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This fruit is identical
to the apricot of Earth. It may be served pitted and sliced or
whole.
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Nearly two-hundred
and fifty (250) varieties of small flowers and shrubs grow in
the arctic region of Gor; the Polar North. Small perennials are
the most common type of vegetation and only during the short summer
months.
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This is a shrub, known
to grow in many different places; its leaves are ground to make
Bazi tea.
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This is the coffee
bean of Earth. It is used in the making of black wine (Earth coffee).
Black beans are grown in the mountains of Thentis. Black wine
is very rich and aromatic, much like its Earth counterpart.
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This is a shrub whose
leaves have a purgative effect when chewed. Traditionally, branches
of it are nailed to house doors during the Waiting Hand to discourage
the entry of bad luck into the house during the New Year.
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This is the tree from
which beans for chocolate and cocoa are taken; similar to those
of the same name on Earth.
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This is a plant of
the jungle area inland of Schendi; its tendrils are sometimes
used as a source of drinking water.
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These are small, three
(3) leafed, low-growing grasses, comparable to Earth's clover
and found on the plains of Gor.
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Juicy
and fat from the city of Tor, the Gorean date is identical
to those found on Earth.
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The Dina is a small,
circular, short-stemmed flower indigenous to hillsides; sometimes
called the "slave flower"; it is often used as a
design for slave brands and sometimes for a slave's name.
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Found
in the jungles of Schendi, it grows more than twenty (20)
feet high. It has large,
fan-shaped leaves which at times can hold large amounts of rain
water; as much as a liter per leaf.
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Similar to the fern
of earth, there are many varieties of ferns; most commonly one
resembling the maidenhair fern of Earth.
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This is a low-growing
shrub found in the Tahari desert.
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This is a
tree of the Tahari having lancelet leaves; the trunk leans,
like that of an Earth palm tree. It stands no taller than twenty
(20) feet.
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This is a
large, scarlet flower having five petals; it is very fragrant.
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This is a tree which
has dangling loops of beautiful woven blossoms which hang from
curved branches. These trees are are specially grown so that the
flowers form delicate patterns of shades and hues; usually found
within the pleasure gardens of the wealthy.
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Many types of fruit
trees and bushes abound on Gor. Similar to those of Earth include:
apricots, berries, cherries, grapes, dates, melons, olives, peaches,
pears, pomegranates and strawberries. Gorean fruits include: larmas,
ramberries, Ta-grapes and tospits.
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A variety of grasses
abound on Gor, including blue, violet and one of yellowish-orange
color, along with clover.
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Named after an early
explorer of Gor, these trees grow on the banks of streams and
rivers. They are similar to the poplar trees of Earth.
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This is a pear-shaped
fruit, served fresh and sliced. It can also be pressed and made
into a sweet and potent wine.
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This is a
tree with very strong, yellow wood; it is used for making bows.
The wood is very supple and can be bent on itself almost three
(3) times over before splitting and breaking.
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This is a
shrub of the Gorean desert, the Tahari; a lethal poison can be
extracted from its roots, while chewing the leaves has an addictive,
narcotic effect.
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This is a foliated
leaf vegetable, similar to cabbage or lettuce of Earth.
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This is a shrub whose
salty, blue secondary roots are a main ingredient in sullage.
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This
is a large, brownish, thick-rinded, spherical vegetable, usually
six (6) inches in width.
The interior is yellowish and heavily seeded. Coming from the
Tahari, the kort is frequently served sliced with melted cheese
and nutmeg. The kort is very similar to Earth squash in taste and
texture.
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The larma is a succulent
fruit, similar to the Earth peach. The larma is sometimes sliced,
fried, and served with browned honey sauce. Offering a larma,
real or imagined, by a slave girl to her Master is a silent plea
for the girl to be raped.
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This is a
hemovorous plant that fastens two hollow, fang-like thorns into
its victim, through which it can suck the blood that nourishes
it.
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This is a
jungle plant which can be used as a source of drinking water.
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This is a vine plant
that grows in the wetlands; these vines, when tangled, snake through
the marches and swamps of Gor.
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This is a red and yellow
colored melon commonly found in many Gorean markets. It's rind
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This
is a melon akin to the honeydew of Earth.
