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Contents 



CHAPTER VII 



PAGES 



Root Ceops 161-200 



Beet 164-170 



Tlie Beet Plant 169-170 



Radish 170-177 



The Radish Plant 175-177 



Turnip and Rutabaga 177-181 



Rutabaga 179-181 



Horse-radish 181-185 



The Horse-radish Plant 184-185 



Carrot 185-190 



The Carrot Plant 189-190 



Parsnip 190-193 



The Parsnip Plant 192-193 



Celeriac 193-194 



Turnip-rooted or Tuberous Chervil 194-195 



Skirret 195-196 



Salsify , 196-198 



The Salsify Plant 197-198 



Scorzonera or Black Salsify 198 



Scolymus or Spanish Salsify 198-200 



CHAPTER VIII 



The Potato Crops 201-227 



Potato 202-216 



Land and Tillage 208-209 



Seeding 209-210 



Harvesting and Storing 210-214 



Varieties 214-215 



The Potato Plant 215-216 



