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  Peanut - QuickSeek Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Although a nut in the culinary sense, in the botanical sense the fruit of the peanut is a woody, indehiscent legume or pod and not technically a nut.
When the seed is mature, the inner lining of the pods (called the seed coat) changes color from white to a reddish brown.
The plants are similar to Valencia types, except that the stems are green to greenish brown, and the pods are rough, irregular, and have a smaller proportion of kernels.
peanut.quickseek.com   (2933 words)

  
 List of edible seeds - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Most edible seeds are angiosperms, but a few are gymnosperms.
According to the botanical definition, nuts are a particular kind of seed.
Pine nuts are a Gymnosperm seed that is edible
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_edible_seeds   (479 words)

  
 Shades of Green: Earth's Forests -- Seeds, Nuts, & Fruit
is important for seeds to be moved a good distance away from their parent plant, for it is almost impossible for a new seedling to grow directly under an older, established plant.
a large quantity of seeds fall in one location instead of being spread around, there is a greater chance of attracting "seed predators", or mammals that consume the entire seed, thereby preventing it from sprouting.
Fruits contain the seeds of many trees and bushes, and their purpose is to attract animals which eat the fruit, but then disperse these seeds.
library.thinkquest.org /17456/seedsall.html   (913 words)

  
 Seedlist CA
In Panama, the leaves and calyces are eaten as a vegetable, as are the young seeds, although the plant may cause itching.
The seeds have a hot, mustard-like flavor, are sometimes ground as a spice, and have medicinal uses.
The seeds have been found in prehistoric Swiss lake dwellings, and are mentioned by writers from Dioscorides to the present.
www.jlhudsonseeds.net /SeedlistCA.htm   (3555 words)

  
 Larner Seeds: California Native Annual Wildflower Seeds
Seed can be bought in bulk and broadcast in meadows, resulting in wildflowers for bringing into the house, for personal adornment, for sitting in, lying in, luxuriating in.
Seed that is not used when purchased will remain viable, with little change in germination rates, for up to three years, if it is kept in a cool, dry location.
Seed of annual wildflowers loses almost no viability for 3 years, so can be purchased in spring, when you have the opportunity to see the flowers, and held in a cool, dry place for fall planting.
www.larnerseeds.com /_pages/wildflower_annual.html   (2167 words)

  
 Growing a beautiful edible landscape in an urban neighborhood - Oklahoma Food Cooperative - Local Food, Local Farmers - ...
Edible flowers provide (1) beauty, (2) are very tasty to eat, and (3) they attract bees and beneficial insects.
Rose petals are edible as are the hips (which are a major source of vitamin C), as are Rose of Sharon flowers and red bud flowers (also the seeds may be ground for flower).
Many wildflowers are also edible or medicinal or produce dyes, and many of them that are suitable for this area are also local natives.
www.oklahomafood.coop /edible.php   (4812 words)

  
 Edible Flowers, List of Edible Flowers, Incredible Edible Flowers
Angelica is valued culinary from the seeds and stems, which are candied and used in liqueurs, to the young leaves and shoots, which can be added to a green salad.
The ripe seeds have been used as a substitute for coffee; the seed can be dried and powdered for storage and future use.
The petals of the tuberous begonias are edible.
whatscookingamerica.net /EdibleFlowers/EdibleFlowersMain.htm   (3617 words)

  
 Edible Flowers, List of Edible Flowers, Incredible Edible Flowers
Angelica is valued culinary from the seeds and stems, which are candied and used in liqueurs, to the young leaves and shoots, which can be added to a green salad.
The ripe seeds have been used as a substitute for coffee; the seed can be dried and powdered for storage and future use.
The petals of the tuberous begonias are edible.
www.whatscookingamerica.net /EdibleFlowers/EdibleFlowersMain.htm   (3611 words)

  
 Seedlist U-V
The seeds were used as a fish poison, the leaves and flowers highly valued for respiratory diseases, ear infections, as an anodyne, anti-fungal, etc. Germinates in 1 - 2 weeks.
The seeds were eaten as pinole by the Concow Indians of California.
Roots and leaves made into a tea in China, and the seeds are used as a condiment.
www.jlhudsonseeds.net /SeedlistU-V.htm   (1673 words)

  
 Larner Seeds: California Native Perennial Wildflower Seeds
Many customers want to purchase seeds of perennial plants and sow them where they are to grow, directly on the ground.
The seed is broadcast in seed flats, and transplanted once the true leaves have fully appeared to four inch plastic pots.
These are kept in a protected outdoor location till the roots have almost filled the pot, at which time they are transplanted to the garden, watered thoroughly for two weeks to a month, depending on time of year, and then left to get on with it.
www.larnerseeds.com /_pages/wildflower_perennial.html   (1393 words)

  
 Victory Seeds --  FAQ
Saving seeds from most modern hybrids, on the other hand, results in seeds that range from sterile (see Terminator gene article), to ones that have unpredictable gene expression (F1 hybrids).
Although a lot of the "Big Boys" in the seed industry seem to jump on the "heirloom" bandwagon when they deem it in fashion, they are also the ones who determined that the older varieties are unprofitable and stopped carrying them.
The seeds could be used year after year, now farmers are required to keep purchasing seed for each crop, therefore the large-scale seed producers have a lot more control (and money for litigation against farmers).
www.victoryseeds.com /information/why_heirlooms.html   (632 words)

