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- Denis Diderot (13048 bytes)
1: ...age:DiderotVanLoo.jpg|thumb|right|''Portrait of Diderot'' by [[Louis-Michel van Loo]], 1767]]
3: '''Denis Diderot''' ([[October 5]], [[1713]] – [[July 31]...
5: ...n which many an article and sermon about consumer desire have been based.
7: ...s]]. In 1743 he married Anne Toinette Champion, a devout [[Roman Catholic]]. He had affairs with the w...
10: - Edna St. Vincent Millay (2636 bytes)
3: ...cence]" (1912), and on the strength of it was awarded a scholarship to [[Vassar College]]. After her g...
9: ...ore flak from the literary critics for supporting democracy than [[Ezra Pound]] did for championing fa... - Columbine (2097 bytes)
7: ...n [[meadow]]s, [[woodland]]s, and at higher altitudes throughout the [[northern hemisphere]]. They are...
9: ... seeds and is formed at the end of the pistils. Underneath the flower are spurs that contain nectar, m... - Pansy (10101 bytes)
17: ...e ''Viola tricolor hortensis''. However, many garden varieties are hybrids and are referred to as ''V...
19: ==Development of the Pansy==
20: ...(''V. altaica''), to produce a host of bigger, bolder pansies. As a result of extensive cross-breedin...
22: ...[[steel]]) the bold flowers familiar to modern gardeners appeared.
24: ==Pansies for Underplanting== - Wisteria (4864 bytes)
9: {{Taxobox_subfamilia_entry | taxon = [[Faboideae]]}}
22: ...steria'' is conserved under the [[International Code of Botanical Nomenclature]].
35: ...rained ones. It thrives in full sun to partial shade.
37: ...ability and thus mature plants may benefit from added potassium and phosphate but not nitrogen. Finall...
39: ...wer which can quickly clog gutters, sometimes invade [[Foundation_%28architecture%29|foundations]], an... - African Lily (1955 bytes)
16: == Description == - Anemone (3447 bytes)
2: ...00303.jpg|240px]] | caption = ''Anemone ranunculoides'' in flower}}
15: ... [[Hepatica]] (''Hepatica''); some botanists include both of these genera within ''Anemone''.
17: ... underground rootstock, and radical, more or less deeply cut, leaves. The elongated flower stem bears ...
21: ...laced by a tuft of narrow petals. It is an old garden favourite, and of the double forms there are nam...
23: ...e varieties is a valuable addition to a flower-garden, as it affords, in a warm situation, an abundanc... - Crocus (3680 bytes)
17: ...gions for the crocuses to bloom early, only to suddenly wither and die from a unseasonable "post-winte...
20: The name of the genus is derived from the Latin adjective ''crocatus'', meani...
24: ...ustration, left''), new garden varieties had been developed, such as the cream-colored crocus feathere... - Hyacinth (flower) (2431 bytes)
17: ...ced in the lily family [[Liliaceae]] but now regarded as the type genus of the separate family [[Hyaci...
19: ... single dense spike of fragrant [[flower]]s in shades of red, blue, white, or yellow. A variety of the...
23: *''Hyacinthus orientalis'' - [[Garden Hyacinth]]
31: Several types of [[brodiea]], [[deathcamas]], [[squill]], and other plants that were... - Narcissi (1567 bytes)
15: ...ies practically every year. The word Narcissus is derived from the [[Persian language|Persian]] word o... - Apple (20408 bytes)
9: {{Taxobox_subfamilia_entry | taxon = [[Maloideae]]}}
16: ...the family [[Rosaceae]], and is one of the most widely cultivated tree fruits. Table apples are of the...
23: ...t affect domestic apples, and research with it to develop new disease-resistant apples is continuing.
25: ...ave been used in some recent breeding programs to develop apples suitable for growing in climates unsu...
27: ... the earliest tree to be cultivated. To a greater degree than other tree fruit, except possibly [[citr... - Rose (15436 bytes)
9: {{Taxobox_subfamilia_entry | taxon = [[Rosoideae]]}}
15: ...http://www.life.uiuc.edu/plantbio/260/Rosaceae/Slide17.html U. of Illinois] 2002-05-29</small>
20: == Description ==
23: ...ide of the stem. The vast majority of roses are [[deciduous]], but a few (particularly in southeast [[...
