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Grow Deep, Not Just Tall $6.49 This book is in Good Used condition |
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Grow It! $6.47 This book is in Good Used condition |
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Grow $11.21 This book is in New - Excellent condition |
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Grow! $15.99 "Do you struggle to balance the demands of your family and career with your need for a meaningful relationship with God? Do you long for your spiritual life to become a place of refreshment, a lush garden amidst the hustle and bustle of your daily activities?If you've ever wondered . . .]How to get a handle on the plentiful and "deep-rooted weeds" of sin you struggle with]How to "compost the manure" of difficult life circumstances ]How to avoid getting distracted from what's important by the "garden pests" of petty annoyances and irritations]How to "deadhead" your life to make room and gain energy for new growth and adventures. . . then this might be just the book you need In Grow Lessons from My Garden, author Christine Noble draws from her life experiences as gardener and Bible study leader to share helpful analogies between our physical gardens and our spiritual lives. Her stories and illustrations will help you turn your daily walk with Christ into a beautiful spiritual garden of rest and renewal." |
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Grow Fast Grow Right $22.44 The first book in this series, Grow Fast, Grow Right, provides business owners and executives the complex methods they need for smart and efficient growth... |
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Tyrannosaurus Rex Could Grow to Be Twenty Feet Tall $39.99 Charles Knight Tyrannosaurus Rex Could Grow to Be Twenty Feet Tall - Photographic Print |
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VALUES TO GROW BY UPDATED and EXPANDED (CURRICULUM) - BOOK $15.95 VALUES TO GROW BY UPDATED and EXPANDED (CURRICULUM) - BOOK |
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A Book About Roses; How To Grow & Show Them $22.11 A Book About Roses; How To Grow & Show Them |
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The Tall Book $16.72 A fascinating and informative look into the world of tall people; the first book of its kind to explain why tall people have an advantage over everyone else... |
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Grow to Live $31 A celebration of the wonders of the natural world, this beautiful yet practical book is a simple guide for people in Southern Africa to grow their own food in whatever space is available, using ... |
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Grow Fast, Grow Right $20.25 This book is in New - Excellent condition |
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The Grow Book for Graduates $8 This book is in Good Used condition |
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Indoor and Outdoor Grow It Book $8.45 This book is in Good Used condition |
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Grow Your Mind Teacher Mug by CafePress $15 Grow your mind, expand your brain, enrich your knowledge...never stop learning And plant a tree Read a book Share information Makes a great gift for all brainiacs Teacher Mug The perfect size for your favorite morning beverage or late night brew. Large, easy-grip handle. Treat yourself or give as a gift to someone special. Measures 3.75 tall, 3 diameter. Dishwasher and microwave safe. |
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Tall Perennials $29 Grow up instead of out with tall perennials... |
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Slash Pines Grow above the Tall Grass in Floridas Freshwater Marsh $39.99 Klaus Nigge Slash Pines Grow above the Tall Grass in Floridas Freshwater Marsh - Photographic Print |
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Grow It Yourself: $10.87 In these days of concern about the rising cost of the weekly food bills, and chemicals in food there is an increasing interest in turning over at least part of the garden into a vegetable garden. Grow it Yourself not only describes and illustrates a variety of crops that are just as easy to grow as your tomatoes, but also gives the ultimate encouragement on how to get started with plenty of ‘how to’ information on giving your vegetables the very best start in life. The book looks at how to maximize your space, the equipment needed to convert your garden of blooms (or weeds) into your very own vegetable garden and covers the many principles of vegetable growing, covering all the essential fruit and vegetables that can be grown easily. |
