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very valuable. When cooked carefully, some of tliem preserve 

 their natural colours, and are equally as ornamental and useful on 

 the table as they are in the garden. 



Miller's Kale , . . , , Cooper & Boltok. 



In the habit of growth and general appearance this is the same 



as Buda, but it is so very tQnder only a fevv plants of it stood the 

 winter. 



Palm Kale 



Choii Pahniej 



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VlLMORIN & Co. 



The stem is from 3 to 2| feet high, clothed ^\'ith large oblong- 

 obovate winged leaves, of a dark green colour, which curve grace- 

 fully upwards and outwards much in the way of feathers in the 

 Prince of Wales' crest, and the whole plant in this state has the 

 appearance of a miniature palm. In the spring it throws out a 

 great mass of long slender shoots, which speedily run into 

 bloom, and render the plant of little value as a wnter green. In 

 this state it entirely loses its ornamental character, but in autumn 

 and during the winter it is an object of great beauty, and might 

 be advantageously introduced as a prominent feature in a winter 

 garden, or as a plant for a vase in architectural gardens. As a 

 winter green it is quite worthless. 



Ragged Jack . . • » . Coopeb & Bolton. 



The growth of this is similar to that of Egyptian, having the 

 bhort stock and long succulent shoots, but it differs from both that 

 variety and Jeiaisalem in having the leaves very deeply laciniated^ 

 and the segments either trifid or multifid. The young leaves 

 are not hairy, as is the case in Jerusalem Kale* This is remark- 

 ably hardy and Very productive. 



Sed Kale 



COOLER & Bolton. 



Choiifrise rouge grand . . Vilmoein & Co. 



Stem 2 to '1t\ feet high, sending out in spring a great profusion 

 of shoots from the bottom to the top, of a dark purple colour. 

 The leaves are like those of Scotch Kale, but purple. This is a 

 first rate and verv nroductive Kale, and exceedindv hardv. 



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