLANT FORCING sa PLANT GRAFTING sa PLANT MARKER sa PLANT PROPAGATION sa PLANT STAND sa PLANT SUPPORT sa PLANT WATERING sa PLANT: ARTIFICIAL & IMITATION sa PLANTAIN-LILY sa PLANTING & TRANSPLANTING sa PLANTING TOOL sa PLECTRANTHUS sa POISONOUS PLANT sa POLEMONIUM sa PROBOSCIDEA sa PRUNELLA sa PULMONARIA sa PULSATILLA sa RUE sa SANSEVIERIA sa SEDUM sa SHRUB sa SILENE sa SPROUT RAISING sa STACHYS sa STELLARIA sa SUCCULENT sa THYME sa TOBACCO sa TREE sa VEGETABLE sa VERONICA sa VINE sa WEED sa XEROPHYLLUM sa YUCCA x BOTANY xx ANNUAL PLANT xx BIENNIAL PLANT xx BIOLOGY xx FOLIAGE PLANT xx GARDENING xx LANDSCAPING xx PERENNIAL PLANT xx WEED Twelve edible wild plants and how to identify them. Root experiments for youngsters that are designed to show how roots respond to different substances. A guide to wild plants you can pick and eat. Milkweed, an edible plant you can gather and cook. Highly sensitive ohmmeter which will detect resistance changes in the order of 0.5% (when connected across a resistance of from 100,000-ohms to 1-megohm). Used to measure a plant's response to noise, light, watering, etc. Tips on how to import otherwise unavailable plants. Learning to succeed with woody plants. Guidelines from a 14-year gardener on the probably causes of a plant's failure, based on personal experience. Plants for winter gardens. Nine choices for plants that do well in varying degrees of cold. Plant societies, where enthusiasts share their knowledge. A guide to the various plant societies and tips on starting your own. Variations on a stem. A guide to understanding runners and stolons, stem tubers, rhizomes, corms and bulbs. Comments on road-salt damage to plants along the edge of a road. An explanation of plant hardiness and techniques for growing a plant that is marginal in your USDA zone. Outstanding Asian plants for western gardens. (1) Bamboo. (2) Azalea. (3) Indigos. (4) Japanese hydrangea vine. (5) Epimendiums. (6) Japanese white pine. (7) Leatherleaf mahonia. (8) Jeweled dragon lilyturf. (9) Epaulette tree. Overwintering tender plants. How to pot up your favorites and bring them indoors. Cutting back the top growth and root ball and potting a licorice plant. An introduction to the plant classification scheme and what those Latin names tell you about the similarities and differences between plants. Digging up a garden's history. How to discover and slowly revive the plants that grew around an old house or in an old garden. For better plants, chromosomes count. An explanation of polyploids in plants and how they result in more desirable plants for the home garden. Index card system described to keep track of information about each garden plant. Lysimachias (one of the loosestrifes) . A look at the species that are candidates for the home garden. Includes suggestions for controlling these aggressive plants. Sublime plants for lime (alkaline) soils. Includes a list of annuals, biennials, perennials, grasses, shrubs and trees that grow well in ordinary garden soil and also thrive in alkaline soil. Tips on wrapping plants to protect them when being carried on travels. Buy plants with confidence. A professional shares his secrets for purchasing robust plants. A guide to richly textured plants that attract viewers to touch them. An explanation of how plants compete for light, water, nutrients and physical space and the implications for gardeners. Out of the garden and out of control. A look at non-native, invasive ornamental plants, the havoc they are wreaking on the environment and a guide to those plants which gardeners are urged to avoid. A look at the whys and wherefores of movement in plants. Covers phototropism, geotropism, thigmotropism, natic reactions and turgor reactions. A study in allelopathy, plants that are chemically harmful to other plants. Tips on determining which end is up when planting dormant roots. Curtain plants. Suggestions for perennials and vines that will drape over retaining walls and fences. Plants for both low and tall walls are suggested. How to grow dusty-millers from seed or cuttings. How to grow Japanese solomon's-seal. A look at variegations in plants and the reasons they occur. De-mystifying species, hybrids and cultivars. A deep discussion about roots. A look at come common fallacies and facts. Suggestions for plants that are good for screening unsightly areas. Standing cypress. Physical properties of this tall, biennial native plant of Texas with spikes of red flowers, plus information on where and how to raise it. Christmas gift plants and tips on taking care of them. Covers poinsettias, paperwhites, Christmas cactus, amaryllis, cyclamen, dendrobium orchad and calceolaria. Melampodium, a guide to its attributes. Tips on plants to grow in sandy, well-drained soil. Tip suggests plants