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Thursday, March 30th, 2006Scientific Name : Digitalis purpurea BOTANICAL CLASSIFICATION Kingdom : Plantae Division : Magnoliophyta Class : Magnoliopsida Order : Lamiales Family : Scrophulariaceae Genus : Digitalis Species : purpurea COMMON NAMES Deadmen’s Bells; Witch’s Bells; digitalis; Common Foxglove, Purple Foxglove Digitalis is a genus of about 20 species of herbaceous biennials, perennials and shrubs that was [...]
Medieval Architecture
Thursday, March 30th, 2006Tudor / Medieval Revival 1890 – 1940 With heavy chimneys and decorative half-timbering, Tudor revival houses have a decidedly medieval flavor. Tudor style homes usually have these features: Decorative half-timbering Steeply pitched roof Prominent cross gables Tall, narrow windows Small window panes Massive chimneys, often topped with decorative chimney pots The name Tudor suggests that [...]
Skin Cancer in Dogs
Wednesday, March 29th, 2006Skin cancer encompasses a broad category of tumors that includes any uncontrolled growth of cells of the skin or associated structures such as glands, hair follicles and supportive tissues (fat and connective tissue). Metastasis to the skin from tumors elsewhere in the body can occur but these are not considered skin tumors because they did [...]
Pink Jasmine
Wednesday, March 29th, 2006Pink Jasmine (Jasminum polyanthum), native to western & southern China, is a fast-climbing evergreen vine that can very easily cover twenty feet of fence, wall, or pergola. It can also be kept severely pruned to function as a small trellised shrub of around six feet height, or it can be grown as a groundcover or [...]
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