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Show Unique Relationship of Potato. An authority tells us that the potato pota-to has a large and unique relationship. relation-ship. Tobacco, tomatoes, eggplant and peppers belong to the family. m M Probably that is why the potato bug j tr- is so often destructive to these crops. fc- "' ' It is asked: How can a potato grow W other potato vines from the eyes, J since it is not a root, fruit or seed? A. That is answered by way of illustra- tion: A stem of almost any plant will produce another plant from the place where the leaves come out on f it. If one will break off a piece of t rose bush and plant it in a favorable, place it will produce another rose I bush, just as a potato will produce an-other an-other vine. |