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Carnation also exhibits this effect. Chinese studies have also indicated that the seeds blockprogesterone synthesis, which could explain this effect. The aromatic seed is used as a flavouring in stews etc.

Sativus) was formerly widely used in textile processing, providing a natural comb for cleaning, aligning and raising the nap on fabrics, particularly wool. A homeopathic remedy is made from the flowering plant.

* These are the sweet white onions famous raw on hamburgers and salads. To produce seed for future years the bulbs need to be left in place and mulched heavily over winter and allowed to grow until the second summer when they will produce flowers and...

* Seed - sow from late winter to late spring in situ. It also contains antioxidants and both soluble and insoluble dietary fiber. In its first growing season, the plant has a rosette of pinnate, mid-green leaves.

It is an aromatic bitter tonic herb that reduces blood pressure, relieves indigestion, stimulates the uterus and is anti-inflammatory. * Celery is used in weight-loss diets, where it provides low-calorie dietary fibre bulk.

A pleasant mild flavour, with a similar texture to the leaves, they make a pleasant and pretty addition to the salad bowl. * The flowers can be added to salads or used as a garnish.

In particular, P. All parts of this plant are likely to be poisonous , containing (like all poppies) toxic alkaloids . * The Iceland Poppy ( Papaver nudicaule syn. Miyabeanum , and P.

* Lavatera thuringiaca is a species of Lavatera native to eastern Europe and southwestern Asia , from southern Germany south to Italy , and east to southern Russia , Kazakhstan , and Turkey .

* The plant is used in the treatment of blennorrhoea and also as an unguent for burns. * This species is grown as a green manure crop in Japan and southern China. * Astragalus sinicus is widely used on rice land as a winter crop.

Plants have a characteristic sweet odor. * Yellow flowers bloom in spring and summer and produce fruit in pods typically containing one seed. * Prior to World War II before the common use of commercial agricultural fertilizers, the plant was commonly...

Older writers usually distinguished the turnip and rape by the adjectives round and long (- rooted ) respectively. * Bonar Forage rape has large leaves, is resistant to powdery mildew, is late maturing, and is very high yielding.

* Spotting on the flowers gives rise to the additional common name of leopard lily. * Flowers give way to pear-shaped seed pods which split open when ripe (late summer), with each pod revealing a blackberry-like seed cluster, hence the common name of...

* Sarracenia minor , also known as the Hooded pitcher plant , is a carnivorous plant in the genus Sarracenia . Like all the Sarracenia , it is native to the New World .

It is slow to bolt as summer progresses so it can be grown later in the spring than many varieties. It has deep lobed green leaves that are very sweet and tender. This a a great variety of oak leaf lettuce.

* The common name of bugbane is in reference to the odoriferous insect repellant properties of this plant. The root is analgesic, antibacterial, antiviral, depurative, diaphoretic, diuretic, febrifuge, sedative, tonic.

* Nicotiana tabacum, or cultivated tobacco, is an annually-grown herbaceous plant. Tabacum is sensitive to temperature, air, ground humidity and the type of land. * In their great first voyage to the New World, Christopher Columbus and his expedition...

The sap is yellow to orange.The flowers consist of four yellow petals , each about 1 cm long, with two sepals . The leaves are lobed and crenate , 30 cm long. Each has an elaiosome , which attracts ants to disperse the seeds ( myrmecochory ).

* Penstemon grandiflorus is a perennial plant of the genus Penstemon. * A decoction of the leaves has been used in the treatment of chills and fevers. * A very ornamental plant! * Succeeds in ordinary rich garden soils so long as they are well-drained.

* A confection made from the root since ancient Egyptian time evolved into today's marshmallow treat. * The German Commission E Monographs, a therapeutic guide to herbal medicine, approve Althaea officinalis Marsh Mallow for irritation of mouth and throat...

* Edelweiss (pronounced /?e?d?lva?s/ ; Leontopodium alpinum ), is one of the best-known European mountain flowers , belonging to the sunflower family (Asteraceae). The scientific name, Leontopodium , means " lion's paw" and is derived from the Greek words...

* This is an excellent plant to use for cut flowers and dried flowers. * It is very cold hardy, coming from Siberia, and will also tolerate drought and saline conditions. They keep their blue color well after drying.

* Scabiosa ochroleuca, commonly called cream scabious, is a species of scabiosa with creamy yellow flower heads. It is native to Europe and western Asia.

* These small round cucumbers ripen to a lemon yellow color.

Thrives in the light shade of trees. * Easily grown in a stony leafy soil in sun or shade. The plant blooms in summer to late autumn in reds, pinks, and whites; leaves, appearing after flowers, are often marked with silvery patches.

Sativus) was formerly widely used in textile processing, providing a natural comb for cleaning, aligning and raising the nap on fabrics, particularly wool. A homeopathic remedy is made from the flowering plant.

* An interesting garden plant. The leaf texture and dainty flowers are appealing. Use in larger gardens with partial shade.

They are often used in the treatment of certain heart complaints. * The leaves are cardiac, stimulant and tonic. * Yellowish flowers marked with rusty red, particularly on the inside; in spikes; biennial or short-lived perennial; full or part sun, dry,...