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Southern Wax Myrtle Myrica cerifera
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As of 1991, no known fire has killed this plant's roots. Three consecutive years of shoot destruction may kill all plants affected. Specimens in drier and sandier areas are shrub-like, have rhizomes and smaller leaves than usual.
  • Botanical Name: Myrica cerifera dried berries
  • Height: 15-40 feet
  • Common Name: Southern Wax Myrtle
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
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New Zealand Sophora Sophora tetraptera
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* Beautiful 2" golden yellow pealike flowers in pendulous clusters to 8", in May; pod, to 7", has four wings; evergreen or semideciduous compound leaves; native to both Chile and New Zealand.
  • Species: tetraptera
  • Botanical Name: Sophora tetraptera
  • Genus: Sophora
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 8
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New Zealand Sophora Sophora tetraptera
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* Beautiful 2" golden yellow pealike flowers in pendulous clusters to 8", in May; pod, to 7", has four wings; evergreen or semideciduous compound leaves; native to both Chile and New Zealand.
  • Family: LEGUMINOSAE
  • Botanical Name: Sophora tetraptera
  • Height: 30 feet
  • Species: tetraptera
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Caspian Locust, Persian Honey Locust Gleditsia caspia - Gleditsia caspica
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Some of this nitrogen is utilized by the growing plant but some can also be used by other plants growing nearby. * Gleditsia caspica ( Caspian Locust or Persian Honeylocust ) is a species of Gleditsia native to western Asia , in the Caucasus region of...
  • Botanical Name: Gleditsia caspia
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Collection Locale: Russia
  • Crop Year: 2017
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Height: 30-35 feet
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Caspian Locust, Persian Honey Locust Gleditsia caspia - Gleditsia caspica
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Some of this nitrogen is utilized by the growing plant but some can also be used by other plants growing nearby. * Gleditsia caspica ( Caspian Locust or Persian Honeylocust ) is a species of Gleditsia native to western Asia , in the Caucasus region of...
  • Height: 30-35 feet
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Germination: 98%
  • Crop Year: 2017
  • Common Name: Caspian Locust, Persian Honey Locust
  • Family: LEGUMINOSAE
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Indigo, Indigo Bush Indigofera pseudotinctoria
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

* The leaves and flowers are boiled and eaten. * A shrub; red flowers in racemes.
  • Crop Year: 2010
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Genus: Indigofera
  • Purity: 98%
  • Height: 3-4 feet
  • Collection Locale: China
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Hazel Alder Alnus serrulata
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* Trees have extensive root systems and are sometimes planted on the banks of streams in order to prevent erosion.
  • Common Name: Hazel Alder
  • Genus: Alnus
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Botanical Name: Alnus serrulata
  • Seeds Per Pound: 422,000
  • Quantity: 5.01 lb
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Hazel Alder Alnus serrulata
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* Trees have extensive root systems and are sometimes planted on the banks of streams in order to prevent erosion.
  • Genus: Alnus
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 239
  • Botanical Name: Alnus serrulata
  • Seeds Per Pound: 422,000
  • Quantity: 5.01 lb
  • Family: Betulaceae
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Indigo, Indigo Bush Indigofera pseudotinctoria
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

* The leaves and flowers are boiled and eaten. * A shrub; red flowers in racemes.
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 85
  • Family: Fabaceae
  • Collection Locale: China
  • Germination: 91%
  • Height: 3-4 feet
  • Crop Year: 2010
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Mountain Mahogany, Alderleaf Mountain Mahogany Cercocarpus montanus
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

