272 BRASSICACEOUS PLANTS. 



Varieties. 



Bloemendaal. New. Head of medium size, firm and com- 

 pact, yellow-hearted, and of mild, delicate flavor. 



Drumhead Head large, round, compact, yellowish at the 



Savoy. 

 CAPE SAVOY. centre, and a little flattened, in the form of some of 



the Common Drumhead Cabbages, which it nearly approaches 

 in size. The exterior leaves of the plant are round and 

 concave, clasping, sea-green or bluish-green, rise above a 

 level with the top of the head, and are more finely and less 

 distinctly fretted or blistered on the surface than the leaves 

 of the Green Globe. Stalk of medium length. 



The Drumhead Savoy seldom fails to heart well, affords 

 a good quantity of produce, is hardy, and when brought 

 to the table, is of very tender substance, and finely fla- 

 vored. It is considered one of the best of the large kinds, 

 and, wherever cultivated, has become a standard sort. It 

 keeps well during winter, and retains its freshness late into 

 the spring. 



As it requires nearly all of the season for its com- 

 plete development, the seed should be sown comparatively 

 early.* 



Transplant to rows at least three feet apart, and allow 

 nearly the same distance between the plants in the row. 



Early Dwarf Head small, flattened, firm, and close ; leaves 



Savoy. 

 EARLY GRKEX rather numerous, but not large, deep green, 



finely but distinctly blistered, broad and rounded 

 at the top, and tapering towards the stalk or stem of the 

 plant, which is short. It is not quite so early as the Ulm 

 Savoy ; but it hearts readily, is tender and of good quality, 

 and a desirable sort for early use. 



It requires a space of about twenty inches in each di- 

 rection. 



