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and glaucous green, and not so finely or abundantly crimped as 

 those of most other Savoy Cabbages. This variety is grown 

 on a large scale around 

 Paris, and especially in 

 the Plain of Auber- 

 villiers, where they com- 

 mence to cut it for 

 market at the end of 

 autumn and in the early 

 part of winter. When 

 it is grown true to 

 name, the heads are 

 only completely formed 

 at that time, and they 

 bear the early frosts 



pretty well. Immense 



Large Drumhead Savoy Cabbage. 



Large Hardy Winter Drumhead Savoy Cabbage 

 (jV natural size). 



quantities of this Cabbage are sent to the Central Market at 



Paris during a considerable part of the winter. 



Large H ardy 

 Winter Drumhead 

 Savoy Cabbage. Stem 

 fairly long ; leaves 

 numerous, large, stiff, 

 coarsely crimped, rather 

 'deep and glaucous 

 green ; head round, 

 forming rather late, very 

 full, compact and hard. 

 This is a good winter 

 variety, coming in after 

 the preceding one. 



Some people consider it to be the original form of the Large 



Vertus Savoy, and that the latter is an accidental improvement 



of the market - gardeners 



on the primitive variety, 



which is not so early, and 



does not produce so fine 



a head. 



Limay Savoy Cabbage. 



Stem long ; outer leaves 



large, spreading horizon- 

 tally, and coarsely and 



densely crimped; head Limay Savoy Cabbage (& natural size). 



small, round, and not very 



compact. This variety is extremely hardy, and resists the severest 



frosts. Like the Dwarf Green Curled Savoy, it forms a large 