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Grow It, Cook It $10.55 Grow It, Cook It is the children’s cookbook that starts with the seed of a good idea. More than a cookbook, this innovative book offers a fresh approach to healthy eating by getting children involved in food right from the start. Children will learn that when they eat a carrot, they’re biting into a root; salads are made up of leaves; and berries are the fruit and seeds of plants, encouraging an early appreciation of food and its origins. The recipes in the book take the homegrown fruits, vegetables, and herbs and use a variety of cooking methods and store-bought ingredients to transform them into truly homemade meals. All the “crops” can be grown in pots, so young chefs don’t even need a large garden to enjoy Grow It, Cook It. |
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1856 Introductions: 1856 Ships, Uss Anacostia, Hms Alert, Laurent Millaudon, Meissner's Taxonomic Arrangement of Dryandra, Css Selma $19.99 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: 1856 Ships, Uss Anacostia, Hms Alert, Laurent Millaudon, Meissner's Taxonomic Arrangement of Dryandra, Css Selma, Uss Western World, Meissner's Taxonomic Arrangement of Banksia, Rms Persia, Css Curlew, Uss Roebuck, Uss Colorado, Curlew, Uss Two Sisters, Uss Ceres, Uss Choctaw, Css Savannah, Hms Surprise, Hms Sepoy, Lammermuir, Css Webb, Css Grampus, Santiago. Excerpt: Carl Meissner 's taxonomic arrangement of Banksia was published in 1856, as part of his chapter on the Proteaceae in A. P. de Candolle 's Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis . It was the first attempt to provide an infrageneric classification for the genus, aside from Robert Brown 's publication of two subgenera in 1810. Meissner's arrangement stood until 1870, when it was superseded by the arrangement of George Bentham . Meissner's arrangement was an excellent survey of the known species at that time, but his infrageneric taxa were all highly heterogeneous. Background Banksia and Taxonomy of Banksia Banksia is a genus of around 80 species in the plant family Proteaceae . An iconic Australian wildflower and popular garden plant , they are recognised by their flower spikes or domes, and their fruiting "cones". They grow in forms varying from prostrate woody shrubs to trees up to 35 metres tall, and occur in all but the most arid areas of Australia. As heavy producers of nectar , they are important sources of food for nectariferous animals such as honeyeaters and honey possum , and they are of economic importance to the nursery and cut flower industries. However they are seriously threatened by a number of processes including land clearing, frequent burning, and disease, and a number of species are rare and endangered .Specimens of Banksia were first collected by Sir Joseph Banks and Dr Daniel |
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1870 Introductions $14.14 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: 1870 Ships, Railway Locomotives Introduced in 1870, Bentham's Taxonomic Arrangement of Dryandra, Bentham's Taxonomic Arrangement of Banksia, Ss Abyssinia, Rms Oceanic, Hms Vanguard, Hms Hotspur, Moltke, Hms Sultan, Gnr Stirling 4-2-2, Hms Iron Duke, Hms Triumph, Hms Swiftsure, Hms Abyssinia, Greek Battleship Vasilissa Olga, Ss Cheviot, Hms Magdala, Japanese Gunboat Un'yÅ?, List of Ship Launches in 1870, Blackadder, Hmy Osborne. Excerpt: George Bentham 's taxonomic arrangement of Banksia was first published in Volume V of Flora Australiensis .George Bentham 's taxonomic arrangement of Banksia was published in 1870, in Volume 5 of Bentham's Flora Australiensis . A substantial improvement on the previous arrangement, it would stand for over a century. It was eventually replaced by Alex George 's 1981 arrangement, published in his classic monograph The genus Banksia L.f. (Proteaceae) . Background Banksia and Taxonomy of Banksia Banksia is a genus of around 80 species in the plant family Proteaceae . An iconic Australian wildflower and popular garden plant , they are easily recognised by their characteristic flower spikes and fruiting "cones". They grow in forms varying from prostrate woody shrubs to trees up to 35 metres tall, and occur in all but the most arid areas of Australia. As heavy producers of nectar , they are important sources of food for nectariferous animals such as honeyeaters and honey possum , and they are of economic importance to the nursery and cut flower industries. However they are seriously threatened by a number of processes including land clearing, frequent burning, and disease, and a number of species are rare and endangered .Specimens of Banksia were first collected by Sir Joseph Banks and Dr Daniel Solander , naturalists on HM Bark Endeavour |
