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Bloated and unhealthy plants--Oats of the Borderers, Norsemen, and Danes--Wheat as a wild plant--Barley--Rye--Where was the very first harvest?--Vine in the Caucasus--Indians sowing corn--Early weeds--Where did weeds live before cultivation?--Armies of weeds--Their cunning and ingenuity--Gardeners' feats--The Ideal Bean--Diseased pineapples--Raising beetroot and carrot--Story of the travels of Sugar-cane--Indian Cupid--Beetroot and Napoleon.