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*' as the fringed cabbage, which are very tall; 

 " they resist the frost, and their leaves contain 

 " much juice. These form an indifferent arti- 

 '* cle of food for sheep in times when they are 

 *^ not reduced to dry meat; but, if confined to 

 " this aliment, a few of the leaves of these plants 

 ** will be found sufficient to obviate its prejudi- 

 ** cial effects. 



** It is difficult to have a quantity of these 

 " cabbages sufficient for numerous flocks; they 

 *^ require to be sown, transplanted, and watered 

 ** for many days; and this culture must be re- 

 '' peated every year, which is too tedious and 

 *' expensive for the husbandman. Whatever 

 *' advantage may attend the use of cabbages as 

 '' a diet for sheep, I would not recommend this 

 '' plant as fodder, had I not met with a species 

 '' of cabbage which may be reared without sow- 

 ^' ing, without transplanting, or watering. It 

 ^' is equally unknown to the naturalist and to 

 '' the agriculturalist. Like the fringed cabbage, 

 " it resists the frosts; and, for cattle, is preferable 

 " to it, being very easily cultivated. It may be 

 '' propagated by cutting; it is only necessary 

 *^ to slip off its lateral branches, which are nu~ 

 *' merous, and plant them in the earth, to have, 

 " in a short time, new plants over the whole 

 *' extent of a well cultivated field. The leaves 