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5 Things Every Christian Needs to Grow $13.41 Growing Tall People need to maintain a diet of nutritious foods if their bodies are to grow and thrive. But what do the people of God need in order to grow and thrive in the Christian faith? In this book, noted theologian and pastor R. C. Sproul identifies five of the crucial nutrients that promote spiritual growth: Bible study, prayer, worship, service, and stewardship. With biblical insight and practical wisdom, Dr. Sproul teaches Christians how to maintain a balanced diet that will lead to growth and mature Christian living. Dr. R. C. Sproul is the founder and president of Ligonier Ministries, and the minister of preaching and teaching at St. Andrews Chapel in Sanford, Fla. He is the author of more than sixty books and served as the general editor of The Reformation Study Bible. Dr. Sproul is renowned for his ability to communicate deep, practical truths from Gods Word. |
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A Book of Friction: A Collection of Tall Tales from Savannah(That May or May Not Be True). $9.99 Gregory Tremble is a graduate of Macon Georgia's Mercer University with a Bs degree in Human Services with the bulk of his course matter in sociology and psychology. Since 1992 he have spent thousands of hours as a volunteer counselor ministering to people in various settings around the State of Georgia and beyond. Some of the those settings were personal homes, schools, churches , rehab centers, aftercare homes, and jails/prison. For the last eleven years he has operated as a Taxi Driver in the Seaport City of Savannah Georgia meeting and greeting people from all over the world. He has listened to their verbal and nonverbal heart beats that echoed in slient shouts and sometimes with invisibale tears even when they werent talking. Thus, Gregory is qualified to speak and write about emotional/frictional conflicts that fill most of the pages of this book. This book is designed/written to rub you the reader emotionally. Frictionally speaking this book will not always make you feel good. You will be struck like a match at times and be engulfed in the flames of your own anger, joy, disgust, or laughter. Each story long or short and intermission/poem is strategically placed to cause maximum movement of your mind to a higher level of reflection or detection. Each tale and book within this book is placed in its position to cause you by friction to transcend your present level of stability or instability in life. You will be compelled to grow passed and above your original birth or acquired through life programs. If you like your emotional bottons being pushed,buy this book. If you like pushing other people's buttons, buy this book and leave it in their mailbox. They will hate you forever. But they will love you even more for the joy, pleasure and pain that you gave them through this Book of Friction, even this Collection of Tall Tales From Savannah, That May Or Maynot Be True. |
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A Child's Garden Of Verses ; And, Underwoods $21.19 Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free.This is an OCR edition with typos.Excerpt from book:I SHOULD like to rise and go Where the golden apples grow; — Where below another sky Parrot islands anchored lie, And, watched by cockatoos and goats, Lonely Crusoes building boats; — Where in sunshine reaching out Eastern cities, miles about, Are with mosque and minaret Among sandy gardens set, And the rich goods from near and far Hang for sale in the bazaar, — Where the Great Wall round China goes, And on one side the desert blows, And with bell and voice and drum, Cities on the other hum; — Where are forests, hot as fire, Wide as England, tall as a spire, Full of apes and cocoa-nuts And the negro hunters' huts; — Where the knotty crocodile Lies and blinks in the Nile, And the red flamingo flies Hunting fish before his eyes; — Where in jungles, near and far, Man-devouring tigers are, Lying close and giving ear Lest the hunt be drawing near, Or a comer-by be seen Swinging in a palanquin; — Where among the desert sands Some deserted city stands, All its children, sweep and prince.. Grown to manhood ages since, Not a foot in street or house, Not a stir of child or mouse, And when kindly falls the night, In all the town no spark of light. There I'll come when I'm a man With a camel caravan; Light a fire in the gloom Of some dusty dining-room; See the pictures on the walls, Heroes, fights and festivals; And in a corner find the toys Of the old Egyptian boys. SINGING OF speckled eggs the birdie sings And nests among the trees; The sailor sings of ropes and things In ships upon the seas. The children sing in far Japan, The children sing in Spain; The organ with the organ man Is singing in the rain. LOOKING FORWARD WHEN I am grown to man's estate I shall be very proud and great, And tell the other girls and boys Not to meddle with my toys. A |
