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A half-finished mat, with its bundle of rags put carefully aside; the thirsty potato-vine on the fire-escape, which reached appealingly from its soap-box toward the window, as if in wondering search for the hands that had tended it so faithfully, bore silent testimony that Mrs. Ben Wahs work-day was over at last.
XVII. The Unnecessary Story of Mrs. Ben Wah and her Parrot 1902
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"Not when mistaken for potato-vine," she answered, yet her eyes were smiling at him.
A Tame Surrender, A Story of The Chicago Strike Charles King 1888
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So promptly as to inspire the belief that she suspected something was on foot when you -- when I---- By the way, what became of that sprig of potato-vine, or chickweed, or something, that was on top of the frame?
A Tame Surrender, A Story of The Chicago Strike Charles King 1888
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A half-finished mat, with its bundle of rags put carefully aside; the thirsty potato-vine on the fire-escape, which reached appealingly from its soap-box toward the window, as if in wondering search for the hands that had tended it so faithfully, -- bore silent testimony that Mrs. Ben Wah's work-day was over at last.
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"I heard of a boy once who found a penny in the field, right under a potato-vine," said Walter.
The Young Adventurer or Tom's Trip Across the Plains Horatio Alger 1865
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The first brood of larvæ may be found on the potato-vine toward the latter end of June, and the second in August.
The $100 Prize Essay on the Cultivation of the Potato. Prize offered by W. T. Wylie and awarded to D. H. Compton. How to Cook the Potato, Furnished by Prof. Blot. D. A. Compton 1846
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