Author: James D. Gick
Publisher: Gick Pub Incorporated
ISBN: 9780918170309
Category :
Languages : en
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Author: Melvin J. Robey
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1449051006
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 158

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African Violets: Gifts from Nature-The Series Book One In 1892 while on an evening stroll with his fiance in East Africa, Baron Walter von Saint Paul discovered an unusual plant with delicate purple flowers growing along a stream on his plantation. Legend has it that he picked a bouquet and presented it to his fiance, staring the worlds love affair with the African violet. Today, this plant is indeed the most popular indoor flowering plant grown by gardeners and plant enthusiasts around the world. Whether your goal is to enjoy beautifully flowering African violets in your home, to become an expert grower of these lovely plants, or to develop a deeper understanding of how the plants function, a series of three books are being written to meet your needs. The Series provides you with an authoritative guide, taking you through all the steps necessary for growing elegant African violets and at the same time explaining to you the secrets of why the plants respond to the various growing practices used daily in their care. When writing about African violets, Melvin J. Robeys expertise, pragmatism, humor and love of the subject are clearly evident. The reader will find down-to-earth, up-to-date information in this first of three books in The Series of African Violets: Gifts from Nature. Your African violets wont flower? In this book eight common problems are explored, exposing the secrets to having plants whose crowning glory of blossoms tells everyone you are the superhero of the African violet world. You will also enjoy 44 dazzling color photographs and illustrations, along with several black and white illustrations. A unique chapter on the history of the African violet plant allows the reader to explore the fascinating story of how this spectacular houseplant has captured the imagination of plant-olgists worldwide. For more information on African Violets: Gifts from Nature--The Series visit www.africanvioletbooks.com.

Author: Malik Kalonji
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1468507796
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 158

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Animals, nature, the nature of love I give thanks to Mother Earth and Father Sky above. Save the planet, heal the world. The children are our future, every boy and every girl. We must make a change in the circle of life, animals are victims. I speak for animal rights. Its time to take a stand, restore the Earth as we know it. Iam Malik Kalonji, Mother Earths Poet.

Author: Carl McColman
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780028642666
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 394

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Presents a complete idiot's guide to understanding paganism and examines the basic principles of shamanism, druidism, and Wicca as well as the fundamentals of meditation, magic, divination, and spiritual healing.

Author: Nancy Robitaille
Publisher: Green Thumb Press Eugenie Robitaille www.eugenierobitaille.com
ISBN: 0973911409
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 276

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When you suspect you have a pest or disease in your plant room you need to know what to do about it and fast! This book was written with that in mind. Alls pests, insects and disease of the African violet and how to treat them are included. Usually it is enjoyable to raise the lovely African violet hybrids available today. But at times it seems African violets and other gesneriads have more pests than any other in the plant kingdom. Armed and forewarned you have a good chance to conquer any of these pests or diseases that sometimes daunt us.

Author: Lynn Rapp
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780553109412
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 260

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Author: Judith Griffin
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN: 0738725714
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 433

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Step into a world of spiritual rejuvenation and radiant health with the restorative power of herbs. Brimming with herbal folklore, tips for growing and harvesting your own herbs, and over two hundred medicinal and culinary recipes from diverse cultures, Mother Nature's Herbal will become your trusted companion on the path to natural living. Take a tour of the time-honored traditions and healing practices of cultures past and present, including Native and South American, Mediterranean, East Asian, and others. Create delicious and exotic entrees, brew soothing herbal teas, mix perfumes and salves using flower essences from your backyard garden, prepare elixirs and medicines to treat every ailment—and so much more. With this wise book on your kitchen shelf, a rich heritage of herb craft and herbal tradition is at your fingertips.

Author: Joel Rapp
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 198

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Author: Melvin J. Robey
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780845347669
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 314

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Information on hybridization and chronological history of the African violet are included in this comprehensive gardening guide.

Author: Montague Free
Publisher: Rare Treasure Editions
ISBN: 1774644746
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 290

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Here is Montague Free's classic work on how to succesfully propagate and care for African violets. This book provides extensive information on all aspects of growing this popular house plant. Among the book's many photographs are examples of the most popular and newest varieties of saintpaulias, as well as sequence pictures which give step-by-step directions on propagating, potting, watering, and fertilizing your plants.