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A Hydroponic Herb Garden-Indoor $29.95 This book will show you how to build and use a flood and drain hydroponic garden. Using the English System of measurement a complete set of plans with 68 CAD drawings. Written instructions and comments, with 11 CAD figures will guide you in building and using the Herb Garden. The parts list has 43 items. Most are from your local stores with one or two items ordered over the Internet. The Herb Garden's over all dimensions are 5'-6" tall, 6'-8" long and 2' wide. Place near a drain and tap water source such as a sink. Use common hand tools to build it. The energy used is less than a 200 watt light bulb. High quality fluorescent plant light tubes that help produce low light plants like dill, parsley and leafy green plants up to 16" tall. Using fertilizer crystals that dissolve in tap water makes a very inexpensive nutrient solution. The plants grow well in the same temperature that you are comfortable with. |
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A Hydroponic Herb Garden-Indoor $29.95 This book will show you how to build and use a flood and drain hydroponic garden. Using the English System of measurement a complete set of plans with 68 CAD drawings. Written instructions and comments, with 11 CAD figures will guide you in building and using the Herb Garden. The parts list has 43 items. Most are from your local stores with one or two items ordered over the Internet. The Herb Garden''s over all dimensions are 5''-6 tall, 6''-8 long and 2'' wide. Place near a drain and tap water source such as a sink. Use common hand tools to build it. The energy used is less than a 200 watt light bulb. High quality fluorescent plant light tubes that help produce low light plants like dill, parsley and leafy green plants up to 16 tall. Using fertilizer crystals that dissolve in tap water makes a very inexpensive nutrient solution. The plants grow well in the same temperature that you are comfortable with. |
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A Sailor's Garland $20.75 Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free.Excerpt from book:Section 3From hazy hamlets, one by one, Beyond the island-bars, The casements in the setting sun Flash back in violet stars. A brig is straining out for sea, To Norway or to France she goes, And all her happy flags are free, Her sails are flushed with rose. Duncan Campbell Scott TO SEA To sea, to sea ! The calm is o'er ; The wanton water leaps in sport, And rattles down the pebbly shore; The dolphin wheels, the sea-cows snort, And unseen mermaids pearly song Comes bubbling up the weeds among. Fling broad the sail, dip deep the oar: To sea, to sea! The calm is o'er. To sea, to sea! Our white-wing'd bark Shall billowing cleave its wat'ry way, And with its shadow, fleet and dark, Break the caved Triton's azure day, Like mountain eagle soaring light O'er antelopes on Alpine height. The anchor heaves, the ship swings free, Our sails swell full: to sea, to sea! T. L. Beddoes ROWER'S CHANT Row till the land dip 'neath The sea from view. Row till a land peep up, A home for you. Row till the mast sing songs Welcome and sweet. Row till the waves outstripped, Give up dead beat. Row till the sea-nymphs rise To ask you why Rowing you tarry not To hear them sigh. Row till the stars grow bright Like certain eyes. ... Row till the noon be high As hopes you prize. textit{f • Row till you harbour in All longing's port. Row till you find all things For which you sought. T. Sturoe Moore JOHN WINTER What ails John Winter, that so oft Silent he sits apart ? The neighbours cast their looks on him ; But deep he hides his heart. In Deptford streets the houses small Huddle forlorn together. Whether the wind blow or be still, 'Tis soiled and sorry weather. But over these dim roofs arise Tall masts of ocean ships. Whenever... |
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A Sailor's Garland $26.85 Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free.Excerpt from book:Section 3From hazy hamlets, one by one, Beyond the island-bars, The casements in the setting sun Flash back in violet stars. A brig is straining out for sea, To Norway or to France she goes, And all her happy flags are free, Her sails are flushed with rose. Duncan Campbell Scott TO SEA To sea, to sea ! The calm is o'er ; The wanton water leaps in sport, And rattles down the pebbly shore; The dolphin wheels, the sea-cows snort, And unseen mermaids pearly song Comes bubbling up the weeds among. Fling broad the sail, dip deep the oar: To sea, to sea! The calm is o'er. To sea, to sea! Our white-wing'd bark Shall billowing cleave its wat'ry way, And with its shadow, fleet and dark, Break the caved Triton's azure day, Like mountain eagle soaring light O'er antelopes on Alpine height. The anchor heaves, the ship swings free, Our sails swell full: to sea, to sea! T. L. Beddoes ROWER'S CHANT Row till the land dip 'neath The sea from view. Row till a land peep up, A home for you. Row till the mast sing songs Welcome and sweet. Row till the waves outstripped, Give up dead beat. Row till the sea-nymphs rise To ask you why Rowing you tarry not To hear them sigh. Row till the stars grow bright Like certain eyes. ... Row till the noon be high As hopes you prize. textit{f • Row till you harbour in All longing's port. Row till you find all things For which you sought. T. Sturoe Moore JOHN WINTER What ails John Winter, that so oft Silent he sits apart ? The neighbours cast their looks on him ; But deep he hides his heart. In Deptford streets the houses small Huddle forlorn together. Whether the wind blow or be still, 'Tis soiled and sorry weather. But over these dim roofs arise Tall masts of ocean ships. Whenever... |
