A '''poppy''' is any of a number of colorful [[flower]]s, typically with
...m]], belonging to the [[Papaveraceae|poppy family]]. They include a number of attractive [[wildflower]] species with colorful flowers found growing singu
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...or perennial herbs, one of which is a common flower-garden plant, and one of which is sometimes grown in its horticultural form as a pot-herb.
...0 species in the tropical and temperate regions, mostly American. The fls. of portulaca open in direct sunshine, but close in shadow. Two annual species
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...r garden. In fact, when dealing with 'natural pest control' the last part of the discussion is about 'what to spray' or 'how do I kill (insert insect na
...void most pest infestations. And in 'natural pest control' a small amount of insect infestation is not necessarily a cause for alarm or destructive acti
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:''This article is about one of the plant species by this name. For other uses, see [[Calabash (disambigua
...ture, dried, and used as a bottle, utensil, or pipe. For this reason, one of the calabash subspecies is known as the '''bottle gourd'''. The fresh frui
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...ides]]. It has recently been introduced into farmers' markets and natural food stores in the [[United States|US]].
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...ultivated primarily for their showy flowers, though one is grown mostly as food and another for its colored foliage.
...Showy-flowered garden and greenhouse herbs and shrubs; in the tropics some of them are trees.
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...ry. The large thick roots of chicory produce leaves when forced in absence of light, and these leaves may be further blanched by forcing them through san
...ket in its best form, it is a firm oblong-pointed head about 6 inches long of white crisp undeveloped leaves. (Fig. 4006.) This vegetable is imported int
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...moisture from the land. In other cases, they are employed for the purpose of sheltering the homestead, to make it more comfortable for human occupancy:
...e orchard, if their velocity is not too great; care must be taken to allow of adequate atmospheric drainage.
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...arum''''' (''[[Syllable stress of Botanical Latin|Á-sa-rum]]'') is a genus of plants in the birthwort family [[Aristolochiaceae]], commonly known as '''W
''[[Asarum canadense]]'' is native to the forests of eastern [[North America]]. It is found from the [[Great Plains]] east to t
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Linaria (linum, flax, which the lvs. of some species resemble). Scrophulariaceae. Low herbs, sometimes subshrubs, s
...s Peloria. This word Peloria is now used generically for the regular state of any normally irregular fl. Such monstrosities occur now and then, particula
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...mon names include '''Nutmeg yew'''.<ref>Eckenwalder, J.E. 2009. ''Conifers of the World: The Complete Reference''. Timber Press.</ref>
...is thought to be aided by [[squirrel]]s which bury the seeds for a winter food source; any seeds left uneaten are then able to germinate.
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...y are crinkly and the new ones are covered in hairs. The bush is also full of long spines. It flowers in small, bright yellow spherical flower heads and
The spiny 'stipulles' which grow at the base of the phyllodes deter livestock from feeding on or too close to the plant.
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...SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=24230</ref> is a species of [[edible flower|edible plant]] that is very common all over the high [[Arct
...e or lilac, much longer than the [[Calyx (botany)|calyx]] lobes. It is one of the very first spring flowers, continuing to flower during the whole summer
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...term for the plant is "dragon herb." It is native to a wide area of the [[Northern Hemisphere]] from easternmost [[Europe]] across central and
...ccording to seasonal and other conditions, are needed to produce one pound of oil.
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...[[vascular]] and [[non-vascular]] plants - with the vascular plants being of most interest to gardeners.
...nts. This limits them to moist environments. Widespread in the wild, but of limited value in gardens due to their smaller size and somewhat dull appear
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...he fruit-bearing varieties are usually grafted or budded on seedling stock of D. virginiana. See Persimmon.
...n catalogued in S. Calif. It is a tall tree, with very sweet frs. the size of an orange, green outside and almost black inside: Lvs. elliptic or oblong,
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...tained, the rays very pale yellow, tinted with vinous or with a broad ring of color at the base. It has the H. argophyllus foliage.
...any problems, and are exceedingly puzzling. It seems probable that results of considerable botanical and horticultural interest will eventually be obtain
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'''''Araucaria''''' is a [[genus]] of [[evergreen]] [[Pinophyta|coniferous]] [[tree]]s in the family [[Araucariac
...the genus also formerly occurred in the northern hemisphere until the end of the [[Cretaceous]] period.
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...tropics and subtropics of the world; cultivated also in many warm regions of the temperate zones, as Egypt, Syria, China, Japan, and New Zealand, and la
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...r host as a body-guard of soldiers, and Darwin in his work on the "Effects of Cross- and Self-Fertilization in the Vegetable Kingdom," called attention t
...the leaflets, and Linnaeus himself expressed his wonder as to the function of the extra-floral nectar glands.
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