COUVE TRONCHUDA 



COUVE TRONCHUDA, or Seakale Cabbage (Brassica 

 oleracea costata), is by no means a popular vegetable or one 

 much known or grown, and on this account it is given 

 a place as it is useful for autumn supplies. It may 



be described as 

 useful, as the 

 heads make an 

 excellent dish in 

 the autumn, and 

 it grows well in 

 a good soil. It 

 is an excellent 

 cabbage if not 

 grown in a cold 

 or exposed situa- 



BRAGANZA, PORTUGAL OR SEA-KALE CABBAGE tlOD, and OUC that 



(One-twelfth natural size) g'^CS a good TC- 



turn. The large 



full grown leaves are used in the same way as Seakale ; 

 that is, the fleshy rind ribs of the plants may be cooked 

 thus, and they make a really good vegetable if well 

 cooked. 



The culture is the same as for the ordinary Brassica ; 

 that is, seed is sown in the early spring and the seedlings 

 transplanted when large enough, 2 feet apart each 

 way. Grown in an open position they do well. 



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