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Features: Have you thought about patio?; the elegance of wrought iron; pests of ornamental plants; Golden wedding; the lady of the rose; flowers through the ages; my garden - the Duchess of Norfolk; The Arundel Floral Carpet; A flower arranger visits Singapore; Cutting material from a very small garden; It's in the pot; summer in the garden; colour it blue; shell scripture; the preservation of roses; the rose as a traditional Chinese brush; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
157 pages including extensive. Clear attractive colour photography throughout. Designed to help the reader with both field and laboratory identification of common poplar diseases in British Columbia, and to provide regionally specific disease impact and distribution information, where it is known. Includes host-fungus index for Populus in British Columbia. Lightest wear. Clean, bright and unmarked. Excellent copy. Book
128 pages. Features: Just a trace may help your stock; Bring your grassland up to date; Less moisture, more dollars in grain; Taking the gamble out of peaches; Rain by telephone; They broke the prairie - Bob Collins and family of Tripp County, South Dakota; Prince of pests; Living fences; Better use for your crops; and more. Ads: B.F. Goodrich ad with large photo of M.R. Brackett of Bakersfield, CA; Studebaker trucks (color); William Bendix in Chesterfield cigarette ad; Chevrolet trucks; Oliver tractors; Blue Bell denim ad with photo of Olaf Sayland; Ferguson tractors; and more. Several middle pages loose but present. Several middle pages loose but present. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
61 pages including index. Deals with the consequences of ecological change, particularly those brought about by human activity. "It commonly happens that man, while pursuing his own ends, incidentally uproots, fragments or destroys communities of plants and animals. Subsequent changes include the re-constitution of parts and wholes of those communities from surviving organisms and immigrants. Some of the immigrants become pests, also some of the native organisms." Attempts to point out the intellectual status of the subject as a whole and indicate a few of the avenues along which progress can be made, and to comment upon certain methods of study. Good unmarked copy with brown age spotting to both endpapers and some waviness to pages. Some bumping to corners. Dust jacket has light to moderate age spotting. Book
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 4 7/8"w x 7 1/2"h. 68 pages. Small tear at top of spine. Illustrated. Topics include: cultivation, soil, potting, sunlight, ventilation, heating, watering, seed raising, cutting, crafts, cacti, collection, insect pests, succulents, miniature gardens.
Features include: Catalog of Cymbidium Species with Synonyms and Excluded Species; Book Review "Venezuelan Orchids Illustrated - Volume 2" by G.C.K. Dunsterville and Leslie A. Garay; Collectors' Item: The Genus Meiracyllium; Controlling Orchid Pests and Diseases; Measuring Light With Your Photographic Light Meter; Exterminating Bush Snails; Ecology Notes: Observations on Costa Rica; Orchids Under Lights; Cymbidium tigrinum; Basic Botany for Orchid Growers; and An Albino Paphiopedilum fairieanum. Little Wear. Unmarked. A clean copy. Book
Features include: Orchid Collecting in Java and Bali; Fir Bark - Miracle?; Counting Chromosomes in Cymbidiums - The Elusive Tetraploid; Oncidium carthaginense and Oncidium guttatum; Marketing Flowers and a Greater Market; Orchid Pests and Their Control; Semi-automatic and Automatic Greenhouses (Pt II) and Beginners' Handbook: Building Your Orchid Collection (Pt II). Light wear. Unmarked. A clean copy. Book
320 pages. Index. References. Glossary. "A collection of papers from experts in several disciplines who discuss and analyze invasive species from a variety of perspectives: invasion pathways, affected sectors, management and control, and national and international collaboration." - from back cover. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. An excellent copy. Book
(5), 116 pages. Black and white illustrations plus centrefold photos. "Dealing with the Canadian Farmer's Pests and Pals among birds and animals seen daily on his home acres." - subtitle. "Reveals their evils and suggests control measures in the case of pests and hands out appreciation and protective encouragement in the case of pals." - from Introduction. Includes chapters on mice, beavers, hawks, snakes, robins, pocket gophers, gophers, bats, big game animals, skunks, and more. Apparently intended for younger readers but definitely informative for older readers too. Begins from the point that "it is no longer necessary for farmers to suspect and shoot at almost every wild creature that invades their home acres." - Introduction. Average wear and external soiling. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy of this interesting work. Peel (2) 4077. Book
