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Part 1 Getting Started with Seeds |
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1 | (30) |
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3 | (14) |
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3 | (2) |
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Looking Back at the Origins of Seed Saving |
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5 | (1) |
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Making Sense of Various Types of Seeds |
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6 | (7) |
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7 | (1) |
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7 | (1) |
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8 | (3) |
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11 | (1) |
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12 | (1) |
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Learning the Lingo: Botanical Names vs. Common Names |
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13 | (4) |
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Distinguishing Between Genus and Species |
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14 | (1) |
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Finding the Botanical Names of Your Plants |
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15 | (2) |
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17 | (14) |
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17 | (3) |
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The Birds and the Bees: Plant Sex |
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20 | (3) |
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DIY Plants: Self-Pollinators |
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21 | (1) |
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It Takes Two to Tango: Cross-Pollinators |
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22 | (1) |
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Mother's Helpers: Natural Pollinators |
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23 | (2) |
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Birds, Bees, and Other Insects |
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24 | (1) |
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24 | (1) |
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Creating Healthy Habitats for Pollinators |
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25 | (2) |
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25 | (1) |
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26 | (1) |
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26 | (1) |
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Befriending Other Beneficial Bugs |
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27 | (4) |
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Part 2 Harvesting and Storing Seeds |
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31 | (48) |
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33 | (22) |
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Harvesting Seeds: An Overview |
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33 | (1) |
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34 | (4) |
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Trapping Seeds on the Plant: The Pantyhose Method |
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35 | (1) |
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31 | (7) |
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38 | (2) |
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39 | (1) |
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40 | (1) |
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Collecting Seeds from the Wild |
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40 | (1) |
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Vegetable Seed-Saving Tips |
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41 | (3) |
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44 | (5) |
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49 | (2) |
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51 | (1) |
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52 | (3) |
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4 Preparing Your Seeds for Storage |
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55 | (10) |
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A Clean Seed Is a Happy Seed |
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55 | (2) |
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51 | (6) |
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Avoiding Threats to Seeds |
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57 | (2) |
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58 | (1) |
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58 | (1) |
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Insects and Other Infestations |
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58 | (1) |
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59 | (1) |
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Drying Dry-Processed Seeds |
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59 | (1) |
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Drying on Styrofoam Plates |
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59 | (1) |
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How Long Should They Dry? |
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60 | (1) |
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Drying Wet-Processed Seeds |
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60 | (1) |
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Making Your Own Drying Screen |
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61 | (4) |
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65 | (14) |
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65 | (5) |
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Putting Your Seeds in Proper Containers |
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70 | (3) |
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70 | (1) |
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71 | (1) |
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72 | (1) |
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72 | (1) |
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73 | (4) |
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Maintaining Proper Temperature, Light, and Humidity |
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73 | (1) |
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74 | (2) |
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76 | (1) |
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76 | (1) |
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77 | (2) |
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Part 3 Germinating and Sowing Seeds |
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79 | (70) |
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6 Germinating and Testing Your Seeds |
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81 | (24) |
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Putting Your Seeds to the Test |
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82 | (2) |
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83 | (1) |
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Giving Your Seeds a Grade |
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84 | (1) |
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Planning Your Germinating and Smoking Schedule |
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84 | (5) |
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Germinating Vegetables, Fruits, and Herbs |
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89 | (4) |
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93 | (10) |
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Potting Up Your Seedlings |
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103 | (2) |
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7 Scarification and Stratification |
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105 | (12) |
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105 | (5) |
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Temperature Stratification |
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106 | (2) |
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108 | (2) |
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110 | (4) |
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111 | (2) |
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113 | (1) |
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Dealing with Double Dormant Seeds |
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114 | (1) |
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Easy Seeds: No Extra Work Required |
