SMOOTH-LEAVED DRUMHEAD CABBAGES 135 



. Auvergne Quintal Cabbage. — A variety derived from the 

 preceding one, but much larger and slower to develop. The stalk 

 is very short ; the outer leaves are erect and gray-green glazed, 

 with broad ribs. The leaves are only slightly crimped, but much 

 undulated at the edges. The head, which is rather flat and very 

 hard, is often over i J ft. in diameter. A hardy and very productive 

 variety, fit for autumn and winter use on farms and in large 

 gardens. Although of rather recent introduction, it has already 

 spread all over the country. 



Early Winnigstadt Cabbage. — In its pointed shape, this 

 variety somewhat resembles the Ox-heart Cabbages, but differs 

 from them very strikingly in the close and compact manner in 

 which the leaves forming the head are wrapped round each other, 

 and the consequent greater hardness and firmness of the head. 

 Stem short ; outer leaves large, glaucous green, and moderately 



undulated at the edges ; the inner ones are folded almost in the 

 shape of a twisted or conical paper bag, and form an exceedingly solid 

 and firm head, almost spherical in shape, but pointed at the top, and 

 weighing heavy for its size. Although only a middling early kind, 

 it is an exceedingly productive one, and cannot be too highly 

 spoken of It is also one of the best for field culture. It succeeds 

 much better in summer than in the autumn, and is unsuited for 

 late sowings and spring use. 



Filder, or Pomeranian, Cabbage. — Stem long, usually swollen 

 under the head ; outer leaves numerous and large, light green ; 

 head a very long cone-shape, solid and compact, and very white at 

 the heart, ending in a point formed by a leaf rolled in the shape of 

 an inverted paper bag. This is a rather late variety, succeeding 

 better when sown in spring than when sown in autumn, and keeping 

 well for some time in winter. It is very generally grown in the 



Early Winnigstadt Cabbage. 



Filder, or Pomeranian, Cabbage 

 (j^j natural size). 



