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VARIOUS FOOD-PLANTS 
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Fic. 63. Wild Kale (Brassica oleracea, variety sylvestris, Mustard Family, 
Crucifere). A, plant in its first year showing rosette of leaves, much © 
reduced. B, upper part of flowering stem developed the second year. 
Slightly reduced. C, a flower. D, a sepal. F, a petal, enlarged. F, © 
essential organs of the flower. G, fruit. (A, Redrawn from Bailey, the © 
others from Reichenbach.)—The plant is a biennial growing wild 
on rocky seashores, the first year producing only a rosette of leaves 
and the second year attaining often a height of 1 m.; stem and leaves © 
rather fleshy, pale bluish green, smooth, covered with a waxy bloom; | 
flowers yellow. 