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Among Flowers: A Walk in the Himalaya $10.95 In this delightful hybrid of a book—part memoir and part travel journal—the bestselling author takes us deep into the mountains of Nepal with a trio of botanist friends in search of native Himalayan plants that will grow in her Vermont garden. Alighting from a plane in the dramatic Annapurna Valley, the ominous signs of Nepal's Maoist guerrillas are all around—an alarming presence that accompanies the travelers throughout their trek. Undaunted, the group sets off into the mountains with Sherpas and bearers, entering an exotic world of spectacular landscapes, vertiginous slopes, isolated villages, herds of yaks, and giant rhododendron, thirty feet tall. The landscape and flora and so much else of what Kincaid finds in the Himalaya—including fruit bats, colorful Buddhist prayer flags, and the hated leeches that plague much of the trip—are new to her, and she approaches it all with an acute sense of wonder and a deft eye for detail. In beautiful, introspective prose, Kincaid intertwines the harrowing Maoist encounters with exciting botanical discoveries, fascinating daily details, and lyrical musings on gardens, nature, home, and family. |
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Among Flowers: A Walk in the Himalaya $1.12 In this delightful hybrid of a book—part memoir and part travel journal—the bestselling author takes us deep into the mountains of Nepal with a trio of botanist friends in search of native Himalayan plants that will grow in her Vermont garden. Alighting from a plane in the dramatic Annapurna Valley, the ominous signs of Nepal's Maoist guerrillas are all around—an alarming presence that accompanies the travelers throughout their trek. Undaunted, the group sets off into the mountains with Sherpas and bearers, entering an exotic world of spectacular landscapes, vertiginous slopes, isolated villages, herds of yaks, and giant rhododendron, thirty feet tall. The landscape and flora and so much else of what Kincaid finds in the Himalaya—including fruit bats, colorful Buddhist prayer flags, and the hated leeches that plague much of the trip—are new to her, and she approaches it all with an acute sense of wonder and a deft eye for detail. In beautiful, introspective prose, Kincaid intertwines the harrowing Maoist encounters with exciting botanical discoveries, fascinating daily details, and lyrical musings on gardens, nature, home, and family. |
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Brigantines: Irving Johnson, Asgard Ii, Kaisei, Brigantine, Stv Fair Jeanne, Robert C. Seamans, S.t.v. Pathfinder, Ts Playfair, Stv Black Jack $10.55 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Irving Johnson, Asgard Ii, Kaisei, Brigantine, Stv Fair Jeanne, Robert C. Seamans, S.t.v. Pathfinder, Ts Playfair, Stv Black Jack, One and All, Corwith Cramer, Sts Young Endeavour, Swan Fan Makkum, Phoenix. Excerpt: The twin brigantines Irving Johnson and Exy Johnson are the flagships of the Los Angeles Maritime Institute's (LAMI) TopSail Youth Program, a non-profit organization created as a character building organization to help at risk youth prepare for life through the discipline and teamwork required to safely handle a tall ship. They join LAMI's topsail schooners the Swift of Ipswich and the Bill of Rights in introducing youths to the subtle but profound influence presented by the sea. Named for sail training pioneers Irving and Electa "Exy" Johnson, the brigantines take on a proud history initiated by their namesakes. Seven time veteran circumnavigators of the world on board two different boats both named Yankee, each trip with a new crew of boys and girls armed only with a sense of adventure and curiosity. For 25 years beginning in the late 1930s, Irving and Exy did what was thought impossible, and lived a life now legendary. As the Yankee was home to the Johnsons and their family of fellow shipmates, TopSail was envisioned after that model to become a second home to the many youths who come on board where they can safely dream and discover, learn and grow as they pass through turbulent times at school, in their neighborhoods and in their own lives as teenagers today. The brigantines are based on original plans designed in the 1930s by Henry Gruber but never built. Noted yacht designer W.I.B. Crealock was brought in to adapt the plans to meet modern Coast Guard regulations and to fit LAMI's own stringent specifications based on thei... More: |
