Flowers hold very symbolic meanings through their beautiful colors. The next time you shop at the florist or flower shop to select a bouquet for someone special, you will know that flowers hold special symbolic meanings through the beauty of…
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The Blandfordia genus is commonly known as Christmas bells. There are only four species in this genus and all are from eastern Australia. Although once part of the lily (Liliaceae) family, they have been moved to the Blandfordiaceae family. They…
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On 28th July 1972, Ronald Reagan, then governor of the State of California, signed into law the (California) Assembly Bill No. 1834. The law (California Government Code, Title 1, Division 2, Chapter 2, Section 424.5) provides as follows: the California…
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Most of the 30 odd species of the genus Brachychiton are endemic to Australia. Most species are more commonly known as kurrajongs of one sort or another. They are found chiefly in northern tropical and subtropical areas with a few…
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There are thousands of pathogens that exist in nature, although a particular plant may have only about forty of these. Also at any given time, this same plant is routinely attacked by only one or two pathogenic agents which can…
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Wood is one of the most naturally available materials which has transformed the life of man. Wood, obtained from trees, is used as firewood, for furniture, building homes and for making tools. The benefits of wood cannot go unaccounted for…
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Dodonaea is a genus in the soapberry family Sapindaceae. There are around 70 species of these evergreen shrubs and small trees. They occur mostly in Australia in a variety of climatic conditions but mainly in tropical and warm-temperate regions with…
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The black bear dwells in much of the regions located in the United States, Northern Canada, Alaska and as far south as Mexico. It is estimated that there were once two million black bears roaming in the New World before…
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Polar bears are essentially solitary as it pertains to their social skillset. There are two social forms relative to the mammal’s inherent nature. Social unit number one: The first social unit is comprised of a) natural attraction between the male…
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Hemp 2002 Hemp has existed naturally for thousands of years. In Rethinking Hemp, Wilke (1996) said, “Hemp’s history goes back 10,000 years, when paper made from it was used for Chinese documents” (p.1). The United States Constitution was written on hemp as…
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