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276 THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE, [May 4, 
will be brought to the hammer by Mr. Stevens (see, viz., the presence of iodine in a species of Cress, Curled, Canada Dwarf Curled, gg a r Kale, Green 
Advertisement), and no further supply e of unknown origin, M. Chatin has ascertained Borecole, Dwarf Green Borecole, Frisé vert à — 
market until next winter: so tha the urchase hat ists in the common 5 and court, Frisé à pied — By — or other of the above 
these plants wi e clear year in advance of iks that this fact is neither peculiar i r | names this is own to everyone, 
earliest A aga ity sik ich may be offered for | Common to 3 that iodine i entirely absent ~ p “te was found to represent exactly the finest 
from odede at a events, it ot found in ter- Dwarf Curlies grown many years ago in some part 
sale hereafter. We Sa this for the e of restrial, whilst it is alwa s present in aquatic plants; Scotland, the plants being very dwarf and closely cure 
correcting a misappre ension upon the subject; that of the latter, those living in running contain more 2. Tall Green Curled, alias Tall German Greens, 
some persons havin at the present sale | iodine than those living in stagnant water ; that, if the | Tall Scotch Kale, Tall Green Borecole, Tall 
Z to a speedily followed by another. Beyond the | stagnant w. is large enough to be much disturbed German Tall Curled Greens, Green Winter Greens, 
r. N 1s now directed t to sell, no by | the wind, the quantity ı of iodine in the plants growing Frisé Vert du Nord, Frisé Vert du Nord Grand, Choy 
ie oung plants at present exist. in isé, Chou frangé du Nord, Chou frisé non 
y te uk — — found in Chou frisé d' Allemagne, Grosse: iinko poau 
origi ectarine tree is in the possession of | in running water; th at the ‘quantitye of iodine zhou fris l gne, r Grü Krauser 
his Grace the Duke of NortnumsBERLAND, at whose | plants is, as a general rule, san on of their nature, | Griinkohl, Nordischer Griinkohl. Height usually from 
f by | í t; but 2 feet is the ble growth: The 
seat, at Stanwick, it has borne fruit for Se eral but dependent on their 3 
2 Confervas, Potamogetons, N — . Ranunculuses, plants are capa ble of enduring severe frost ; like 
3 the ate 1 "Bannan, of Cree, "Which are all equal rich in iodine when in| the preceding, it affords the best Greens om de uns 
Ss — water, and. all equally poor when in stagnant after the first frost has mellowed its flavour, until the 
long been turned gaens the ruary. 
ong e mar ee acquisition o of nest | Fr f the lant, but exists as an alkaline iodide dissolved 3. Purple Borecole, aliàs Purple or Red B 
fruit trees of the East, in the hope that they can ch — ngeka — t, Tall Purple Kale, Purple Winter Gre ne Bi sean oe 
be oo oe B his native e country. It was his 233 the plants, from the examination of which Purple Kale, Curled Red Kale, Curled Brown Kale, 
e that such as pro mg 58 be adapted to the above results were deduced, M. Chatin enumerates | Braunkohl of the Germans. This in its formation and 
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m (Alyssum sa e age 
fistely dispersed ; and the sale ac praean is in | (Brassica oleracea), Shepherd’s-purse (Capella Bursa- colour is deep purple; as appl leaves enlarge they have 
furtherance of Mr. Barxer’s benevolent design. | pastoris), Erysimum, Wallflower, Horse-radish (Coch- an inclination to aw e green, but the veins still 
In surrendering his property in it to the public, | learia armoracia), Radish (Raphanus sativus), as being | retain the purple hu 
the Duke Nortruumpertanp has resolved. that all terrestrial Crucifers containing no iodine. Water- 4. Variegated Borasi alias Variegated Kale, Varie- 
f p m ge Nasturtium amphibium, | gated Plumage Kale, Chou Plume, Frisé panaché, 
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Confe ra foe et rou, 
pagation, &c., should be transferred to a fund Bullrushes (Typha ae stifolia and minima), Scir K i 
pus | Kohl, Federkohl. A sub-variety of the Purple 
a ae 8 the Benevolent Institution for the Relief lacustris, Reed (Arundo phragmites, — — having the leaves beautifully —— sometimes 
ardeners: a plan in whie r. BARKER Sagittaria, Potamogeton crispum and pectinatum, Bec- | green and yellowish white, green and purple, bright 
Hearty”. concurred, and which we trust that unga, Phella — aquaticum, Gratiola, fp red, purple, and green. It is occasionally employed for 
the well-wishers to this excellent charity will N all are Crucifers and other plants co - | garnishing ; but it is very good cooked, after frost. It 
heartily support. The sale will take place on the taining more or less iodine. is not quite so hardy as the Purple Borecole. 