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Captains of the City Streets: A Jenny's Cat Club Book $18.95 Captains of the City Streets is another trip into the world of the legendary Cat Club of Greenwich Village. Two adventurous young cats—Sinbad and the Duke—are best friends who share a "trampish love of the free and easy life." They travel together, away from the tall buildings of the north, in search of a home where they can practice the skip and shuffle of their boxing technique. With luck, they find themselves proud residents of their very own home—an abandoned shack in an overgrown garden. Food is scarce until one man, an old sea captain new to the neighborhood, notices them and becomes their "Master of the Supper Nook."When the duo follow their new Master home, they witness one of the first meetings of the famous Cat Club. Sinbad and the Duke decide they don't need the "rules and obligations" of membership in any club; but as they join in its business and frolics, they realize that perhaps the Club needs them.Ready for any challenge, Sinbad and the Duke, the Captains of the City Streets, charm the Cat Club's admirers with their free spirits and "nifty" street smarts, as they grow up and ultimately find friendship and a place where they belong. |
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Dog Breeds Originating In China $14.14 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Chow Chow, Pug, Shar Pei, Pekingese, Shih Tzu, Lhasa Apso, Chinese Crested Dog, Tibetan Terrier, Tibetan Spaniel, Chinese Chongqing Dog, Kunming Wolfdog, Chinese Imperial Dog, Xiasi Dog, Foo Dog. Excerpt: Country of origin: China item Classification and standards item Dog ( Canis lupus familiaris ) The Chinese Chongqing Dog is a rare breed of dog native to the Chongqing city of China , somewhat like a bulldog -Thai ridgeback mix (not, however, descended from either of these) but with a distinct tail, color, and coat. In its early years, it was used for hunting wild boar and rabbits, but it's now used in China to protect families and belongings. They are an ancient, natural breed said to have existed for 2,000 years since the time of the Han Dynasty in Ancient China. After the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949, the breed's numbers were greatly reduced, and only people in rural communities still kept it; the breed is still rare, even in China. Temperament The Chongqing dog may be protective of its family and owners, but if a stranger to the dog is kind and the owner is present, the dog will grow to respect it. They are usually a good family companion. However, these dogs are said to be wary of unknown strangers, and if it senses fear, it will prepare for action and attack if any false moves or suspicious actions are made. Height and Weight Males are usually 16-19 and a half inches (40-50 cm) tall and Females are from 14 to 16 inches (35-40 cm). Males weigh from 44-54 pounds (20-25 kilograms) and Females are 33-44 pounds (15-20 kilograms). Health No known major health problems occur in this breed, because there has been no inbreeding. However, because of the thin coat, some individual dogs develop skin problems. The life expectancy is 18 years for |
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Eddie's Garden and How to Make Things Grow $2.97 What makes Eddie’s garden grow? Earth, rain, sun, and all sorts of creatures, of course! Eddie works hard — digging, pulling weeds, and watering his plants — and soon his garden is magnificent, from his string bean house to his tall sunflowers. How his garden develops and grows is clearly and delightfully told in this gentle story with colorful illustrations by Sarah Garland. Children will be inspired by the idea that they can grow plants themselves that the whole family will eat and enjoy. The book includes full information on growing a garden like Eddie’s in a home garden or containers. |
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Flora Of Morocco $14.14 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Lythrum Salicaria, Imperata Cylindrica, Hyoscyamus Niger, Tussilago Farfara, Solanum Dulcamara, Calluna, Atlas Cedar, Dactylis, Pinus Halepensis, Drosophyllum, Mentha Aquatica, Anthriscus Sylvestris, Sesuvium Portulacastrum, Galium Verum, Melilotus Indicus, Lamium Purpureum, Viburnum Lantana, Cirsium Vulgare, Solidago Virgaurea, Hordeum Murinum Subsp. Leporinum, Parapholis Incurva, Phalaris Minor, Euphorbia Resinifera, Linaria Maroccana, Linaria Bipartita, Lavatera Trimestris, Malope Trifida. Excerpt: Lythrum salicaria (Purple loosestrife) is a flowering plant belonging to the family Lythraceae, native to Europe, Asia, northwest Africa, and southeastern Australia. It should