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Learn to care for plants
The Native Plant Gardens in Victoria British Columbia
Canada contain a large collection of living examples of
plants that grow in the local area.
Most of the plants are collected from the wild.Some are from nurseries.
The gardeners look after the plants and the beds very carefully.
They cultivate the soil,and water the plants regularly.
They also check for diseases or pests once a week.
The name of each plant,the place it came from,its location in the gardens
and its reference number are all recorded on cards and in computer files.
Records of the yearly growth cycles of many plants are also available.
The Native Plant Gardens offer an ideal setting for school pro grammes
in plant identification,plant use and ecology.
Students often come here for outdoor studies
and hands on gardening and research.

學(xué)會保護植物。
位于維多利亞的國家植物園
搜集了大量生長在當(dāng)?shù)氐闹参锘铙w標本。
大部分植物是從野生環(huán)境下搜集而來的。有些則是從苗圃里搜集而來。
園丁們非常細心的照顧著這些植物。
他們定期的會培養(yǎng)土壤，灌溉植物。
也會進行每周一次的疾病或害蟲檢查。
每一種植物的名稱、來源地以及在園內(nèi)的位置
和相關(guān)編號都會被記錄在卡片上和電腦文檔里。
他們還可以記錄下很多植物的年生長周期。
國家植物園為學(xué)校關(guān)于植物鑒別、植物應(yīng)用及生態(tài)學(xué)提供理想的條件。
學(xué)生們可以來這里進行戶外研究
并親手打理園藝和研究工作。