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Native plants have very different needs from fruits and veggies. Here's how to create your own edible habitat garden.

This study investigates the effects of island area and isolation on plant community structure, specifically focusing on the variation in species richness and abundance among different plant life forms ...

ALL who grow Cacti will be glad to learn that the third volume of this fine work has been issued. It will probably appeal to a larger number ofj Cactus fanciers than the two preceding volumes ...

They include important pasture plants such as saltbush, bluebush and samphire, and weeds such as goosefoot. The family Cactaceae contains only introduced species in Australia, among them prickly pear, ...