8 On the different Species, fyc. of the Genus Brassica. 



derived from Chou Caulier, alluding to caulis, a stem, by 

 which names the ancients have at different times spoken of 

 the Cabbage in general. Emilius Macer, the first who fully 

 described it, gives it the name of Caulis herba* In the south 

 of France it is vulgarly called Caulet, from the same origin ; 

 be this, however, as it may, there is reason for preserving to 

 this race the name of Cavalier, formerly that of the whole 

 species, because it has more affinity than any other to the 

 wild species, and the name has the advantage of recalling to 

 the mind the distinctive character of the plants, a long stem. 

 This race is known under other popular names, such as Chou 

 Vert, (Green Cabbage), its leaves retaining their primitive co- 

 lour from being constantly exposed to the light, whereas the 

 leaves of the round-headed Cabbages turn white ; Chou cliessa, 

 because it is often employed as food for cattle ; Chou en arbre ; 

 Chou sans tete ; and Chou non pomme. I have adopted the 

 name of acephala for the Latin nomenclature, as better ex- 

 pressing the character of the race, than that of viridis, em- 

 ployed by Magnat and DuciiESNE.f The green hue, in 

 fact, though frequent in this race, cannot be considered as 

 essential to it, many of its varieties having sub-varieties of a 

 reddish colour. 



The Cavalier Cabbage has fivej principal varieties, sufficient- 

 ly distinct for ordinary practice, though the peculiar character 



* Emilius Macer de Herbarum virtutibus. Friburg. 1530, page 61. 

 f Lamarck, Encyclopedic Botanique, Vol. i. page 743. 



J The description of the plants known under the general name of Winter 

 Greens, by *Mr. William Morgan, published in the second Volume of the 

 Transactions of the Horticultural Society, has enabled me to ascertain the English 

 names of many of the plants enumerated by Monsieur De Candolle. Sec. 