25: ...few species yellow or red. The ovary is inferior, developing below the petals and sepals. - United Kingdom (37269 bytes)
12: ... Kingdom|None]]; [[English language|English]] ''[[de facto]]'' <sup>4</sup> |
17: leader_titles = [[British monarchy|Queen]]<br>[[Prime M...
18: leader_names = [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|El...
20: area_magnitude = 1 E11 |
28: population_density = 246.5 | - West Virginia (24258 bytes)
21: DensityRank = 29<sup>th</sup> |
22: 2000Density = 29.0 |
23: AdmittanceOrder = 35<sup>th</sup> |
26: Latitude = 37°10'N to 40°40'N |
27: Longitude = 77°40'W to 82°40'W | - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
3: ...s ambiguity, the date of the first practical, fielded version of the invention is used here.
60: * [[Odometer]] : [[Ancient Rome|Rome]]: [[Archimedes]]?
66: ...ntury BC|200s BC]]: Compound [[pulley]]: [[Archimedes]]
74: * [[1st century]]: [[Rudder|Stern mounted rudder]] in [[History of China|China]]
83: * [[9th century|800s]]: [[Black powder|Gunpowder]] in [[History of China|China]] - Agriculture (19147 bytes)
3: ...arming''', while scientists, inventors and others devoted to improving farming methods and implements ...
11: ...red to as [[factory farming]]) long prevalent in "developed" nations and increasingly so elsewhere, wh...
15: ...[[timber]] or lumber, [[fertilizer]]s, [[animal hides]], [[leather]], industrial chemicals ([[starch]]...
17: ...chanization has decreased labor requirements. The developing world generally produce lower yields, hav...
19: Modern agriculture depends heavily on engineering and technology and on... - Cereal (6537 bytes)
2: ...igin in the Roman goddess of grain, ''[[Ceres (goddess)|Ceres]]''. [[Staple food]] grains are often c...
4: ...jpg|thumb|300px|Oats, barley, and some products made from them.]]
10: The cereal crops are (in approximate order of greatest annual production):
13: ...ica]], and [[Africa]] and of [[livestock]] worldwide; called "corn" in North America
15: ...staple food in Asia and Africa and popular worldwide for livestock - Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
1: ...e ]]A '''carnivorous plant''' is a [[plant]] that derives some or most of its
16: *Bladder traps, which suck in prey with a bladder that generates an internal vacuum; and
22: most [[sundew]]s, whose leaves undergo rapid growth, aiding in the retention and
27: Pitfall traps have evolved independently on at least four occasions. The simplest pitf...
29: ...enus, the leaves are quite clearly evolutionarily derived from a simple - January 17 (12233 bytes)
5: ...562]] - [[France]] recognized the [[Huguenot]]s under the [[Edict of St. Germain]].
7: ...Charles Edward Stuart]], "Bonnie Prince Charlie", defeats a [[House of Hanover|Hanoverian]] army at [[...
9: ...General [[Daniel Morgan]] defeat British forces under Lieutenant Colonel [[Banastre Tarleton]] at the ...
11: ...1852]] - [[United Kingdom]] recognizes the independence of the [[Boer]] colonies of the [[Transvaal]].
13: ...[United Kingdom|British]] force defeats a large [[Dervish]] army at the [[Battle of Abu Klea]] in the ... - Garlic (12167 bytes)
3: ...ated by eating fresh [[parsley]] and this is included in many garlic recipes. Because of its strong o...
8: Because of its wide cultivation, the origins of garlic are uncertain;...
10: ...as long, narrow, flat, obscurely keeled leaves, a deciduous spathe, and a globose umbel of whitish flo...
12: ...h.com/garlic.htm#grow Selfsufficientish.com] provides the following growing instructions:
13: ...in drills of 5 cm (2 in) and 15 cm (6 in) apart. Ideal soil pH is in the 6.2 to 6.8 range.
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