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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ORGANIC GARDENING edited by J.I. Rodale and staff. The thousands of listings are alphabetically indexed for instant reference. Step-by-step, easy-to-understand, non-technical language. 1,145
pages. Hard cover, 67005 $14.95

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