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green, not bright, like the Green Borecole, but the stalks retain 

 something of their original colour. In taste it resembles the 

 other ; but when both are served together, and then closely 

 compared, the superiority of the Green is manifest. There 

 are tall and dwarf varieties of this, as well as of the Green 

 Borecole. 



Besides these two, I have grown plants of the Variegated 

 Borecole ; they sport into varieties in the most remarkable 

 manner, no two being exactly like each other ; some are 

 veined with purple, some with white ; the leaves are variously 

 indented and coloured, and some are much smoother than 

 others. Many are singularly beautiful, and may be culti- 

 vated for ornament. In flavour they much resemble the 

 Green Borecole, but seem not to be equally hardy, and 

 therefore cannot be recommended for general use. 



The Green which is cultivated in the Royal Gardens of 

 Kew and Kensington, under the name of German Kale, is a 

 variety of the Scotch Kale, of singular merit. It is frequently 

 sold in the shops for the true Scotch Kale, and is the plant 

 known in Scotland under the same designation that it goes 

 by in the Royal Gardens, but is more usually called Curlies, 

 or Curled Kale, by the Scotch gardeners. Its leaves are 

 more pointed, and grow much longer than those of the 

 other ; their margins are not so plaited, but being still con- 

 siderably so, give the plant an appearance of being fringed, 

 but not so richly and beautifully as the true Scotch Kale. 

 The chief difference consists in its furnishing abundance of 

 side shoots, for the table, after the crown has been gathered. 

 When viewed in growth, it is readily distinguished by the 

 superior length of the stronger leaves, and its more bushy 



