Great native graminoids
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Grasses native to America offer some of the most attractive and versatile ground cover and accent plants available. The spectrum of possibilities is enormous because the grass family is one of the largest among plants. The usual ranges, appearance, and practical use of many grasses are discussed. Specific grasses described include hairgrass, deer grass, lurid sedge, soft rush, big and little bluestem, prairie cordgrass, spikerush, Berkeley sedge, wool grass, prairie dropseed, blue joint grass, side-oats grama, and more.
Publication Name: American Horticulturist
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 0096-4417
Year: 1995
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Francisco P. Ramirez
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Francisco P. Ramirez was a Californio editor in the 1850s who welcomed the ideals of democracy, equality and civil liberties in the US Constitution. His fight for the rights of Californios following the redrawing of the border between Mexico and the US is discussed.
Publication Name: Media Studies Journal
Subject: Mass communications
ISSN: 1057-7416
Year: 2000
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The city inside Achilles Rizzoli's head: found, a cache of stunningly intricate and profoundly weird drawings. Their creator was even more bazarre
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Rizzoli's finely drafted architectural drawings and floorplans where complicated renderings which were never appreciated or much noticed during his lifetime. The artist died in 1981. His strange existence and his works are examined.
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
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ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 1995
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