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115 | (2) |
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117 | (14) |
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118 | (1) |
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119 | (1) |
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Choosing Your Growing Medium |
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120 | (1) |
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121 | (2) |
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121 | (1) |
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122 | (1) |
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123 | (1) |
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Taking the Soil Temperature |
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123 | (1) |
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124 | (3) |
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Determining Planting Depth |
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127 | (1) |
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Quenching Your Seedlings' Thirst |
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128 | (3) |
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129 | (1) |
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Making Your Own Capillary Mat |
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129 | (2) |
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131 | (18) |
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131 | (5) |
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132 | (1) |
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Choosing Seeds for Winter Sowing |
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132 | (4) |
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Protecting Your Seedlings |
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136 | (7) |
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Building Your Mini-Greenhouses |
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136 | (4) |
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Monitoring Your Mini-Greenhouses |
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140 | (3) |
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143 | (3) |
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143 | (2) |
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145 | (1) |
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146 | (1) |
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Thinning Your Young Seedlings |
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146 | (3) |
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Part 4 When Seeds Become Plants |
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149 | (44) |
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10 Extending the Growing Season |
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151 | (12) |
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151 | (1) |
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Some Like It Hot, Some Like It Cold |
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152 | (5) |
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Taking the Temperature of Soil |
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155 | (1) |
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155 | (1) |
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156 | (1) |
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Protecting Your Plants from Frost |
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157 | (6) |
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157 | (3) |
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160 | (1) |
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161 | (1) |
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Frost Covers and Row Covers |
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162 | (1) |
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11 Transplanting Your Seedlings |
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163 | (12) |
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163 | (1) |
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164 | (1) |
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165 | (1) |
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165 | (1) |
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166 | (1) |
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Moving Your Plants into the Garden |
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166 | (3) |
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Extracting the Plants from Their Pots |
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166 | (1) |
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167 | (1) |
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167 | (2) |
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169 | (1) |
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169 | (1) |
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170 | (5) |
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170 | (1) |
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171 | (1) |
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172 | (1) |
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173 | (1) |
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173 | (2) |
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12 Protecting Your Plants from Diseases, Pests, and Critters |
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175 | (18) |
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176 | (4) |
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176 | (1) |
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177 | (1) |
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Homemade Insecticidal Soap |
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178 | (1) |
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Repellant for Whiteflies, Aphids, Spider Mites, and Caterpillars |
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179 | (1) |
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179 | (1) |
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180 | (4) |
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181 | (1) |
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181 | (1) |
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182 | (1) |
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183 | (1) |
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183 | (1) |
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Protecting Your Plants' Stems |
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184 | (1) |
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184 | (2) |
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185 | (1) |
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185 | (1) |
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As a Last Resort: Chemical Defenses |
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186 | (1) |
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A Long-Term Solution: Companion Planting |
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186 | (7) |
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Part 5 Building Your Seed Future |
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193 | (38) |
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13 Creating New Varieties by Cross Breeding |
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195 | (18) |
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195 | (1) |
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Helping Nature Along: Hand-Pollinating and Cross-Pollinating |
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196 | (3) |
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Hand-Pollinating Plants: Method #1 |
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197 | (1) |
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Hand-Pollinating Plants: Method #2 |
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198 | (1) |
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199 | (1) |
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Technical Stuff About Plant Chromosomes |
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199 | (2) |
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Cross-Breeding Vegetables |
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201 | (2) |
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Personalizing Your Produce |
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202 | (1) |
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Inbreeding vs. Outbreeding |
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202 | (1) |
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203 | (2) |
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205 | (1) |
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Variety Is the Spice of Life |
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206 | (1) |
