144 THE VEGETABLE GARDEN 



SAVOY CABBAGES 



Brassica oleracea bullata, D.C. 



French^ Chou de Milan. German, Wirsing, Savoyerkohl, Borskohl. Flemish and Dutch, 

 Savooikool. Danish, Savoy-kaal. Italian, Cavolo di Milano. Spanish, Col de Milan, 

 C. risada. Portuguese, Saboia. 



Under this name are grouped all the varieties of Cabbage which, 

 instead of having the leaves smooth, have them crimped, or, as they 

 are sometimes incorrectly termed, " curled," all over. This appear- 

 ance, according to De Candolle, is owing to the circumstance that, 

 in these varieties, the parenchyma, or spongy substance, of the leaf 

 is developed more rapidly than the nerves or veins, and con- 

 sequently becomes raised above their level, not finding room 

 enough to grow flat in the space between them. The area of the 

 surface of the leaves is increased by these numerous crimped 

 divisions, and the head, being formed of all the leaves while they 

 are still young, is more tender than in any of the Smooth-leaved 

 kinds generally. The flavour is also considered milder and less 

 musky. The mode of growing them does not differ from that 

 already described for the ordinary kinds. 



St. John's Savoy Cabbage. — This handsome variety might 

 almost be described as an Ox-heart Savoy, as it forms a head 



much in the same manner as the Ox-heart Cabbage, and almost as 

 promptly. The stem is extremely short, and the leaves are a pale, 

 wan green, and much but not finely crimped. The head forms very 

 quickly, more so than in any other variety of Savoy. It does not 

 keep its shape long, but bursts and grows out of form, if not cut in 

 time — a remark which also applies to nearly all the very early 

 Cabbages. 



Ulm, or Early Green Curled, Savoy Cabbage.— Stem long; 

 head small and round ; leaves not numerous, deep green, rather 

 coarsely and deeply crimped. This is the smallest and one of the 

 earliest of all the Savoy Cabbages. The New Dwarf Ulm {Little 

 Pixie) Savoy, a fine dwarf variety, the Vienna Early Dwarf {Tom 

 Thumb, or King Coffee) Savoy, the dwarfest of all varieties, and 



St. John's Savoy Cabbage 

 natural size). 



Ulm, or Early Green Curled, Savoy 

 Cabbage natural size). 



