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Camellias

Camellias

Named by Linnaeus in 1735 in honour of the Jesuit priest and naturalist Georg Josef Kamel, Camellia is a genus originating mainly from China but with a range covering a large area of South East Asia. The exact number of species is not clear but it is somewhere around 100. Camellia is an important commercial genus because of one species, Camellia sinensis, the plant from which tea is made.

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Is the Chipko Movement Towards Forest Appraisal

?Let us protect and plant the trees

Go awaken the villages

And drive away the axemen.?

- Ghanshyam Sailani

The forests of India are the unique resources for the survival of the rural people of India which were exploited greatly for commerce and industry. The Chipko Movement of India taken birth in Himalayan foothills gained great significance throughout the world?s environmentalist circles for its successful efforts against deforestation. Chipko, which means literally ?to embrace? has spread to many other parts of India and has drawn worldwide attention for its resourceful efforts to fight against deforestation and thereby protecting ecology and society. Women played a unique role in making success of the Chipko Movement because they being the dependents on the fuel, wood and fodder for survival found it difficult to procure them for over the last several decades.

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Flowering Cherries

Flowering cherries

While the briefness of their glory has to be acknowledged, cherries really are the hardy spring-flowering trees for temperate climate gardens. I can think of no others, apart from their close Prunus relatives and some of the magnolias that even come close to rivalling flowering cherries for sheer weight of bloom and vibrance of colour.

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Mechanical Air Conditioners - Part II - Air Conditioner Parts

This article is an extension to “Mechanical Air Conditioners - Part I - Operating Principle”, and I will be talking about AC parts used in mechanical air conditioners.

Air conditioner parts that we put into a mechanical AC, should conform to the operating principle. Air conditioning parts for this type of equipment are divided into three categories. The,

  • main and compulsory parts. This category is mandatory, otherwise, a mechanical air conditioner will not function at all

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    Itchy Scalp, Natural Scalp Treatments: Using A Natural Home Remedy For Itchy Scalp Conditions

    Yes it can be extremely annoying and embarrassing having a scalp condition like dandruff, eczema, scalp infections or a nasty itchy red rash on your scalp.

    If you are suffering from:

    itchy scalp, sore scalp or do you have a flaky dry scalp with redness and rashes that drive you crazy?

    scalp picking - do you constantly find yourself picking at &amp scratching?

    oily scalp and limp hair leaving you feeling less than your best

    embarrassing dandruff falling on your clothes

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