anniversary of the Institution, and hey purchasers hence comes the iodine which is found in fresh-| Dwarf Purple * or Frisé rouge à pied only 
will have "the ‘satisfaction of knowing that in this| water plants? They certainly do not form it. It is and the Dwarf variegated, are merely sub- varieties 
instance they may contribute hited y to its fands, | impossible that it should be derived from the salt springs | the two Een distinguished by their dwarfer 
while at the same time they are consulting their and mineral sources in which it has been detected by | of growth 
personal erent Angelini, Santi O. Henry, and others; forit is found 5. Buda K mni 85 Prussian Shag sa or Buda 
nce the Stanwick Nectarine is as far | not =. plants growing in large rivers, such as the | Kale, Buda Greens, Russian mburgh. Kale, 
a Green-gage Plum Seine, the eg m ee but ane those Anjou Kale, Manchester 3 Asparagus wir 
: growing in every broo nd, and marsh. comes, | o mberwe e; 
* tn l ‘other p lums. . Beyo nd t this 2251 7 M. Chain concludes, from every par t of the earth from | as not to be worth distinguishing 27 are — Jeru- 
8 S may, nevertheless, be as well to which, associated with chlorides, ft 5 dissolved out by | salem Kale, Delaware Greens, Delaware Kale, 
repeat on the present occasion what we stated some | the flowing of the w Nr. This explains why plants in Jack, Jagged Kale, Dwarf Feathered Kale, Chou à 
time an when the e oe of the Nectarine running streams contain the most iodine ; for in them | feuilles 3 —— à feuille de Chêne. Buda 
2 | ed: one portion of the water is no sooner deprived of this | Kale is not so tall as the Purple Borecole ; very hardy ; 
e Nectarine forming gab of this notice is element than more water with a fresh supply arrives | leaves purplish, 8 glaucous, cut and fringed, It 
about the size of an Elruge, and like it in shape, except to be exhausted in it s turn. has been blanched, in some cases, like Seakale, 
in being less heart-sh ped at the base. Its skin is pale,} And how does the iodine get into the plants? Is it Woburn Perennial Kale.—This is a tall v of 
like that of the white Nectarine, where shaded, with a — their whole surface, which separates it from ag the Purple Borecole, with foliage very finely divided or 
viole e next the sun. The flesh is white, exeeed-| water by a peculiar action, as oxygen — according to fringed. The plant lasts many years, and may be pro- 
‘ingly tender, juicy, rich, and sugary, without the M. Ad. 1 ingenious theory, separated in i 
Slightest trace of the flavour of prussie acid, The stone | process of respiration ? Or does the Coding of enter along perfeets well its seeds. Its produce at Woburn is stated 
is middle-sized, ovate, with rather a proeminent sharp | with the water, either by the surface or the roots of the | to have been more than four times greater than that of 
-edge, very rugged, and of a chocolate colou The —— and then become ere ah in their tissues either the Green or the Purple Borse on the same 
kernel is sweet, like a nut, 8 nothing. of the in eo sequence of the exhalat of the same e water,|extent of ground. The weight of prodace from 
Bitter Almond flavour. The fruit the Peach and — theory that plant square yards was 144 Ibs. 10 ozs. ; but some of the large 
ne, partaking so much as it does of the quality live in water do not transpire ! kinds of Cabbages and Savoys will exceed this consider- 
of the Bitter Almond, must have been very deleterious| This s discovery of the existence of iodine in fresh | ably, and prove of better quality. The Woburn Peren- 
in its unimproved state ; but the varieties now generally | water plants explains theanti-acrofalous,anti tuberculons us, | nial Kale can, therefore, only be recommended w. 
