Why potatoes are hard. (Cf. A2721.3.2.)

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Why potatoes are hard. (Cf. A2721.3.2.)

Mythological motifs. · Origin of plant characteristics. · Origin of various plant characteristics. · Other plant characteristics. · view the constellation · filed as A2793.4

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Filed under Sundry characteristics of grains and vegetables.

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