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The Purpose of the Western Massachusetts Master Gardener Association Virtual Library reference is to provide a service to the Western Massachusetts Master Gardeners resources to help them find answers in general online databases. |
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Reference Databases |
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| United States Department of Agriculture's Plants Database. | Plants Database | A all inclusive Plant Database. Look up plant by common name, scientific name
and you will find the symbol, a map of the USA showing where the plant grows,
and the Classification. http://plants.usda.gov/index.html |
| Canadian Poisonous Plants Infomation System. | Canadian Poisonous Plants Information System | A all inclusive Poisonous Plant Database. Look up poisonous plants by common name,
scientific name and you will find a general poisoning notes and descriptions.
http://sis.agr.ca/brd/poisonpl/poison.html |
| MFDA - Massachusetts Department of Food and Agrigulture. | Giant Hogweed Alert | A pest alert for Giant Hogweed. It gives the common name,
scientific name, where it is found, its impact, description, a discussion on similar
looking plants, control methods and links to other sites.
http://www.state.ma.us/dfa/pestalert/giant_hogweed.htm |