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| PART I. |
| HOW TO GROW GOOD ROOTS. |
| CHAPTER | PAGE |
| I. | On the Origin of Root Crops | 1 |
| II. | On the Origin of Sorts of Roots | 9 |
| III. | On Trueness of Sorts in Roots | 13 |
| IV. | On Degenerate Roots | 18 |
| V. | Effects of Growing Seed from Degenerate Roots | 23 |
| VI. | On the Adulteration of Seed, more particularly of Turnips | 29 |
| VII. | On the Art and Mystery of Turnip-seed Adulteration | 37 |
| VIII. | General Conclusions | 49 |
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| PART II. |
| HOW TO GROW GOOD GRASSES. |
| IX. | On the Nature of Meadows and Pastures | 51 |
| X. | On the Species of Meadow Grasses | 56 |
| XI. | On Meadow Plants other than Grasses | 73 |
| XII. | On the Weeds of Pastures | 78 |
| XIII. | On the Irrigated Meadow | 87 |
| XIV. | On the Laying Down of Permanent Pastures | 92 |
| XV. | On the Management of Permanent Pastures | 98 |
| XVI. | On the Management of Lawns | 102 |
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| PART III. |
| HOW TO GROW GOOD CLOVERS. |
| XVII. | On the Nature and Properties of the Clover Family of Plants | 109 |
| XVIII. | On the Farm Species of Clovers | 113 |
| XIX. | On the Varieties of Red Clovers | 121 |
| XX. | On the Clover Allies | 125 |
| XXI. | On Clover Sickness | 137 |
| XXII. | On the Weeds of Clovers | 148 |
| XXIII. | On the Parasites of Clovers | 156 |
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| PART IV. |
| HOW TO GROW GOOD CORN. |
| XXIV. | Nature of Corn | 161 |
| XXV. | Wheat: its Origin and Acclimatization | 163 |
| XXVI. | The Wild Oat as the Origin of the Cultivated Varieties | 168 |
| XXVII. | On the supposed Origin of Barley and Rye | 176 |
| XXVIII. | Epiphytical Parasites (Vegetable Blights) of Corn Crops | 180 |
| XXIX. | Insects (Animal Blights) affecting Corn Crops | 192 |
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