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207 | (6) |
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Why Is Seed Purity Important? |
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208 | (1) |
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208 | (1) |
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209 | (1) |
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209 | (1) |
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210 | (3) |
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14 Creating a Gardening Journal |
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213 | (10) |
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213 | (4) |
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215 | (1) |
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216 | (1) |
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217 | (1) |
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217 | (3) |
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218 | (1) |
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218 | (1) |
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218 | (1) |
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219 | (1) |
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219 | (1) |
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220 | (1) |
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220 | (1) |
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Hardcopy vs. the Computer |
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221 | (2) |
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Advantages of a Paper Notebook |
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221 | (1) |
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221 | (2) |
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15 Sharing Your Knowledge |
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223 | (8) |
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224 | (2) |
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224 | (1) |
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225 | (1) |
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225 | (1) |
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Sharing Your Knowledge with the Elderly |
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226 | (1) |
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Dealing with a Surplus of Seeds |
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226 | (3) |
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227 | (1) |
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228 | (1) |
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228 | (1) |
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229 | (2) |
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231 | (48) |
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16 The Herb, Spice, Grain, and Fruit Seed Directory |
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233 | (8) |
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233 | (4) |
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Allium schoenoprasum (Chive) |
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233 | (1) |
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Anethum graveolens (Dill) |
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234 | (1) |
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Angelica archangelica (Angelica) |
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234 | (1) |
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Anthriscus cerefolium (Chervil) |
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234 | (1) |
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235 | (1) |
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Coriandrum sativam (Cilantro/Coriander) |
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235 | (1) |
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Foeniculum vulgare (Fennel) |
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235 | (1) |
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Levisticum officinale (Lovage) |
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236 | (1) |
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Matricaria recutita (Chamomile) |
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236 | (1) |
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236 | (1) |
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Salvia officinalis (Sage) |
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231 | (26) |
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237 | (1) |
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231 | (7) |
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238 | (1) |
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Triticum aestivum (Wheat) |
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238 | (1) |
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238 | (3) |
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Annona muricata (Soursop) |
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238 | (1) |
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Citrus (Orange, Lemon, Lime, and so on) |
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239 | (1) |
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Hylocereus spp. (Dragon Fruit) |
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239 | (1) |
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239 | (1) |
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240 | (1) |
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240 | (1) |
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17 The Vegetable Seed Directory |
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241 | (10) |
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241 | (1) |
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242 | (1) |
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Beta vulgaris ssp. cicla (Swiss Chard) |
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242 | (1) |
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Brassica oleracea botrytis (Cauliflower) |
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242 | (1) |
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Brassica oleracea capitata (Cabbage) |
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243 | (1) |
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Brassica oleracea gemmifera (Brussels sprouts) |
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243 | (1) |
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Brassica oleracea var. acephala (Kale) |
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243 | (1) |
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Brassica oleraceae (Broccoli) |
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244 | (1) |
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244 | (1) |
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244 | (1) |
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Citrullus vulgaris (Watermelon) |
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245 | (1) |
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245 | (1) |
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Cucumis sativus (Cucumber) |
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245 | (1) |
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Cucurbita pepo (Squash and Zucchini) |
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245 | (1) |
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246 | (1) |
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246 | (1) |
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Lycopersicon esculentum (Tomato) |
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241 | (1) |
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Phaseolus vulgaris (Bean) |
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241 | (1) |
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241 | (7) |
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Raphanus sativus (Radish) |
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248 | (1) |
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Solanum melongena (Eggplant) |
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248 | (1) |
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Spinacia oleracea (Spinach) |
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248 | (1) |
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249 | (2) |
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18 The Flower Seed Directory |
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251 | (28) |
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Abutilon (Flowering Maple) |
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251 | (1) |
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251 | (1) |
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Aconitum (Monkshood, Aconite) |
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252 | (1) |