It is found in Nebraska, western Oklahoma, southwestern South Dakota, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico, and Texas. Montanus often remains under 1 metre (3.3 ft) in height because of browsing by elk and deer, but can reach 20 feet (6.1 m).
  • Height: 10-12 feet
  • Species: montanus
  • Genus: Cercocarpus
  • Quantity: 0.1 lb
  • Collection Locale: ID
  • Seeds Per Pound: 35,865
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Sweet Pea, Sweetpea Lathyrus odoratus
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* Make sure to water during the hot months to keep it from fading, and pick off dead flowers to keep the plant blooming till the first frosts of fall. * Sweet pea ( Lathyrus odoratus ) is a flowering plant in the genus Lathyrus in the family Fabaceae...
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Botanical Name: Lathyrus odoratus
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: annual
  • Quantity: 0.67 lb
  • Collection Locale: Oregon
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 25
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Sweet Pea, Sweetpea Lathyrus odoratus
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* Make sure to water during the hot months to keep it from fading, and pick off dead flowers to keep the plant blooming till the first frosts of fall. * Sweet pea ( Lathyrus odoratus ) is a flowering plant in the genus Lathyrus in the family Fabaceae...
  • Germination: 83%
  • Collection Locale: Oregon
  • Quantity: 0.67 lb
  • Common Name: Sweet Pea, Sweetpea
  • Purity: 99%
  • Germination Test Type: cut
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Mountain Mahogany, Alderleaf Mountain Mahogany Cercocarpus montanus
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

It is found in Nebraska, western Oklahoma, southwestern South Dakota, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico, and Texas. Montanus often remains under 1 metre (3.3 ft) in height because of browsing by elk and deer, but can reach 20 feet (6.1 m).
  • Genus: Cercocarpus
  • Seeds Per Pound: 35,865
  • Quantity: 0.1 lb
  • Collection Locale: ID
  • Crop Year: 2016
  • Common Name: Mountain Mahogany, Alderleaf Mountain Mahogany
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Pygmy Peashrub Caragana pygmaea
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

Some of this nitrogen is utilized by the growing plant but some can also be used by other plants growing nearby. * Tolerant of dry alkaline soils. A very ornamental plant, it prefers a continental climate with hot summers and cold winters.
  • Germination: 98%
  • Botanical Name: Caragana pygmaea
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 44
  • Purity: 99%
  • Height: 4-5 feet
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Coffee Tree, Chinese Coffee Tree, Soap Tree, Yunnan Bean Gymnocladus chinensis
Prices start at : 12.95 USD / 1 packet

This is an extremely rare tree, almost extinct in its native range. * Chinese relative of G. It is used for cabinet making. Wood - hard, durable, finishes to a fine lustre. * The fruit is high in saponins and is used as a soap for washing fabrics and...
  • Collection Locale: China
  • Seeds Per Pound: 192
  • Purity: 99%
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 6
  • Genus: Gymnocladus
  • Species: chinensis
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Coffee Tree, Chinese Coffee Tree, Soap Tree, Yunnan Bean Gymnocladus chinensis
Prices start at : 12.95 USD / 1 packet

This is an extremely rare tree, almost extinct in its native range. * Chinese relative of G. It is used for cabinet making. Wood - hard, durable, finishes to a fine lustre. * The fruit is high in saponins and is used as a soap for washing fabrics and...
  • Height: 20-45 feet
  • Seeds Per Pound: 192
  • Purity: 99%
  • Botanical Name: Gymnocladus chinensis
  • Quantity: 4.04 lb
  • Genus: Gymnocladus
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Pygmy Peashrub Caragana pygmaea
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

Some of this nitrogen is utilized by the growing plant but some can also be used by other plants growing nearby. * Tolerant of dry alkaline soils. A very ornamental plant, it prefers a continental climate with hot summers and cold winters.
  • Germination: 98%
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Height: 4-5 feet
  • Genus: Caragana
  • Quantity: 0.47 lb
  • Botanical Name: Caragana pygmaea
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Field Clover Trifolium campestre - Trifolium procumbens
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* Trifolium campestre , commonly known as Hop Trefoil and Low Hop Clover , is a species of clover native to Europe and western Asia , growing in most areas, but specifically thriving on dry, sandy grassland habitats, as well as in fields, woodland margins,...
  • Quantity: 0.06 lb
  • Collection Locale: Holland
  • Seeds Per Pound: 649,220
  • Purity: 99%
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: annual
  • Botanical Name: Trifolium campestre
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Field Clover Trifolium campestre - Trifolium procumbens
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* Trifolium campestre , commonly known as Hop Trefoil and Low Hop Clover , is a species of clover native to Europe and western Asia , growing in most areas, but specifically thriving on dry, sandy grassland habitats, as well as in fields, woodland margins,...
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: annual
  • Seeds Per Pound: 649,220
  • Common Name: Field Clover
  • Height: 6-12in.
  • Crop Year: 2010
  • Species: campestre
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Maryland Senna, Wild Senna Senna marilandica - Cassia marilandica
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

The seedpods can also be used and are milder but slower in their action. Both are dried for later use. The leaves area safe and effective cathartic. A poultice of the root has been used in treating sores.