  
 Nut, Trees, Plants, Seeds, Bulbs, Gardening & Plants at Search Recipe
A nut in botany is a simple dry fruit with one seed (rarely two) in which the ovary wall becomes very hard (stony or woody) at maturity, and where the seed remains unattached or unfused with the ovary wall.
A large number of seeds are edible by humans and used in cooking, eaten raw, sprouted, or roasted as a snack food, or pressed for oil that is used in cookery and cosmetics.
Almond, is the edible seed of a drupe - the leathery "flesh" is removed at harvest.
www.search-recipe.com /nut.htm   (445 words)

  
 Edible Plants – seeds - List of Items - MSN Encarta
Edible Plants – seeds - List of Items - MSN Encarta
, term applied to the ripened ovule of a seed plant before germination.
Seeds of the angiosperm, or flowering plant, differ from those of the...
encarta.msn.com /refedlist_210144822_5/seeds_as_food.html   (36 words)

  
 Open Directory - Shopping: Home and Garden: Plants: Seeds   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
LeBallister's Seed - Seed for agricultural and landscape uses -- native grasses, wildflowers, lawn and pasture grasses, cover crops.
Ragan and Massey - Forage seed, professional turf seed and wildlife browse.
Seed And Garden LLC - Sells a small assortment of seeds for trees and shrubs, vegetables, and vines, as well as some supplies.
dmoz.org /Shopping/Home_and_Garden/Plants/Seeds   (2665 words)

  
 Peanut Summary
Although a nut in the culinary sense, in the botanical sense the fruit of the peanut is a woody, indehiscent legume or pod and not technically a nut.
When the seed is mature, the inner lining of the pods (called the seed coat) changes color from white to a reddish brown.
The plants are similar to Valencia types, except that the stems are green to greenish brown, and the pods are rough, irregular, and have a smaller proportion of kernels.
www.bookrags.com /Peanut   (3842 words)

  
 Re: IS there a list of fifty edible seeds? If so what is the list?
Edible "nuts" are seeds, including pine and ginkgo.
A few fruits and vegetables, such as tomato, pepper, kiwi, passionfruit, pomegranate and strawberry, contain seeds that are often eaten along with the fruit although they are not the main edible part.
One of our most common hot beverages is made from seeds as well as the popular candy named after me and the yellow stuff people put on hot dogs.
www.madsci.org /posts/archives/2005-04/1114561748.Bt.r.html   (308 words)

  
 Nuts! (and edible seeds) on Lists of Bests   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
A nut is a seed, but not all seeds are nuts.
A nut is a compound ovary that is both the seed and the fruit, which cannot be separated.
Besides seeds, others that are mislabeled as nuts include legume (separate hard seeds), drupe (contains endocarp which contains seeds) and capsule (dried fruit that splits to release seeds).
www.listsofbests.com /list/5700/compare/Teitur   (94 words)

  
 UVI Wetlands Reserve Plant List
In some areas the pods are cooked and eaten and the seed roasted and used as a coffee.
The edible pods of this introduced species are used to make a popular local drink, candy, chutney and preserves.
The seeds are roasted, ground and boiled and used as a diuretic, for diabetes, for hypertension, and formerly used as quinine in treating malaria.
rps.uvi.edu /VIMAS/plantlist.htm   (1356 words)

  
 Open Directory - Shopping: Home and Garden: Plants: Seeds: Organic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Appalachian Seeds - North Carolina sellers of organic seeds for a variety of heirloom and open pollinated vegetables, herbs and flowers.
Genesis Seeds, Ltd. - Based in Israel, Genesis is a large producer of certified organic seeds of flowers, culinary herbs, medicinal herbs and vegetables.
Goûtzy organic seed - Wholesaler and retailer of garden seed certified organic and guaranteed gmo free : Edible flowers, vegetables, flowers and herbs.
dmoz.org /Shopping/Home_and_Garden/Plants/Seeds/Organic   (547 words)

  
 Palm Seeds : Palm Seeds From ANi Palm Tree Seeds Direct
The orange fruits are edible and widely used to make a delicious jelly, thus the name.
The seeds germinate easily (usually within six to eight weeks) and the plant requires little maintenance or attention.
The seeds are very slow germinating and the plant needs constant warmth and light.
ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/anico/Palmtree.htm   (1029 words)

  
 Edible and Harmful Plants
The combined lists and resources have been combined into a single 47-page document that is available for download and printing in PDF, plain text, and MS Word formats.
Plants for a Future is a listing of edible and otherwise usable plants.
The listings are only for foods commonly eaten by humans (so you will not find things like hibiscus flowers on it) and does not include information on potentially harmful chemicals/compounds such as calcium oxalates.
www.anapsid.org /resources/plants.html   (2143 words)

