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Seychelles - Syzygium malaccense
http://www.betz.lu/ index.php/ 2008/ 10/ 06/ seychelles-syzygium-malaccense?blog…The pink mauve blossoms of this tree cover its surrounding earth. It is an absolutely stunning sight, often carpenting the streets with a brilliant glow.The tree also produces the so-called mountain apple or jamalac that looks pretty much like your average apple, has a texture similar to cotton candy and an unbelievable taste reminding of ginger and cinnamon.
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Antarctica Botany
http://thedispersalofdarwin.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 10/ antarctica-botany.htmlBibliOdyssey's has a post sharing images from Joseph Dalton Hooker's The botany of the Antarctic voyage (1847).
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Huntington exhibit spotlights Darwin
http://thedispersalofdarwin.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 10/ huntington-exhibit-spotlight…From Pasadena Star-News: Huntington exhibit spotlights Darwin Photo Gallery: Darwin exhibit MARINO - Nearly 150 years after Charles Darwin published his seminal work, "Origin of Species," evolution is still a "polarizing word" in this country, David Zeidberg, director of the Huntington Library, said Friday.
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surreal botany at porter square books
http://jlundberg.livejournal.com/ 603389.htmlIf you live near Cambridge, Massachusetts, you can now find A Field Guide to Surreal Botany in its first brick-and-mortar bookstore in the US. Porter Square Books is "a (fiercely) independent, full-service bookstore established by a group of experienced, dedicated booksellers." They're under the
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merrie haskell at conclave
http://jlundberg.livejournal.com/ 602704.htmlIf any of you are heading to ConClave 33 in Michigan this weekend, be sure to say hi to Merrie Haskell. She's had publications in places like Asimov's and Strange Horizons, and her story "Reparations", recently podcasted at Escape Pod, just blew me away. I think she's on a number of panels, so be sure to catch her there.
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first frost in Ann Arbor MI 2008 - cover your tomatoes! - warnings
http://vielmetti.typepad.com/ vacuum/ 2008/ 10/ first-frost-in.htmlCover your tomatoes! Here's this spring's suggestion list for how to protect your tomatoes from frost. More suggestions welcomed. First frost warnings for 2008 follow; I got this message via the Emergency Email Network (free).
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Who's Wong? Wang or Wong?
http://nominister.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 10/ whos-wong-wang-or-wong.htmlPansy Wong is obviously very concerned about Kenneth Wang's challenge in Botany as she has decided to complain to the Electoral Commission over those billboards. Of course any halfwit knows that the words are not encouraging a vote for Pansy or National, rather it is a message about MMP.
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Telopea speciosissima
http://northwales.biz/ ?p=10894Bruce Rann, the photographer of today’s images, writes: “…I live in Sydney Australia. I work as a horticulturist and arborist for Woollahra Council which is just east of the city. A friend put me onto your botany photo of the day website a few months ago and I am enjoying learning more about the
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How to get rid of Japanese Knotweed
http://vielmetti.typepad.com/ vacuum/ 2008/ 09/ how-to-get-rid.htmlWe have a patch of land that should be doing something productive but instead is growing Japanese Knotweed. I'd like to fix that. The simple description of how to deal with it seems to be to smother the affected area (using tarps or old carpets) and to do container gardening on top of that ground cover.
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surreal botany contest at bookspotcentral
http://jlundberg.livejournal.com/ 602187.htmlWant a copy of A Field Guide to Surreal Botany but can't swing the US$12? Fear not: enter a contest! BookspotCentral is currently running a competition to win yourself a free copy of the book, signed by both me and Janet: This contest is open to all BookSpotCentral members, just PM (private message) me at our forums and you’re entered.
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