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Red Flanders Kale. (Chou Caulet de Flanders.) 



One of the hardiest varieties ; leaves rather small for this class, with the 

 borders sinuate and undulating. Stems and vines light red, and the former 

 becoming slightly branching by throwing up suckers from the axils of the 

 leaves. 



Red Jersey Cavalier Kale. (Chou Cavalier Rouge de VArtois.) 



Plants quite large and tree-like in appearance. The variety owes its name 

 of Cavalier to the fact that when full grown it is as high as a man on horse- 

 back. The stem is straight, comparatively slender, and without axillary 

 shoots ; in color, the stem and leaf stalks are pinkish red. 



Angers Kale. (Chou Branchu de Poiton.) 



Not quite as tall as the Flanders Kale, which it resembles in appearance, 

 except that it has white leaf veins. Leaves generally larger and with longer 

 and more slender stalks than that variety. 



Thousand Headed Kale. (Chou Mille Teles.) 



In habit of growth this is similar to the Angers Kale, but it is more 

 branching, while the leaves are quite large and more numerous. The least 

 hardy of any of the varieties. 



Palm Kale. (Chou Palmier.) 



Leaves narrow, dark green in color, much crinkled, and in shape and size 

 resembling tobacco leaves. The first year it only attains the height of two 

 or three feet, but when three years old it is said to be seven or eight feet 

 high. It is only valued as an ornament. 



Cow Cabbage. (Chou Cavalier Chou a Vache.) 



A forage kale, intermediate between Chou Branchu du Poiton and Mille 



Tetes. 



Large Leaved Stock Kale. (Chou Fourrager de la Sarthe, a tres Large 



Feuille.) 



Stem stout; leaves very large and broad, much like the lower leaves of 

 cabbage. The plants reach a height of two and one-half feet the first year 

 and furnish a large amount of fodder for stock. 



III. CROSS FERTILIZATION OF SQUASHES. 



The question as to whether the effect of a cross is confined to the ovules 

 (seeds) the first year, or extends to the ovary and receptacle, has earnest 

 advocates upon both sides. 



Hoping to learn something regarding the matter, in 1887 Prof. Bailey arti- 

 ficially fertilized the pistils of Yellow Crookneck squash vines with pollen 

 from the stamens of White Bush plants. From these plants four fruits were 

 obtained, which did not differ in appearance from true Crooknecks (Fig. 6, 

 Plate II), indicating that the effect in squashes, at least, was confined to the 

 se jds. 



