Onosmodium virginianum  (Virginia Marbleseed)
Herbaceous perennial. Native to the Gulf States and on up the Atlantic seabord to southern New England. Occurrences are few and mainly in protected sites--Wild Job's Tears is as scarce as a hen's tooth in the country. After over a decade of work with this plant, we have established a fine stand, and the new harvest is much more abundant than ever before, so we have upped the seeds per packet to a more generous (20) as opposed to the old packet count (5). No price increase. The plant is hairy, with light yellow, tubular flowers arranged in scorpioid inflorescences, with projecting stamens. The straight herbal use is as a strong diuretic and tonic, and the homeopathic indications are: "Want of power of concentration and coordination; migraine; sexual dysfunctions in males; uterine pain and lack of sexual desire in females." Plant prefers full sun and dryish, sandy soil but humid atmospheric conditions. Sow seed in fall for germination in the spring. 1 to 3 feet tall.
20 seeds/pkt organically grown
"We have in Onosmodium a remedy with some peculiarities, and occupying a sphere unique, a curative range differing from that of every other drug."
Dr. William A. Yingling, homeopath, 1893

Summer 2010 harvest of these gave exceptional quality--a good year to plant this disappearing relict of early herbal medicine.  Richo