Skin Pigmentation Disorders
Melanin gives color to the skin, hair, and iris of the eyes. Levels of melanin depend on race and amount of sunlight exposure. Sun exposure increases melanin production - to protect the skin against harmful ... [... more]
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital |
Zinnia Seeds Cut and Come Again
 This variety promises tropical-hued bouquets of orange, pink and scarlet from early summer until first frost. An added bonus is the butterflies that this 2-3' tall annual will attract. Zinnias flourish in hot, dry locations. [... more]
$1.89
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Light Therapy
People use light therapy to treat seasonal affective disorder (SAD), which is depression related to shorter days and reduced sunlight exposure during the fall and winter months. Most people with SAD feel better after they use light therapy. This ... [... more]
Web MD |
Osteomalacia In Children
Sunlight is important to skin production of vitamin D, and environmental conditions where sunlight exposure is limited may reduce this source of vitamin D. Lack of vitamin D production by the skin may occur if a person is confined indoors, or ... [... more]
University of Maryland |
Zinnia Seeds Peppermint Stick
Flowers as tantalizing as their namesake. A dramatic annual with variegated blooms in harmonizing shades of yellows, oranges, and deep pinks. Grows 2-3' tall. Drought tolerant and a great dried or cut flower. [... more]
$1.79
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Bachelor Button Seeds Tall Blend
Did bachelors in gentler times wear these in their lapels? Although this is an annual it does reseed. As with most reseeding plants, it resents being transplanted, so sow it where it is to grow, 2 weeks before your last frost. Height 2-3'. [... more]
$1.59
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Lemon Balm Seeds Organic
So easy from seed that you might be tempted to direct seed Lemon Balm. Do not, as you never want to let this useful herb loose in your garden. It is way too friendly. [... more]
$1.79
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Salsa Garden Seed Tin
Perhaps one could live on fresh salsa. This kit contains seeds of cilantro, cherry tomato, serrano chile peppers, toma verde tomatillo. It also has recipes for the kitchen challenged. [... more]
$10.95
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Snapdragon Seeds Magic Carpet
If you need a short, happy, colorful flower this fills the bill. Only reaching 6 inches tall this snapdragon is at home in the front of the border or in container plantings. [... more]
$1.59
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Hummingbird Penstemon Seeds Garden Bells
Penstemon is a marvelous perennial that has it all: they bloom the first year from seed, have lovely color combinations and attract those magical garden visitors, hummingbirds. Growing to 2 1/2 feet with elegant bell-shaped blossoms of white with rose ... [... more]
$2.69
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Impatiens Midnight Blend Seeds
Impatiens wallerana. This is an ideal front of the border flower for shady areas. This mix will produce red, burgandy, orchid, purple and hot pink flowers. You can start these indoors 6 to 8 weeks before your last frost. One dandy annual. Seeds by ... [... more]
$2.99
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Nicotiana Seeds Indian Peace Pipe
This 4-5' annual is indispensable in any white flower garden or wherever drama and fragrance are needed. Its 3" long pendant pure white flowers are intoxicatingly fragrant at night. Imagine their scent under a bedroom window or around a patio. [... more]
$1.79
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