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1. Seeds
   Seeds are the ovule of a plant that has been fertilized by pollen that can grow into a new plant. It has an outer coat that protects the seed. Inside it has the baby plant or plant embryo and food for its growth.
2. Fruits -- Flowers
   There are a few fruits formed from a group of flowers (inflorescence) rather than just one, but which form only one fruit. These are Sorosis, as in the Mulberry (Morus), Syngonium, as in the Fig (Ficus), and Coenocarpium, as in the Pineapple (Ananas).
3. Orchids -- Flowers
   Orchids, like tulips, have become a major market throughout the world. Buyers now bid hundreds of dollars on new hybrids or improved ones. Because of their apparent ease in hybridization, they are now becoming one of the most popular cut-flowers on the market.
4. Herbs -- Seeds
   [H]erbs are not immune to insects and disease problems. Protect new seedlings from cutworms. Damping-off is a problem when seeds are sown in unsterile soil. Use the same methods of protection for these problems as you would with flower and vegetable transplants.
5. Seeds -- Plants
   Seeds are very diverse in size. The dust-like orchid seeds are the smallest with about one million seeds per gram. Embryotic seeds have immature embryos and no significant energy reserves. They are myco-heterotrophs, depending on mycorrhizal fungi for nutrition during germination and the early growth of the seedling, in fact some terrestrial Orchid seedlings spend the first few years of their life deriving energy from the fungus and do not produce green leaves.[3] At over 20 kg, the largest seed is the coco de mer. Plants that produce smaller seeds can generate many more seeds while plants with larger seeds invest more resources into those seeds and normally produce fewer seeds. Small seeds are quicker to ripen and can be dispersed sooner, so fall blooming plants often have small seeds.
6. Psyllium -- Psyllium Seeds
   Psyllium (... known as psyllium seed) is a soluble fiber. It comes from a shrublike herb called the plantain (no relation to the plant that produces edible plantains). Its ingredients include alkaloids, amino acids, oils, protein, tannins, flavonoids, and a variety of sugars and carbohydrates. Psyllium seeds are oval-shaped, odorless, practically tasteless, and are coated with mucilage. Unlike wheat bran and other fibers, psyllium does not cause excessive gas and bloating.
7. Arava -- Arava Valley
   The Arava Valley stretches the length of the eastern border of the Negev. Three agricultural research stations at Zohar, Yair and Yotvata (regional government facilities) are partially funded by the Israeli Ministry of Agriculture, the Jewish Agency and Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael (Jewish National Fund). Research has focused on developing technologies appropriate to each area's unique climatic conditions and resources. Studies have been conducted on new varieties of melons, tomatoes, peppers, strawberries, dates, flowers, flower-seed production and harvesting, aquaculture, livestock, fodder crops, and jojoba beans, a year-round cash crop used in the production of cosmetics and lubricants. Over 90% of Israel's melon exports come from the Arava.
8. Marijuana -- Plants
   Marijuana is a dried mixture of the leaves and flowers of Cannabis sativa, or hemp plant. Slang words for marijuana include "pot," "weed," "grass," and "dope." The term "cannabis" refers to different psychoactive preparations of the plant, including marijuana, hashish, and hashish oil. Hashish is the resin produced by the flowering tops of the plants; hashish oil is a concentrated form of cannabis extracted from the plant or resin using a solvent. Unpollinated female plants are called sinsemilla (sen-suh-mee-ah) and the flowering tops of these plants produce potent "buds" that do not contain seeds.
9. Ogoplex -- Ogoplex Pure Extract
   Ogoplex is pure botanical male seed extract imported from Sweden. Ogoplex pure extract is cultivated in the fertile plains region of Skane and have been used for many generations of Nordics to enhance sexual capacity. This unique supplement is specially formulated to provide increased vitality, endurance and fluid release along with other long lasting benefits for the male genital system. Ogoplex extract is harvested from inside the seed husk and is stripped of all allergens and is toxin free. This life-giving substance ... helps the human body absorb more nutrients from food and helps process it more effectively. Ogöplex Pure Extract is a male orgasm intensifier.
10. Plants -- Foods
    Plants play the most important part in the cycle of nature. Without plants, there could be no life on Earth. They are the primary producers that sustain all other life forms. This is so because plants are the only organisms that can make their own food. Animals, incapable of making their own food, depend directly or indirectly on plants for their supply of food. All animals and the foods they eat can be traced back to plants.

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