  
 Holistic Bird Newsletter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Edible flowers delight the eye as well as the palate and are becoming quite popular with adventurous cooks.
Edible flowers are virtually calorie free and although they do not contain significant amounts of nutrition, the pollen in flowers is rich in vitamins and minerals.
As much as parrots enjoy the variety and the visual stimulation of flowers in their diet, it is as essential that we learn the difference between toxic and non-toxic varieties, as it is to use only untreated flowers.
www.holisticbirds.com /HBN01/may/pages/edible.htm   (1265 words)

  
 Holistic Bird Newsletter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Only the Japanese honeysuckle is edible and only the blooms should be used as the berries are extremely poisonous.
Milk thistle (Silybum marianum)—Purple flowers are edible as well as leaves and seeds which are known for benefits to liver.
Examples of the healing qualities of edible flower remedies are honeysuckles (pictured) for homesickness, nostalgia, and sadness as well as impatiens flowers for irritability, impatience, nervous tension, and muscular pain.
www.holisticbirds.com /HBN01/may/pages/edible2.htm   (1189 words)

  
 Vegetable Seeds at cooperseeds.com
The seeds should be planted 1 to 1/ 1/2 inches deep, 15 inches between rows.
Edible soybeans are high in protein, with some having as much as 39 percent protein.
Plant seed no deeper than 2 inches, one every three or four inches and rows 15 to 24 inches apart.
www.cooperseeds.com /vegetables.php3?cat=Soybeans   (411 words)

  
 Amishland Heirloom Eggplant Seeds
It is edible but like many eggplants in Asia it has that bitter taste adored by the Orientals, but not so well liked by westerners, who prefer a milder tasting fruit.
I found, in my extensive reseach, that this was listed as early as 1879 as "Scarlet Chinese" in Vanderbilt's Seed List of that same year.Fabulous showy garden plant with pretty purple flowers, deep purple stems and branches, and very large peculiar shaped leaves.
I had diligently saved the seeds but I had not listed most of these on my website, because I did not have large enough quantities of any given kind or was missing photos of them.
www.amishlandseeds.com /eggplant.htm   (2313 words)

  
 Allrecipes | Recipe Reviews: Toasted Pumpkin Seeds
I confess that I tossed the seeds in the melted butter and water, then spread in the pan that was lined with release foil.
They took a lot longer to bake than was instructed in the recipe and even then seeds seemed too chewy, we added popcorn seasoning (dill) which gave them a bit more flavor.
Although, the ingredients list 2 tbps of water and the recipe does not mention water.
allrecipes.com /recipe/toasted-pumpkin-seeds-2/Reviews.aspx   (343 words)

  
 Organic seeds, seed saving, heirloom seeds, un-treated seeds, pollinated seeds, open-pollinated seeds, organic seed ...
The seed list below of GE free, organic, heirloom, untreated and open-pollinated seeds is from GreenPeople.org, and OCA is not endorsing any of the suppliers below nor guarantees the info.
Seed Dreams - heirloom vegetable and grain seeds, open-pollinated and organic.
Thompson & Morgan - comprehensive list of seeds.
www.organicconsumers.org /seeds.htm   (1540 words)

  
 Edible Plants and Flowers From Your Garden | Tips & Techniques
"Fuchsias are edible?" You'll probably hear this question from your surprised guests if you put these attractive blossoms in salads or use them as an garnish with fish, chicken, or grilled vegetables.
Some plants that grow in the wild are edible, but take extra care to identify such plants first.
Barbara Fahs (hiiakas(at)pop.lava.net) lives on the Big Island of Hawaii, where she is planting and establishing an educational herb garden she calls "Hi'iaka's Garden." She is a University of California Cooperative Extension Master Gardener and has been studying, growing, and using culinary and healing herbs since 1971.
www.gardenguides.com /how-to/tipstechniques/planning/edible.asp   (1145 words)

  
 LIST OF FRUITS - GoGoSearch.com
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Items contributed must be received at least two days in advance at Calendar Desk, The Miami Herald, 1 Herald Plaza, Fifth Floor Newsroom, Miami, FL 33132-1693.
www.gogosearch.com /wiki/list_of_fruits   (149 words)

  
 GreenDealer Exotic Seeds of Cacti
Soak the seeds in a solution of one teaspoon of the Saltpeter to one quart of warm water for at least 24 hours.
Soak several species of seeds at once in smaller containers of the same solution and have the containers of growing medium or soil ready for planting as soon as the soaking period is complete.
Placing the seed pouches on a heating pad, set to low heat (80 to 85 degrees F.) will help many kinds of tropical seeds to germinate much faster.
www.greendealer-exotic-seeds.com /seeds/Cacti.html   (2008 words)

  
 Permaculture Online, the home of alt.permaculture
The most common use of flowers is in salads, but you can incorporate them into sauces, tarts, preserves, pickles, fritters and salads.
If you are picking from the wild, follow a few simple rules : only pick flowers if they are really plentiful, and always leave far more than you pick (in some countries this is illegal).
Leaves and seeds can be eaten in salads along with the flowers, and the seeds can be pickled as a substitute for capers.
www.ibiblio.org /permaculture-online/artedibl.html   (848 words)

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