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 FIG. 129. A boy's successful crop of leafy vegetables. 



for the leaves which they produce. In the discussion of 

 these various crops it is convenient to group them into 

 classes according to the way the young plants are started 

 and the season when the crop matures. 



LEAFY CROPS PROPAGATED VEGETATIVELY 



This class includes rhubarb and four bulb-like plants 

 of the onion family chives, shallots, garlic, and 

 bulblet onions. With the exception of garlic, these vege- 

 tables are ready for use early in spring. Chives and the 

 bulblet onions are hardy perennials that may be left in 

 the ground during the winter. 



Rhubarb or pieplant. This plant thrives anywhere 

 in the United States except in the lower planting zones. 

 In the northern sections it is a long-lived or perennial 



