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It is also grown in parks and gardens as an ornamental plant. The tree was also valued for its tough, resilient wood, used for making implements, and for its bark, used for a wide range of medicinal purposes.

They are found in acidic bogs throughout the cooler parts of the Northern Hemisphere . * This is the commercial cranberry we eat during the holidays; an attractive plant in its own right, making a low, dense groundcover, with narrow 3/4" shiny dark green...

* This sedge is very variable in appearance. In general, it produces short, tough rhizomes and grows in dense clumps. There are five to ten leaves per stem. * The woolly inflorescences remain attractive well into winter.

It is normally used either as a tea or a tincture. The fruit is up to 11mm in diameter and is borne in small clusters. * Seed - this is best sown as soon as it is ripe in the autumn in a cold frame, some of the seed will germinate in the spring, though...

* In Europe it was believed that the plant could cure alcoholism . * Plants are reliably perennial if they are prevented from setting seed. * Early America settlers boiled parts of the plant to make into candy and they also used it as an ingredient in...

The branches, roots, leaves, and seeds are a source of many alkaloids, which are used to treat leukaemia and lymphosarcoma. * Cephalotaxus sinensis is an evergreen Shrub growing to 5 m (16ft 5in) at a slow rate.

* There are more than 2,500 plants in the palm family worldwide, but only about a dozen are native to the United States. Usually stemless, the leaves arising from an underground stock.

* It is closely related to (and in many respects intermediate between) Silver Fir to the north in central Europe, Greek Fir to the south in southern Greece, and Nordmann Fir to the east in northern Turkey.

Twigs are grayish-green, becoming purplish-red. In the words of the Royal Horticultural Society, this subspecies primarily differs from species plants by having "a looser habit". * Cornus amomum subsp obliqua is synonymous with and formerly known as Cornus...

It is in flower in August, and the seeds ripen in October. * They are popularly grown in gardens and parks. * A decidious Shrub growing to 2 m (6ft 7in).

Germination usually takes place quickly and freely. * Physalis alkekengi ( Bladder cherry , Chinese lantern , Japanese lantern , or Winter cherry ; Japanese: h?zuki ), is a relative of P.

It burns with a clear, bright flame and is valued as a fuel. * Requires a free-draining, light, sandy, acid soil with additional leafmould added. * The wood is heavy, close-grained, moderately hard, brittle, not strong.

* The dog rose was the stylized rose of medieval European heraldry, and is still used today. * It can be used in making delicious jams, syrups etc. * During World War II in the United States Rosa canina was planted in victory gardens.

It produces off white four-petaled open flowers that are followed by small, round fruit that ripen from August to October. It is also found around the Mississippi River . * These dogwoods can form a dense thicket that is used as a hedge, border or cover...

The flavor is good. It was used for canning, juice and fresh market. * This heirloom variety was created by Rutgers University in the 1930's. It was the main commercial tomato grown in New Jersey for many years.

* It is noted for its large palmate leaves and erect, woody stems covered in stinging spines. * Devil's club was widely employed medicinally by several native North American Indian tribes who used it especially for its pain-relieving properties.

* It also produces nuts often used in candies and ice cream. * A very valuable timber tree and possibly the most sought after wood in N. * The hard black walnut shell is used commercially in abrasive cleaning, cosmetics, and oil well drilling and water...

The species is highly variable with respect to its pitchers, with plants in some localities reaching almost 1 metre in height, while in others, plants can be diminutive (such as the seldom seen 30 cm high dwarf form encountered at Garcon Point in Santa...

The seed, or the oil from the seed are normally used. In a prehistoric cave in the Republic of Georgia dyed flax fibers have been found that date to 34,000 BC . * Linseed has a long history of medicinal use, its main effects being as a laxative and expectorant...

Conservation Plant Characteristics Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir. * Fraser Fir has been used more times as the Blue Room Christmas tree (the official Christmas tree of the President of the United States's White House) than any other type of tree.

The branches, roots, leaves, and seeds are a source of many alkaloids, which are used to treat leukaemia and lymphosarcoma. * Cephalotaxus sinensis is an evergreen Shrub growing to 5 m (16ft 5in) at a slow rate.

Soap is made from saponified oil, and many cosmetics contain peanut oil and its derivatives. * The peanut or groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) is a species in the family Fabaceae (commonly known as the bean, pea or legume family).

Succeeds in sun or shade, the warmer the climate the more shade a plant requires. It retains its waxy, deep-green leaves for up to 8 years, but once shed are slow to decompose. Prefers a peaty or well-drained sandy loam.

* The seed can be eaten raw or cooked. The raw seed should not be eaten in large quantities since it is believed to cause enteritis. Rich in oil, the seed also contains up to 22% protein.

It is normally used either as a tea or a tincture. The fruit is up to 11mm in diameter and is borne in small clusters. * Seed - this is best sown as soon as it is ripe in the autumn in a cold frame, some of the seed will germinate in the spring, though...

* In spring, the plant produces small, bright red flowers with 5-fold symmetry. The uppermost part of the leaf is flared into a lid (the operculum), which prevents excess rain from entering the pitcher and diluting the digestive secretions within.

The wood is strongly resistant to rot, is not eaten by termites, and is easily worked. * It is a genus of one or two species of evergreen coniferous trees in the cypress familyCupressaceae.