not be confused with other plants sharing the name loosestrife that are members of the family Primulaceae. Other names include spiked loosestrife, or purple lythrum; in French it is salicaire, and in Chinese qian qu cai. Plants in flower Bright crimson leaves at the onset of autumnLythrum salicaria is a herbaceous perennial plant, that can grow 1-1.5 m tall, forming clonal colonies 1.5 m or more in width with numerous erect stems growing from a single woody root mass. The stems are reddish-purple or red to purple and square in cross-section. The leaves are lanceolate, 3-10 cm long and 5-15 mm broad, downy and sessile, and arranged opposite or in whorls of three. The flowers are reddish purple, 10-20 mm diameter, with six petals (occasionally five) and 12 stamens, and are clustered tightly in the axils of bracts or leaves; there are three different flower types, with the stamens and style of different lengths, short, medium or long; each flower type can only be pollinated by one of the other types, not the same type, thus ensuring cross-pollination between different plants... More: |
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Flora Of West Africa $19.99 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Conocarpus Erectus, Sansevieria Trifasciata, Coffea Canephora, Thomandersia, Mimulopsis Solmsii, Gossweilerodendron Balsamiferum, Thaumatococcus Daniellii, Johimbe, Coffea Liberica, Garcinia Kola, Afzelia Pachyloba, Nesogordonia Papaverifera, Uvaria Chamae, Afzelia Bipindensis, Lijndenia Barteri, Thomandersia Laurifolia, Morus Mesozygia, Mikaniopsis Vitalba, Eribroma Oblonga, Pericopsis Elata, Rhodognaphalon Breviscupe, Craibia Atlantica, Didelotia Unifoliolata, Raphia Regalis, Haplormosia Monophylla, Gilbertiodendron Bilineatum, Copaifera Salikounda, Didelotia Idae, Pellegriniodendron Diphyllum, Anthonotha Vignei, Placodiscus Oblongifolius, Cryptosepalum Tetraphyllum, Heritiera Utilis, Millettia Warneckei, Daniellia Oblonga, Cola Reticulata, Berlinia Occidentalis, Coffea Excelsa. Excerpt: Conocarpus erectus, one of two species in the genus Conocarpus, is a mangrove shrub and tree in the family Combretaceae growing on shorelines in tropical and subtropical regions around the world, including Florida, Bermuda, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, Central and South America from Mexico to Brazil on the Atlantic coast and Mexico to Ecuador on the Pacific coast, western Africa and in Melanesia and Polynesia. It was introduced in Kuwait because it can thrive in high temperatures and absorbs brackish water. English common names include Buttonwood, Buttonbush, Button Mangrove, Button-tree, False Mangrove, Florida Button, Florida Buttonwood, Green Buttonwood, Grey Mangrove and Zaragoza Mangrove. See also the section Common names in other languages below. Fruit and leaves C. erectus is usually a dense multi-trunked shrub 14 m (3.313 ft) tall, but can grow into a tree up to 20 m (66 ft) or more tall, with a trunk up to 1 m (3.3 ft) in diameter. The United Stat... More: |
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Flora Of Wyoming $14.14 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Panicum Virgatum, Artemisia Tridentata, Viburnum Opulus, Arctostaphylos Uva-Ursi, Camassia Quamash, Red Osier Dogwood, Campanula Rotundifolia, Ceanothus Fendleri, Vaccinium Uliginosum, Bouteloua Dactyloides, Pinedrops, Ambrosia Artemisiifolia, Rhus Trilobata, Maianthemum Canadense, Rocky Mountain Floristic Region, Ambrosia Trifida, Symphyotrichum Novae-Angliae, Yellow Rattle, Montia Fontana, Bouteloua Eriopoda, Platanthera Praeclara, Xerophyllum Tenax, Yermo Xanthocephalus, Baby Blue Eyes, Polemonium Viscosum, Senecio Fremontii. Excerpt: Panicum virgatum, commonly known as switchgrass, is a perennial warm season grass native to North America, where it occurs naturally from 55°N latitude in Canada southwards into the United States and Mexico. Switchgrass is one of the dominant species of the central North American tallgrass prairie and can be found in remnant prairies, in native grass pastures, and naturalized along roadsides. It is used primarily for soil conservation, forage production, game cover, as an ornamental grass, and more recently as a biomass crop for ethanol, fibre, electricity, and heat production and for biosequestration of atmospheric carbon dioxide. Other common names for switchgrass include tall panic grass, Wobsqua grass, blackbent, tall prairiegrass, wild redtop, thatchgrass, and Virginia switchgrass. Root system of switchgrass grown at The Land InstituteSwitchgrass is a hardy, deep-rooted, perennial rhizomatous grass that begins growth in late spring. It can grow up to 2.7 m high but is typically shorter than Big Bluestem grass or Indiangrass. The leaves are 30-90 cm long, with a prominent midrib. Switchgrass uses C4 carbon fixation, giving it an advantage in conditions of drought and high temperature. Its flowers have a ... More: |
