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Daisy
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DAISY. Poets have been inspired by the daisy. Everyone knows some species or other. It may be the common white oxeye field daisy, or black-eyed Susan with its yellow-ray flowers, or the English daisy, a dwarf with pink or white rays and a golden center. The daisy takes its name from the early English de...
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Pink
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PINK (pingk) is the common name of a large group of flowering plants known to botanists as Dianthus. Many Dianthus flowers are pink, but the name pink is used to describe the scalloped or "pinked" edges of the flower petals. Pinks are mostly natives of Europe and Asia, where many kinds have...
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1763
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Dahlia
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DAHLIA, a member of the Compositae family is a flowering plant. It is native to Mexico, Central America, and northern South America. Dahlias were cultivated by the Aztecs, taken to Europe by the Spaniards, and soon spread throughout the world in widely different climates. There are 18 species and t...
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Daffodil
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DAFFODIL, a member of the Amaryllidaceae family, is a common flowering plant. Narcissus is the name of the genus that includes daffodils, narcissuses, and jonquils. Narcissus and daffodil are both correct common names for all species. Jonquils are daffodils with small, fragrant yellow flowers...
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1868
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Dandelion
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DANDELION. The word dandelion comes from the French dent de lion, meaning lion's tooth. This name was given to the plant because of the toothed margins of its leaves. When the leaves are young, healthful salad or as greens. The plant has medicinal value. Its roots, like those of its rela-tive the chic...
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1764
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"The Mother O"
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The best place on Earth to find the most species of flowers is in China's remote Hengduan Mountains. It is called "The Mother O The best place on Earth to find the most species of flowers is in China's remote Hengduan Mountains. It is called "The Mother Of All Gardens"...
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Jasmine
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JASMINE is a climbing, trailing, or spreading shrub of the olive family. Most of the more than 100 species are natives of the warmer parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Some keep their leaves all year, and some lose them in the autumn. All jasmines have shiny dark-green leaves and bear small white or yel...
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Buckwheat
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BUCKWHEAT is a quick-growing annual plant, grown for its shining, three-sided fruits or "grain." The plants are native in Asia, but are grown also in Europe, Africa, and North America. Three types of buckwheat are grown: common buckwheat, Tartary buckwheat, and notched or winged buck...
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Lotus
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LOTUS (lo'tus) serves as a popular name for several flowering plants belonging to different families. The Indian or sacred lotus of the Orient is a member of the water lily family (genus Nelumbo). Also called the sacred bean, this lotus is grown in many lands. It has pink flowers and round leaves that...
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Hydrangeas
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HYDRANGEA. The cup-shaped fruits which follow the hydrangea's showy blossoms look like little water pails. For this reason the shrub was named from the Greek words, hydor, meaning water, and angeion, meaning vessel. The hydrangea belongs to the saxifrage family. Many of the more than 30 varietie...
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Lilac
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LILAC. A beautiful and fragrant shrub, the lilac is one of the most popular of garden plants. Its pyramidal clusters of blossoms are white, lavender, blue, violet, pink, or purple. There are both single and double varietiesall with glossy green leaves. Lilacs are native to eastern Europe and Asia....
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Mustard
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MUSTARD (mus'turd) is any of several herbaceous plants of the genus Brassica of the mustard family (Cruciferae). This family includes many familiar garden plants, such as cabbage, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, radishes, and turnips. The many species of mustard plants range in height from a few in...
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Chrysanthemum
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CHRYSANTHEMUM is a genus of about 100 species of plants in the family Compositae. The chrysanthemum has been cultivated in the Far East for more than 2500 years. It is the national flower of Japan, It was introduced into England in 1789 and was taken to the United States in the early 19th century, Fro...
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Ginsgeng
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five leaves on top. Each leaf consists of five leaflets. Ginseng has a long, fleshy root whose shape somewhat resembles that of a human body. The plant's name comes from Chinese words meaning likeness of a man. The ginseng root is used as a medicine in a number of countries. However, its medical value h...
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1772
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Lavender
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Lavender is the name of about 20 species of small bushes that bear fragrant flowers and leaves. Lavender belongs to the mint family. It grows wild in Mediterranean countries and is widely cultivated. Lavender bushes grow from 3 to 4 feet (91 to 120 centimeters) high. They have long, narrow, pale-gre...
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1952
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Hyacinth
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The hyacinth is a sweet-smelling and popular garden flower. It grows from a bulb and blooms every spring with a cluster of bell-shaped flowers. The plant has fragrant clusters of single- and double-flowered blossoms - white, pink, blue, purple, or yellow. Today the Netherlands ships millions of h...
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