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    • Crop Year: 1999
    • Purity: 99%
    • Germination Test Type: cut
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 52
    • Germination: 99%
    • Quantity: 3.96 lb
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    Maryland Senna, Wild Senna Senna marilandica - Cassia marilandica
    Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

    The seedpods can also be used and are milder but slower in their action. Both are dried for later use. The leaves area safe and effective cathartic. A poultice of the root has been used in treating sores.
    • Species: marilandica
    • Botanical Name: Senna marilandica
    • Crop Year: 1999
    • Genus: Senna
    • Family: Fabaceae
    • Purity: 99%
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    Culen Psoralea glandulosa
    Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

    * It is a perennial plant that develops in a cultivated or wild in the mountains of Peru . * The leaves are used as a tea substitute. * The Psoralea glandulosa, also called wallwa, culen or St. Augustine grass is a perennial plant belonging to the family...
    • Height: 8-9ft
    • Botanical Name: Psoralea glandulosa
    • Germination Test Type: Cut
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 8
    • Lot#: 9801
    • Common Name: Culen
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    Culen Psoralea glandulosa
    Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

    * It is a perennial plant that develops in a cultivated or wild in the mountains of Peru . * The leaves are used as a tea substitute. * The Psoralea glandulosa, also called wallwa, culen or St. Augustine grass is a perennial plant belonging to the family...
    • Purity: 98%
    • Crop Year: 1998
    • Germination Test Type: Cut
    • Height: 8-9ft
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 30
    • Botanical Name: Psoralea glandulosa
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    Asparagus Pea, Princess Pea, Goa Bean, Manila Bean, Four-angled Bean, Winged Bean Psophocarpus tetragonolobus
    Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

    * It grows abundantly in hot, humid equatorial countries, from the Philippines and Indonesia to India , Burma , Thailand and Sri Lanka . They are very nutritious, being rich in oil (up to 17%), protein, vitamin E and calcium.
    • Family: Fabaceae
    • Collection Locale: Holland
    • Germination: 99%
    • Germination Test Type: cut
    • Seeds Per Pound: 1,135
    • Species: tetragonolobus
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    Asparagus Pea, Princess Pea, Goa Bean, Manila Bean, Four-angled Bean, Winged Bean Psophocarpus tetragonolobus
    Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

    * It grows abundantly in hot, humid equatorial countries, from the Philippines and Indonesia to India , Burma , Thailand and Sri Lanka . They are very nutritious, being rich in oil (up to 17%), protein, vitamin E and calcium.

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      • Seeds Per Pound: 1,135
      • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 7
      • Purity: 99%
      • Species: tetragonolobus
      • Height: 5-6 feet
      • Germination: 99%
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      European Green Alder, Green Alder Alnus viridis
      Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

      * An orange-red to brown dye can be obtained from the bark. * A shrub; shiny dark green leaves to 3" long; Native to Europe. * It is a large shrub or small tree 3-12 m tall with smooth grey bark even in old age.
      • Purity: 92%
      • Germination Test Type: Actual
      • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
      • Common Name: European Green Alder, Green Alder
      • Crop Year: 2011
      • Height: 30 feet
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      Birdsfoot Trefoil, Bird\'s-foot Trefoil, Birdfoot Deervetch Lotus corniculatus
      Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

      Will produce a complete cover in a few months. * A herbaceous, forage, perennial, cool season legume. Yellow flowers from May to July. A useful green manure plant, fixing atmospheric nitrogen.
      • Germination Test Type: estimate
      • Quantity: 15.15 lb
      • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
      • Height: 1ft
      • Botanical Name: Lotus corniculatus
      • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 518
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