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Unusual Vegetables. ,Good Housekeeping. 6d.) FOOD-GROWING has now become a

great part of our lives, and to the fortunate people who possess gardens a never-ending topic. This small and extremely well-planned book on unusual vege- tables will be of interest to the gardener and his wife, for it not only contains a concise calendar for seed-sowing, gathering of crops and useful instructions on the method of cultivation, but with each subject there are several new and delightful recipes for cooking it—which can also be used for more familiar vegetables. It is always interesting to eat something we have never eaten before, especially if we have grown it as well. Nearly all the vegetables in this book have been neglected until now, and as our daily diet now mainly consists of food that comes out of the ground, new varieties of vegetables will keep us from being bored with the thought of several vegetarian meals a week.