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plant good seed. It should be borne in mind that a small 

 weak tuber cannot possibly yield equal produce to a 

 well-nourished one, as though there may be no question 

 as to its growing freely a goodly portion of the season 

 taken up in building up a plant before it can pro- 



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duce tubers. This plant has a tendency to make 

 small growths, and we have obtained the best results 

 from a strong seed tuber by keeping the plants free from 

 the small shoots, only allowing the strong ones. In 

 dry gravelly soils there is a great gain by giving a rich 

 surface mulch, to retain moisture. The plant is very 

 hardy, and in well-drained soil, after the tops die down, 



