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| Preface | |
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| Gardening with Perennial Vegetables | |
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| A New Class of Food Plants | |
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| Design Ideas | |
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| Selecting Species | |
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| Techniques | |
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| Species Profiles | |
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| Using This Book | |
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| Alismataceae: The Water-Plantain Family | |
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| Arrowhead | |
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| Alliaceae: The Onion Family | |
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| Multiplier Onions | |
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| Ramps | |
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| Other Perennial Alliums | |
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| Amaranthaceae: The Amaranth Family | |
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| Sissoo Spinach | |
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| Apiaceae: The Celery Family | |
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| Arracacha | |
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| Article: "Lost Crops of the Incas" | |
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| Lovage | |
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| Water Celery | |
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| Skirret | |
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| Araceae: The Aroid Family | |
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| Edible Aroids (Taro, Belembe, Tannier) | |
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| Article: Calcium Oxalate | |
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| Araliaceae: The Spikenard Family | |
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| Udo | |
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| Asteraceae: The Aster Family | |
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| Chicory and Dandelion | |
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| Globe Artichoke | |
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| Okinawa Spinach | |
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| Sunchoke | |
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| Article: Inulin | |
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| Fuki | |
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| Scorzonera | |
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| Yacon | |
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| Basellaceae: The Malabar Spinach Family | |
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| Malabar Spinach | |
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| Ulluco | |
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| Brassicaceae: The Cabbage Family | |
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| Perennial Brassicas (Cabbage, Kale, and Broccoli) | |
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| Article: Pests and Diseases of the Brassica Family | |
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| Turkish Rocket | |
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| Sea Kale | |
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| Sylvetta Arugula | |
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| Watercress | |
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| Cactaceae: The Cactus Family | |
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| Nopale Cactus | |
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| Cannaceae: The Canna Family | |
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| Achira | |
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| Caricaceae: The Papaya Family | |
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| Papaya | |
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| Chenopodiaceae: The Goosefoot Family | |
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| Saltbush | |
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| Article: Oxalic Acid | |
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| Sea Beet | |
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| Good King Henry | |
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| Convolvulaceae: The Morning Glory Family | |
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| Water Spinach | |
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| Sweet Potato | |
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| Cucurbitaceae: The Squash Family | |
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| Perennial Cucumber | |
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| Malabar Gourd | |
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| Bitter Melon | |
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| Chayote | |
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| Article: Extending the Range of Chayote and Other | |
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| Day-Length-Sensitive Plants | |
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| Cyperaceae: The Sedge Family | |
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| Chufa | |
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| Water Chestnut | |
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| Dioscoreaceae: The Yam Family | |
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| Air Potato | |
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| Article: Air Potato: An Ecological Conundrum? | |
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| Yams | |
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| Dryopteridaceae: The Wood-Fern Family | |
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| Ostrich Fern | |
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| Euphorbiaceae: The Spurge Family | |
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| Chaya | |
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| Bull Nettles | |
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| Cassava Katuk | |
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| Fabaceae: The Pea Family | |
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| Groundnut | |
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| Basul | |
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| Hyacinth Bean | |
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| Water Mimosa | |
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| Perennial Beans | |
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| Winged Bean | |
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| Lamiaceae: The Mint Family | |
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| Chinese Artichoke | |
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| Liliaceae: The Lily Family | |
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| Asparagus | |
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| Yellow Asphodel | |
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| Camass | |
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| Daylily | |
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| Giant Solomon's Seal | |
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| Malvaceae: The Mallow Family | |
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| Edible Hibiscus | |
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| Cranberry Hibiscus | |
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| Musk Mallow | |
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| Meliaceae: The Neem Family | |
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| Fragrant Spring Tree | |
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| Moraceae: The Mulberry Family | |
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| Breadfruit | |
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| Moringaceae: The Moringa Family | |
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| Moringa | |
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| Musaceae: The Banana Family | |
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| Plantain and Green Banana | |
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| Nelumbonaceae: The Lotus Family | |
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| Water Lotus | |
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| Oxalidaceae: The Wood-Sorrel Family | |
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| Oca | |
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| Phytolaccaceae: The Pokeweed Family | |
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| Pokeweed | |
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| Haitian Basket Vine | |
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| Poaceae: The Grass Family | |
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| Clumping Bamboos | |
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| Running Bamboos | |
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| Article: Rhizome Barriers for Aggressive Running Bamboos | |
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| Pitpit | |
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| Polygonaceae: The Smartweed Family | |
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| Rhubarb | |
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| Sorrel | |
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| Solanaceae: The Nightshade Family | |
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| Wolfberry | |
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| Ground Cherry and Goldenberry | |
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| Pepino Dulce | |
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| Peppers, Tomatoes, Eggplants, and Potatoes | |
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| Article: Pests and Diseases of the Nightshade Family | |
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| Tetragoniaceae: The New Zealand Spinach Family | |
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| New Zealand Spinach | |
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| Tiliaceae: The Linden Family | |
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| Linden | |
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| Tropaeolaceae: The Nasturtium Family | |
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| Mashua | |
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| Urticaceae: The Nettle Family | |
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| Stinging Nettle and Wood Nettle | |
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| Resources | |
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| Perennial Vegetables for Each Climate Type | |
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| Recommended Reading | |
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| Helpful Organizations and Web Sites | |
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| Sources of Plants and Seeds | |
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| Sources of Gardening Supplies and Materials | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Index | |