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252 | (1) |
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Agastache (Giant Hyssop, Mexican Hyssop) |
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252 | (1) |
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252 | (1) |
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Amaryllis (Belladonna Lily, Jersey Lily, Naked Ladies, Christmas Lily) |
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253 | (1) |
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253 | (1) |
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Anemone (Anemone, Windflower) |
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254 | (1) |
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254 | (1) |
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Aquilegia (Columbine, Granny's Bonnet) |
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254 | (1) |
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Aristolochia (Dutchman's Pipe) |
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255 | (1) |
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Arum (Arum Lily, Lords and Ladies) |
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255 | (1) |
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Asarina (Climbing Snapdragon, Twining Snapdragon) |
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255 | (1) |
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Asclepias (Butterfly weed, Milkweed, Silkweed) |
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256 | (1) |
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256 | (1) |
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Beaumontia (Herald's Trumpet, Easter Lily Vine) |
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251 | (1) |
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Brugmansia and Datura (Angel's Trumpet, Devil's Trumpet, Thorn Apple, Jimson Weed) |
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251 | (7) |
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Brunfelsia (Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow; Lady of the Night) |
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258 | (1) |
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Calendula (Pot Marigold, English Marigold) |
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258 | (1) |
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258 | (1) |
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259 | (1) |
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259 | (1) |
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Cestrum (Night Blooming Jasmine) |
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260 | (1) |
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Clarkia (Godetia, Farewell to Spring, Rocky Mountain Garland) |
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260 | (1) |
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Clematis (Leather Flower, Vase Vine, Virgin's Bower, Traveler's Joy, Old Man's Beard) |
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260 | (1) |
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261 | (1) |
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Clianthus (Parrot's Beak) |
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261 | (1) |
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261 | (1) |
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262 | (1) |
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262 | (1) |
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Dianthus (Pinks, China Pink, Indian Pink, Sweet William) |
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262 | (1) |
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Dicentra (Bleeding Heart) |
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263 | (1) |
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Dictamnus (Gas Plant, Dittany, Burning Bush, Fraxinella) |
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263 | (1) |
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263 | (1) |
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264 | (1) |
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Eranthis (Winter Aconite) |
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264 | (1) |
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Eryngium (Sea Holly, Eryngo) |
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265 | (1) |
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265 | (1) |
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Eupatorium (Joe-Pye Weed, Snakeroot, Hemp Agrimony) |
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265 | (1) |
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Gaillardia (Blanket flower) |
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266 | (1) |
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Gomphrena (Globe Amaranth, Globe Thistle) |
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266 | (1) |
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Gypsophila (Baby's Breath) |
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Hedychium (Ginger Lily, White Butterfly Ginger, Butterfly Ginger, Garland Lily) |
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Helichrysm (Everlasting Flower, Strawflower) |
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268 | (1) |
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Heliotropium (Heliotrope) |
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268 | (1) |
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Helleborus (Hellebore, Christmas Rose, Lenten Rose) |
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268 | (1) |
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269 | (1) |
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Iberis (Candytuft, Globe Candytuft, Rocket Candytuft, Hyacinth-Flowered Candytuft) |
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269 | (1) |
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Impatiens (Bizzy Lizzy, Touch-Me-Not) |
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269 | (1) |
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270 | (1) |
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Lablab (Dolichos Bean, Hyacinth Bean Vine, Lablab Vine) |
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270 | (1) |
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270 | (1) |
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Leonotis (Lion's Ear, Lion's Tail) |
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270 | (1) |
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271 | (1) |
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Liatris (Blazing Star, Gayfeather, Button Snakeroot, Snakeroot) |
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271 | (1) |
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271 | (1) |
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Lunaria (Honesty, Money Plant) |
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272 | (1) |
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272 | (1) |
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Lychnis (Maltese Cross, Campion, Catchfly) |
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272 | (1) |
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Stemmadenia (Milky Way Tree) |
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272 | (3) |
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Momordica (Balsam Apple, Balsam Pear) |
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273 | (1) |
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274 | (1) |
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Platycodon (Balloon Flower, Chinese Bellflower, Japanese Balloon Flower) |
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274 | (1) |
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274 | (1) |
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275 | (1) |
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275 | (1) |
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275 | (1) |
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Veronica (Veronica, Speedwell, Birds-Eye) |
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276 | (1) |
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276 | (1) |
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X Pardancanda (Candylily) |
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276 | (1) |
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277 | (1) |
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Zephyranthes (Rain Lily, Fairy Lily, Zephyr Lily) |
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277 | (1) |
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277 | (2) |
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279 | (2) |
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281 | (4) |
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C Saving and Starting Spores |
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