that will withstand heat and pollution from household exhaust vents. Tips on how to tell what is causing a plant to turn yellow. Things to keep in mind at a garden center to help you pick the right plant. Causes of pale foliage and stunted plant growth discussed. Horticultural hocus-pocus. A look at the pros and cons of companion planting in the garden. Ornamental plants that are invasive and strategies for containing them. Patchouli (Pogostemon heyneanus), its culture and uses. Unpacking mail-order plants. Step-by-step instructions on checking the plants, storage, preparing for planting, and planting. Importing plants. A guide to the steps in observing USA quarantine rules. An explanation of what days to maturity means and how to use it when selecting plant varieties, plan successive and parallel plantings, etc. An explanation of why plants bolt and some ways to delay it. An explanation of dormancy in plants. An explanation of photoperiodism behavior in plants and its implications for gardeners. An explanation of what the drip line of a plant is and current information on the extent of plant root systems. An explanation of a plant cultivar. An explanation of determinate and indeterminate plants. An explanation of what causes plants to heave from the soil during the winter and how to prevent or minimize it. A look at the nutritional value of foraged edibles. A look at edible wild greens. How to use cattail "cotton" for clothing insulation. A look at jojoba bushes that are cultivated for their oil. Foraging for wild yeast. Building an ultrasonic plant stimulator. A look at practical companion planting. Includes a chart of combinations of vegetables, herbs, flowers and weeds that are mutually beneficial. A look at phenology, the study of when plants reach certain stages in response to the weather. Tips on how to check phenological events on indicator plants on your property and how to use the findings as a guide for when to plant, etc. A look at companion planting test results. Includes a chart of allies and enemies. A look at old-fashioned spring tonics, wild greens to gather and eat. Plant versus plant. Many plants produce poisons which kill or inhibit other plants. Basic information on allelopathic interactions. Best ideas for companion planting. Tips on succession planting for the garden. Guidelines for choosing superior bedding plants. Advice on plants to grow beneath liquidambar and redwood trees. Buy plants like a pro. Tips on selecting the best plants from a garden center. Beauties and the beasts. How to control invasive plants (honeysuckle, ivy, purple loosestrife, Japanese barberry) and some tame substitutes. Experimental electro-culture. Stimulating plant growth in a high voltage electrostatic field. More experiments in electro-culture. Stimulating plant growth with static electricity. Includes plans for a device to measure plant responses electrically. Space horticulture. A collection of circuits and experiments to study the growing of plants in an artificial environment, such as a space craft. Part 1. Space horticulture. Part 2. Experimental garden involves two exciting "genetic" experiments anyone can do. How to cross-breed flowers and vegetables. Electronic circuit for a green vegetation sensor relies on the fact that green vegetation reflects red light poorly, but near-infrared light very well. Plants do the weirdest things. A discussion of plants' remarkable abilities to sense and react to their environment. Several simple experiments to illustrate the behavior of plants in different environments. Experiments in horticultural science. Using temperature and light to change the usual times for germination, sprouting, and blooming. Effects of ionizing radiation on plants. Stimulating plant growth with ultrasonic vibrations. Experiments with gibberellins which accelerate the growth of plants. Experiments on the effect of gravity on plant growth (geotropism). Includes instructions for building an apparatus that interferes with the natural response of the organic compounds known as auxins to the gravitational field. Tips on how to handle bedding plants so that they will get off to a good start in your garden. A look at varieties of Pittosporum that can be grown as trees, shrubs, hedges, screens, ground cover, or as container plants. How to transport large plants to another city or state. Protecting tender plants against frost. Some techniques. Tips on choosing the best bare-root stock, planting, and pruning. Buying dormant, bare-root nursery stock. What to look for and plants that are most commonly available. How to grow shamrocks indoors. Winter damage to landscape plants. How to minimize the damage from accumulated snow and road salt. | |||||||||
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