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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.

学会保护植物。
位于维多利亚的国家植物园
搜集了大量生长在当地的植物活体标本。
大部分植物是从野生环境下搜集而来的。有些则是从苗圃里搜集而来。
园丁们非常细心的照顾着这些植物。
他们定期的会培养土壤,灌溉植物。
也会进行每周一次的疾病或害虫检查。
每一种植物的名称、来源地以及在园内的位置
和相关编号都会被记录在卡片上和电脑文档里。
他们还可以记录下很多植物的年生长周期。
国家植物园为学校关于植物鉴别、植物应用及生态学提供理想的条件。
学生们可以来这里进行户外研究
并亲手打理园艺和研究工作。