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This is a purple grape,
usually seedless; eaten whole or pressed into a dark red, dry
wine. It is similar to the grape of the same name on Earth.
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This is a
tree of the Thentis region, whose oil is used in perfumes. Similar
to the conifer or evergreen of Earth.
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These are commonly
from the city of Tor. Referred to as the Torian olive; red olives
which come from the groves of Tyros. Olives are also grown in
Turia, (called Turian olives) and are red.
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More than one-thousand
five-hundred (1,500) varieties of palm trees exist in the jungles
surround Schendi. One of these is the Fan palm; more than twenty
(20) feet high and spreading its leaves in the form of an opened
fan; it is an excellent source of pure water, as much as one liter
of water being found, almost as though cupped, at the base of
each leaf's stem.
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These
are like to those of the same name on Earth. They are served
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This is a tree that
grows in the jungles inland of Schendi; its inner bark is used
for making bark cloth.
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This
is a small, succulent berry that is reddish-purple is color
and very sweet. Its juice
often stains the tongue and lips after eating it. This berry is
similar to an Earth raspberry.
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This is a fruit similar
in flesh and taste to the apple of Earth.
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This is a
tufted, reed-like plant that grows in the marshes. The grain is
eaten and the stems harvested and pressed into paper or woven
into cloth. The grain may be boiled or ground into a paste and
sweetened; this paste can also be fried into a type of pancake.
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This is a
fiber plant similar to cotton from Earth. It is commonly harvested
and used for the production of cloth.
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This is brush which
grows in and along marshes and swamps; wild rence plants.
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(Lit. "life-daughter")
This is grain, specifically wheat.
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This is brush which
grows in and along marshes and swamps; wild rence plants.
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This is a
rambling, tangled, vine-like plant with huge, rolling leaves and
is grown in the pasture chambers of the Nest.
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This is a bitter root
whose extract is the active ingredient in slave wine.
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This is a plant grown
in the jungles inland of Schendi. Its stalk is sweet and can be
ground to make sugar.
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This is a tuberous,
vine-borne fruit similar to the Earth potato. It is often served
sliced and fried; also the principal ingredient in sullage and
sul-paga.
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This is a big, sweet,
seedless grape; it is imported from the fabled hillside vineyards
of Tyros, ally to Cos.
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This is a
delicate, yellow-petaled meadow flower; symbolic of feminine love
and beauty. A crown of talenders is often worn by a Free Woman
during the Companionship ceremony; worn in a slave girl's hair,
it is a silent plea for her to be raped.
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This is a
plant of the Tahari; its roots, when mashed and mixed with water,
produce a red dye.
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This is a
tree which produces a black wood that is very strong; possibly
ebony wood from Earth.
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This
is a large and colorful flower; very fragrant.
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This is a plant whose
extract is the active ingredient in breeding wine. It counteracts
the effects of slave wine and is very sweet.
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This is a shrub of
the Tahari region, having an abundance of flowers, either yellow
or white; it does not grow above a man's waist.
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This
is a bitter, juicy, citrus fruit that is yellowish in color.
The tospit almost always contains an odd number of seeds, usually
seven (7). Its bitter taste might suggest its
flesh and
taste is similar to the lemon of Earth. It is exported from the
orchards of Turia and also found growing wild on the Plains
of
Turia. Long stemmed tospits contain an even number of seeds and
are rare.
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This is a
reddish tree having a large trunk; similar to the redwood trees
of North America on Earth.
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Alike
to those of Earth, the Gorean turnip is common fare for the
peasants and low caste.
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This is an edible tree
parasite with curly, red, ovate leaves; grows on the tur tree
and a main ingredient in sullage.
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There are a large
variety of vegetables abundant on Gor, many similar to those
of Earth.
These include: beans, carrots, corn, onions, peas, peppers and
radishes. Gorean vegetables include: katch, korts and suls.
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This is a
bluish wildflower commonly found on the lower ranges of the Thentis
mountains; used in perfumes.
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This is a
small, purplish flower found in the Tahari; used in perfumes.
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This is brownish grass
that grows in the shaded spots of the Tahari; used mainly for
grazing verr, hence its name.
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These are patches of
stalky grass, one of several hues used in the pleasure gardens
of Turia. Violet grass is possibly a Gorean counterpart to the
grass called heather on Earth.
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