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The best state bird

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Delaware's blue hen bests other fowl as the best state bird in the South. The blue hen was singled out for its role in Delaware history and culture, when during the Revolutionary War, a flock of fighting blue hens diverted the attention of the Delaware Regiment from the horror of seeing people killed.

Author: Bender, Steve
Publisher: Southern Living Inc.
Publication Name: Southern Living
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 0038-4305
Year: 1996
Appreciation, Natural history, Chickens, Delaware, State birds

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Getting their feet wet

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Water plants are easy to grow anywhere near a spring, stream or pond. They are ideal plants even for a man-made backyard pond. Not only do they purify the water, their foliage also helps prevent algae proliferation. However, they need yearly dividing to control their growth.

Author: Bender, Steve
Publisher: Southern Living Inc.
Publication Name: Southern Living
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 0038-4305
Year: 1992
Growth, Aquatic plants

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The perils of purple loosestrife

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Purple loosestrife will not invade maintained areas such as streets, sidewalks and suburbian lawns. However, the plant has a tendency to multiply easily when seeds of cultivated hybrids cross-pollinate with flowers of the wild variety.

Author: Bender, Steve
Publisher: Southern Living Inc.
Publication Name: Southern Living
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 0038-4305
Year: 1995
Environmental aspects, Wild flowers, Purple loosestrife

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