SOME FAMILIAR VEGETABLES 



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Section of BrusseivS Sprout. 



I have said that the outer leaves contain a maximum 

 quantity of iron and have the largest oxygen intake. My 

 readers will also observe that they have also the largest 

 veins and therefore carry or are able to carry a considerable 

 quantity of current. 



In both the drawings the negative stalk shows up 

 prominently but this is generally excised when the cabbage 

 is prepared for the pot, while that of the Brussels Sprout 

 is at least curtailed. We are led by instinct to reject, or 

 at all events to partly remove, the negative parts of vege- 

 tables and fruits. The root of the Cabbage and the coarser 

 veins are fibrous and are, or should be, cut away prior to 

 cooking. 



In strong contrast to the others is the Savoy : 



Section of Savov. 

 In this the negative venation is in preponderance and as 



