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Wildflowers Of The Stirling Range, Alexander S. George
Wildflowers Of The Stirling Range, Alexander S. George
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
TWO hundred miles south-east of Perth, the Stirling Range rises abruptly from the surrounding plain. About forty miles long, it is a line of semi-isolated hills, rather than a continuous block.
There are many intriguing plants of diverse colour and form. Well over 400 species are known from the Range. A number of these are found no-where else, and some are restricted to one mountain.
Water Blooms, T E H Aplin
Water Blooms, T E H Aplin
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
WHEN a body of water becomes discoloured with a super-abundance of free-floating, microscopic plant or, in rare cases, animal life, it is said to develop a "water bloom."
This article discusses some aspects of the appearance of water blooms, particularly those caused by algae, and with the effects that certain toxic algae have on livestock.
Farm Flora Sancturies, Robert Dunlop Royce
Farm Flora Sancturies, Robert Dunlop Royce
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
NOW that several species of native plants have become totally extinct and many more are becoming rare almost to the point of extinction, interest in the scientific and aesthetic potential of the West Australian flora is awakening.