BORECOLE OR KALE 



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Intermediate Moss-curled Kale. 



variety for very cold localities, and its leaves are very tender and 



good after they have been exposed to the action of frosty weather ; 



besides, the plant is ornamental. In the open ground, even in the 



severest winters, it yields a supply 



of fresh vegetables of excellent 



quality. 



Intermediate Moss-curled 



Kale. This variety is intermediate 



in height between the Dwarf Curled 



Kale, the leaves of which spread 



upon the ground, and the Tall 



Green Curled Kale, which some- 



times grows 6 ft or more high. It 



is rarely above 32 in. in height, and 



its short, but very broad, leaves are 



curled to an extreme, the margins 



being also curiously puckered and 



twisted. It is perfectly hardy, and 



in this respect differs widely from 



the Mosbach Kale, which is rather 



sensitive to cold. 



Curled Green Dwarf Kale, German Greens, Dwarf Curlies, 



Canada or Labrador Kale. This is a dwarf variety of the Scotch 



Kale, which it resembles in its leaves ; but its stem does not grow 



more than from 16 to 20 in. high, so that the-ends of the leaves 



often rest upon the ground. Besides its value as a vegetable, it is 



also a very ornamental plant, either for small circular raised flower- 



beds in winter or for garnishing dishes on the table. 



The Siberian Kale of the Americans is a short-stemmed variety, 



not so delicately curled 

 as the Curled Green 

 Dwarf Kale, and more 

 blue in colour. 



Jerusalem Green 

 Curled Kale, or 

 Asparagus Kale. A 

 variety of dwarf but 

 sturdy growth, the 

 margin of the leaves 



^T J mUC J h C^ped O r 

 Curled, and the partially 



undeveloped centre 

 leaves tinged with purple on the tips, the veins of a subdued crimson 

 colour. I n spring it throws out numerous long, stout, succulent shoots, 

 which may be cooked either green or blanched. The Imperial 

 Hearting Scotch Kale is also very productive of sprouts in spring. 



Dwarf Curled Kale, German Green Dwarf Curlies, 

 Canada or Labrador Kale ( T V natural size). 



