Leather is a material made from an animal hide or animal skin after being tanned or treated with chemicals to preserve them and make them suitable for use as clothing, footwear, handbags, furniture, tools, etc. The skins of cows, horses, and goats are often used to make leather. Most leather is made from cattle skin, […]
A thermometer is an instrument which is used for measuring temperature. It measures how cold or hot something is. There are a number of different types of thermometers. The most common type of thermometer is usually made up of a small, hollow glass tube. At the bottom of the tube is a bulb, which holds
• Common name : Field Larkspur, Knight’s Spur • Scientific name : Delphinium consolida • Family : Ranunculacae • Native land : England, Europe Delphinium is a long-stemmed perennial that typically grows to 4-6 feet tall. Some varieties are annuals, too. In late spring to early summer, the plant produces 3-inch double flowers densely packed
• Common name : Trailing Iceplant, Pink Carpet • Scientific name : Delospermacooperi • Family : Aizoaceae • Native land : Southern Africa The iceplant is a herbaceous perennial plant. This species forms a low mat of succulent, shiny and cylindrical evergreen leaves, bearing loads of small, starry flowers in early summer, then on and
• Common name : Ox-eye Daisy • Scientific name : Chrysanthemum leucanthemum • Family : Compositae/Asteraceae • Native land : Europe, Russia Daisies are robust herbaceous perennials with narrowly oblong leaves and daisy-like flower-heads with white rays. The plant generally grows from 1 to 2 feet high. The stems are hard and wiry, furrowed and
• Common name : Trumpet-Flowered Narcissus • Scientific name : Narcissus sp. Jonquilla • Family : Amaryllidaceae • Native land : Mediterranean region, Northern Africa and Middle East Daffodils are perennials. They bloom from March to May. These daffodils have blooms with flattened outer petals and trumpet-shaped cups that flare from their base to a
X-rays are electromagnetic radiations, similar to radio waves, ultraviolet rays, light rays, etc. X-rays were discovered by Roentgen, a German professor in 1895. Roentgen won Nobel Prize in Physics for this discovery. He observed that these radiations could pass through soft tissue but not through bone and other objects which would cause shadow images to
• Common name : Cumin • Scientific name : Cuminumcyminum • Family : Apiaceae • Native land : East Mediterranean to India Cumin is warm season, annual herbaceous plant. It grows up to 30-50 cm. It has a slender, glabrous, branched stem which is 20-30 cm tall. The stem is grey or dark green coloured.
• Common name : Common Sage • Scientific name : Salvia officinalis • Family : Lamiaceae • Native land : Mediterranean (Iberia and Balkans) and Northern Africa Common Sage is a shrubby, perennial plant that grows to about 2-3 feet tall. Its foliage is grey-green with a pebbly texture. As it ages, it has a
Satire is a mode of communication where ‘wit’ is used for exposing someone’s foolishness, negative trait or silly acts etc. Satires often are means of provoking society, government or individuals to better themselves. For example, satires are used for ridiculing a government when it is not working for the welfare of its citizens. It is
• Common name : Lemon Cucumber • Scientific name : Cucumissativus • Family : Cucurbitaceae • Native land : East Indies Lemon cucumber is an annual vining cucumber plant. The plant can grow up to 0.75 to 1.50 feet tall. It performs best in full sun. The fruit is apple-shaped with lemon-yellow skin, and is
• Common name : Tickseed, Thread Leaf Coreopsis • Scientific name : Coreopsis verticillata • Family : Asteraceae • Native land : Eastern United States Coreopsis is a herbaceous perennial wildflower that typically grows in dense, bushy clumps. It grows up to 3 feet tall. The flowers appear singly in loose clusters in a profuse
Sand is soil that has granular appearance and found mainly on the beaches, riverbeds and in deserts. Sand is formed by the wearing and tearing down of solid rock by different weather conditions, such as rain, wind, frost, etc. These weather agents erode huge rocks and gradually break them into minute particles. The formation of
• Common name : Russian Comfrey • Scientific name : Symphytumuplandicum • Family : Boraginaceae • Native land : Europe Comfrey is a cultivated perennial herb. The plant grows up to 1 metre tall. Its leaves add relatively high amounts of nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus to the compost pile. It has lance-shaped, hairy leaves, hairy
• Common name : Collards • Scientific name : Brassica oleracea var. acephala • Family : Brassicaceae • Native land : Coastal Southern and Western Europe Collards is a biennial where winter frost occurs, and perennial in even colder regions. The plant (also known as tree-cabbage or non-heading cabbage) is a cool-season vegetable green that