plant immigrants

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LEPROSY
... in the United States, and most of these are imported with immigrants from Asia. One famous story about leprosy was written about by ... jungles of southeastern Asia. A plant explorer, Joseph Rock, went to eastern Asia to find this plant in the wild and collect seeds for cultivation. Rock eventually found this plant in Burma, a tree called ...
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Bribie Island Orchid Society - Orchid Information and Photographs
... and is a member of the Northern Element" of the migrant orchids from Asia. Other "immigrants" being Calanthe tripilcata, and Geodorum densiflorum. The "Southern Element" or true indigenous orchids of ... When purchasing new plants, the first consideration should always be the conditions necessary for a plant to grow, for, without the appropriate conditions, these plants will not survive. For these ...
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BSQ Home Page
... the sunshine state of Queensland, Australia. The society holds regular monthly general meetings with plant displays, competitions and informative lectures from various speakers, as well as competing against ... snakes, lizards and birds. These creatures are all attracted to these strange but welcome immigrants. Light The light conditions for growing different bromeliads range from full sun to dense ...
www.bromsqueensland.com

Alien Invaders?
... in the last two thousand years or so, or as natural immigrants as the climate became increasingly temperate. So, if main reason for ... drought, or some other reason. No-one has investigated why this plant, which was once considered such a threat to water bodies, is ... -- for example, by eutrophication. It does not matter whether the problem plant is native or exotic: the best solution is to restore a ...
www.bsbi.org.uk

John G.N. Davidson
... prospecting techniques for Dr. Harry Warren, geologist and discoverer of plant uptake of lead from gasoline exhaust, Olympic athlete and cricketeer ... in-state fees. This was not without risk as male immigrants had to register for the draft and the war in ... . The degree was in plant pathology with courses from Snyder, Baker, Yarwood and other outstanding plant pathologists, and only my research ...
www.cps-scp.ca

ECSONG: The Nuttery: 10(4) 1991
... and it could swing really high! When the farm was sold to immigrants, the trees were cut down. Elsewhere in the same county, at St. ... in tact and the tap root is not damaged. Very easy to plant. After planting I mulched heavily with leaves to kill the grass nearby ... spot. Ask "Where, on this property, is the best location to plant this tree that will ensure its health, vigour, and productivity for ...
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Growing Edibles
... the Garden of Eden, start sowing the seeds of success with plant growing tips from eHow. We'll take you through the growing ... If you've been hankering to plant some edibles among your ornamentals - or vice versa - asparagus is the plant to start with. It's ... and Store Potatoes Potatoes are actually a New World plant, but it took Irish immigrants to bring them to the attention of North Americans. ...
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Floridata: Populus alba
... alba Welcome Login Register (Free!) Welcome (homepage) Floridata Member Pages Register (free!) Login Plant Encyclopedia Plant List Plant Tag Lists Site Search More Floridata Resources & Articles Write Us About Floridata ... . Location White poplar is indigenous to central Europe, Siberia, and western Asia. European immigrants brought the white poplar to America in early colonial times. It has become ...
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Retkeilykasvio (Field Flora of Finland) – Publications – FMNH
... of Finland, includes all vascular plant species and subspecies, and most important varieties and hybrids, native or clearly established aliens in Finland, as well as casual immigrants and cultivation escapes which have ...
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Sahlbergia – Abstract of volume 2 – FMNH
... nielswolffi Svensson, 1976 was bread from a leaf of Deschampsia flexuosa , the first known food plant of the species. The female is described. A checklist of Finnish Hymenoptera, Parasitica. Part 1 ... considered as an endangered species in Finland . However it is obvious that these specimens are immigrants from south, because there is no data about nesting in collecting sites. During these seasons ...
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