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] POTATOES AND OATS AS NATURE STUDY TOPICS 231 



Later she transferred the young plants to small pots, and finally 

 in the latter part of May set them out in the garden. The little 

 plants showed considerable variation from the start. Some 

 produced a few small tubers and died about the middle of the 

 summer. Others remained vigorous until late in the fall. Some 



Potato Fruit, Natural Size. 

 (Cut Loaned by Agronomy Dept., Univ. of Illinois ) 



