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established. Cook and serve as spinach; the flavor is 

 slightly acid. 



ICE-PLANT, NEW ZEALAND. See Spinach, New 

 Zealand. 



JUR-NUT. See Peanut. 



KALE (Brassica oleracea acephald) is a non -heading 

 plant of the cabbage family, grown for its leaves, which 

 it bears either on a stalk or close to the ground ; varieties 



Fig. 67. Plant of curled Kale. 



have leaves of several colors. The leaves of Kale are 

 usually curled at the edges, and the plants, being orna- 

 mental, are frequently used for bedding purposes, or for 

 garnishing. The low-growing Kales do not transplant 



