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EDITOR'S NOTE ...... xi 



THE CULTURE OF VEGETABLES ..... i 



CABBAGES ....... i 



BROCCOLI AND CAULIFLOWERS . . 7 



BORECOLES OR KALES . . . . . 13 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS . . . . . .16 



SPINACH ...... 20 



ROOTS . . . , . .23 



BEETROOT . ... . , . . . .23 



CARROTS ....... 26 



PARSNIPS ....... 28 



TURNIPS . . . . . 30 



KOHL RABI ... 35 



JERUSALEM ARTICHOKES . . . . -35 



ONIONS . .... 36 



LEEKS . ..... 40 



SHALLOT AND GARLIC . . . . .42 



POTATOES . . , . . .43 



PEAS . . . . . . -5' 



BEANS ....... 64 



DWARF BEANS ...... 66 



RUNNER BEANS . . . . . .70 



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