es imi acon of the pre the climate is too severe for the more tender kinds of 
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well ripened, they can ran Are wr Kei ference given to those plants which grow in runn Tree Cabbage yo 0058 11 Cesarean 
“notwithstanding the slight prussie acid flavour which | streams, as wellas of the common e * of 5 ing Borecole, Chou < en „Grand C i Vache, Chou 
pervades even their lus — juice ; but some | the habitual use of aquatic plants for persons livi ng i rid Bonet Sone Grand Chou ne Vert Chou Vert 
ty sg 3 to be aff by this trace. It those countries in which goitre is endemic. The Vaie de aumkohl, Grosser Kuhkobl.—This grows 
82 in * Racing sooo 2 — contur pone in which the ashes of these plants have been washed | to ‘ah height of six feet ; and in La Vendée and in 
ee reat 3 sol aa al a 3 may be used for the same pur e, unless it be found Jersey it is 1 4 ag that it attains the height of 
the kernels have proved intensely’ bitter. But at last te 
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*. — . gra ge 2 nt in the species for iodine with starch, sulphuric acid, nitric acid, and | in som coe as it affords n pp for cattle. Its 
—— sappeared and Mr. BARKER himself informed me | nitrate of potash and sulphuric acid;. The discolouri uring | merits, ee have been greatly over-rated, for, whea 
at his fruits with sweet kernels may be eaten as a full Leer and the volatilisation of ike iodine by the i es, its produce 
— i — perfect af a da: eat- oF ti 5 15 Fre were wore u 5 as * hecks, ~~ nothing extraordinary. Chou a mille 
.ecordin, richness in iodi e ts fur- he Thou a wegi Cab aliàs 
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scarcely gives the Stanw o high a colour after the lapse of a short time, or a loet Poitou, is allied to th but does not grow £9 
character as it deserves. ie fac nate t the time — rom immediately, or after a more or less 8 tall, aud sends ou ee e eee On the 
the description was written, its full value was ime sar it is preferable to the Tree Cabba, aghi 
imperfectly understood, the T which Satiini aki making these operations ram precautions = landers Kale, or Caulet de Flandre, is 
Tondon batinn ed in the carriage. e necessary. A porti e iodine will be lost if t y kind, distinguished from the Tree badge by ie 
have lately, 1 been eee by his me plant to be calcined 5 ara ane with a solution ot purp pn h folia = 
the Duke of Norrnumpertanp with a liberal supply. Laustie potash, and when this is done the ashes become e K ale, or Chou a ee proliferes, Pro- 
Which arrived in the most perfect condition, anv fees 8 eran 12 mixtures, especially if | duces sprouts, along the ribs, on the surface of the 
can now appeal to ‘aries persons near Lo ndon, who e mi T ee e *. less, leaves; but is of little value. R. Ar 
had the opportunity of tasting it, as witnesses to its p RN a IS 
n en excellence. The aii most delicious Nec- rt plan Bi vies A, 2 pha pity 2 eps 888 te OO lap ones aby E PRANTS 
ne i ever ate. The flavour is very delicious, and solutions that are a little too &e, three pamang 83 general 
itis altogether pest r I do not . at meian e coms rendus — b — prae za of in inj cid — k — 
rb . igh terms of it.’ ‘It is a KALE OR BORECOLE. r form of an pase 
supe fruit. Most delicious.” Such is the Aso called Kail, Open Kale, Winter Greens, Chou| On — Diseases Masses have been individualised by 
Nie ss which arent judges of fruit, accustomed | Cavalier (derived from Chou caulier, eer. eal caulis, | the Name of one or more Insects, or r which have been 
to the finest known varieties, have spoken of the z stem), Caulet, Choux verts, ou non pommés, Griine attributed to pape’ Almost all writers on vegetable 
specimens they seceived. r Braunkohl ohne ee * aperto. pathology have agreed in cag ian ngs is r 
This evidence is <a EN the great import pi tee of th — ; they differ in plants the injuries caused by insects; following ic — 
ance o e Stanwick Nectarine to our r country, an Da having ste: te a or = talks dane more or less cut | this occasion the ideas on en entomology en tertained in d 4 
we confidently belieye that the time is not distant and 5 in eolour green, purple; or variegated with times of Theophrastus and Pliny. Thus some, in E 
when it will be found in in every fi iire ibe purple; red, green, and yellow. The transformations of | seribing the effects of worm-eating, seem d posed to 
United Kingdom. all these render any attempt to give minute descriptions | revive the doctrine of spontaneous generation. I hat 
—ͤ — quite useless; i 3 out the general stop to refute this opinion, as it appears br 
OF IODINE IN FRESH- characters of varieties that t may be usefully distinguished | Linnæus, Redi, Vallisneri, and others, have Rae 
WATER PLANTS, _ Ig in demonstrated its falsity. i will only observe that te 
r M. AD. CA m. 1. Dwarf Green Curled, aliàs pratt Ca — Eele | chief maladies depending on insects may be el 
By verifying the circumstance pointe P Scotch | under one or other of the three last preceding gener. 
Miler (Lindley’s « Vegetable Kingdom,” te oy |e Green Scotch Kale, Dwarf Carlie, French Dwarf I will a n the prineipal facts and phenomens 
