• What medicine comes from deadly nightshade?
  Deadly nightshade has bright juicy berries, which are also very ...

• How is tea made?
  Tea comes from the leaves of a species of camellia. This is planted ...

• What wood makes the best cricket bats?
  The best cricket bats are made in northern India, from the timber of ...

• Which plants give us oil?
  The seeds of many plants are rich in oil, which they store as a ...

• How many things can be made from bamboo?
  Bamboo is one of the world's most useful natural plant products. As ...

• How is chocolate made?
  The cocoa tree comes originally from the eastern Andes in South ...

• Where did wheat come from?
  Wheat is one of the oldest known crops. It was probably first ...

• What is breadfruit?
  Breadfruit is a tree, native to Polynesia, which grows to about 20 ...

• Where does coffee come from?
  The coffee plant is a large shrub, and its berries are used to make ...

• What is the Amazon cow-tree?
  The Amazon cow- or milk-tree is a tropical fig. It takes its name ...