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Flora of Jalisco: Panicum Virgatum, Bouteloua Dactyloides, Agave Angustifolia, Phoradendron Leucarpum, Karwinskia Humboldtiana $9.05 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Panicum virgatum, commonly known as switchgrass, is a perennial warm season grass native to North America, where it occurs naturally from 55°N latitude in Canada southwards into the United States and Mexico. Switchgrass is one of the dominant species of the central North American tallgrass prairie and can be found in remnant prairies, in native grass pastures, and naturalized along roadsides. It is used primarily for soil conservation, forage production, game cover, as an ornamental grass, and more recently as a biomass crop for ethanol, fibre, electricity, and heat production and for biosequestration of atmospheric carbon dioxide. Other common names for switchgrass include tall panic grass, Wobsqua grass, blackbent, tall prairiegrass, wild redtop, thatchgrass, and Virginia switchgrass. Root system of switchgrass grown at The Land InstituteSwitchgrass is a hardy, deep-rooted, perennial rhizomatous grass that begins growth in late spring. It can grow up to 2.7 m high but is typically shorter than Big Bluestem grass or Indiangrass. The leaves are 30-90 cm long, with a prominent midrib. Switchgrass uses C4 carbon fixation, giving it an advantage in conditions of drought and high temperature. Its flowers have a well-developed panicle, often up to 60 cm long, and it bears a good crop of seeds. The seeds are 3-6 mm long and up to 1.5 mm wide, and are developed from a single-flowered spikelet. Both glumes are present and well developed. When ripe, the seeds sometimes take on a pink or dull-purple tinge, and turn golden brown with the foliage of the plant in the fall. Switchgrass is both a perennial and self-seeding crop, which means farmers do not have to plant and re-seed after annual harvesting. Once established, a switchgrass stand can survive fo... More: |
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Grasses Of Alabama $14.14 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Native Grasses of Alabama, Naturalized Grasses of Alabama, Panicum Virgatum, Imperata Cylindrica, Cynodon Dactylon, St. Augustine Grass, Spartina Patens, Juncus Effusus, Andropogon Virginicus, Distichlis Spicata, Bahia Grass, Agrostis Gigantea, Big Bluestem, Agrostis Scabra, Centipede Grass, Andropogon Glomeratus, Leersia Oryzoides, Little Bluestem, Bouteloua Curtipendula, Tripsacum Dactyloides, Aristida Stricta, Sorghastrum Nutans, Chasmanthium Latifolium, Elymus Hystrix. Excerpt: Panicum virgatum, commonly known as switchgrass, is a perennial warm season grass native to North America, where it occurs naturally from 55°N latitude in Canada southwards into the United States and Mexico. Switchgrass is one of the dominant species of the central North American tallgrass prairie and can be found in remnant prairies, in native grass pastures, and naturalized along roadsides. It is used primarily for soil conservation, forage production, game cover, as an ornamental grass, and more recently as a biomass crop for ethanol, fibre, electricity, and heat production and for biosequestration of atmospheric carbon dioxide. Other common names for switchgrass include tall panic grass, Wobsqua grass, blackbent, tall prairiegrass, wild redtop, thatchgrass, and Virginia switchgrass. Root system of switchgrass grown at The Land InstituteSwitchgrass is a hardy, deep-rooted, perennial rhizomatous grass that begins growth in late spring. It can grow up to 2.7 m high but is typically shorter than Big Bluestem grass or Indiangrass. The leaves are 30-90 cm long, with a prominent midrib. Switchgrass uses C4 carbon fixation, giving it an advantage in conditions of drought and high temperature. Its flowers have a well-developed panicle, often up to 60 cm long, and it be... More: |
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Can anyone help identify a fast growing tree in Texas that I do not find in a book?
I've never seen trees like this. Growth around Fort Worth, Texas. They have grown very rapidly and multiply rapidly by sending root of the tree further. They seem broadleaf fuzzy, smooth bark that feels a little fuzzy. There are no flowers, no seeds that I could find. They lose their leaves in winter. The wood is soft and the tree is easy to cut, but rejected quickly and take over because their root system is shallow huge. The roots have a yellowish color. Can a very high growth (rapidly). They are very quickly overwhelmed by trees and an area. I think they like wetlands. I grew here and I've never seen these before buying this new place and I do not find in a book. Does anyone know? I think these are related to poplars (as poplar), but no seeds. They can reach about 10 feet a year.
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