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warm soil also means early vegetables, the kind which bring 

 high prices on the market. 



Good drainage is necessary. The water-table should be at 

 least a foot and a half below the surface. Often the draining 

 of a piece of light loam will make it very desirable for a vege- 

 table-garden. 



152. Kinds of vegetable crops. Many sorts of vegetables 

 are grown. The number is greater than that of general farm 

 crops. Some vegetables are grown for underground parts, 

 others for the foliage parts, and still others for the seed parts. 

 A classification of vegetables according to the parts used for 

 food adapted from Bailey is given below : 



ANNUAL VEGETABLE CROPS 



Crops grown for underground parts : 



Root crops. Beet, carrot, celeriac, parsnip, radish, salsify, 

 sweet potato, turnip, rutabaga. 



Tuber crop. Irish potato. 



Bulb crops. Onion, leek, garlic, shallot, chive. 



Crops grown for foliage parts : 



Cole crops. Kale, or borecole, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, 

 cauliflower, broccoli, kohlrabi, collard. 



Pot-herb crops (greens) . Spinach, chard, beet, dandelion, 

 purslane, mustard, sea kale, turnip (for greens), Swiss chard, 

 rape. 



Salad crops. Lettuce, endive, celery, parsley, cress, upland 

 or winter cress, watercress, corn-salad. 



Crops grown for fruit or seed parts : 



Pulse crops. Bean, pea. 



Solanaceous crops. Tomato, eggplant, pepper, husk tomato. 



Vine crops. Cucumber, watermelon, muskmelon, gherkin, 

 pumpkin, squash. 



The chief perennial vegetables grown are asparagus, rhubarb, 

 and horse-radish. The first two are used for the foliage and 

 the last for the roots. 



