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



the same thing, the nerves of the leaves are more loosely 

 spread in the one than in the other. Gardeners, in general, 

 distinguish several varieties in this race, which are founded 

 on very slight differences. Such are, according to Monsieur 

 Vilmorin, 1st, the Milan ordinaire, vulgaris; 2nd, the 

 Milan Mtif, or petit Milan, prcecox, which is generally 

 smaller than the preceding ; 3rd, the Milan nain or 

 court, humilis ; from which the 4th, Pancalier of Touraine, 

 Turionensis, does not appear to be distinctly separated ; 

 5th, the Milan dore, aurata; 6th, the Milan a tete 

 longue, oblonga ; this last may perhaps be looked upon 

 as a real variety, its character being more precisely marked, 

 and it is known to have been mentioned by ancient authors. 

 7th. The Chou gros d'Ambervilliers, major, apparently 

 the same as the Milan des vertus, or Pomme frise d Alle- 

 magne ; all these varieties * undoubtedly belong to the 

 Chou de Milan, but I have some hesitation in classing, as 

 an 8th, and last variety, another kind of Cabbage, the Chou a 

 jets,\ gemmifera, considered by good authority to belong to 

 this race. It is remarkable for its elevated stalk, which not 

 only terminates in a looser and more irregular head than the 

 true Chou de Milan, but emits from the axillae of its inferior 

 leaves a number of small shoots, each terminating in a rose 

 or head, about the size of a walnut, and composed of leaves, 



* It is probable that all these varieties of the Savoy are in the British gar- 

 dens under different names. In Mr. Morgan's paper on the Winter Greens, 

 before referred to (see Horticultural Transactions, Vol. ii. page 30J, et seqq.) he 

 describes the Green Savoy, the Dwarf Savoy, and the Yellow Savoy, as the three 

 most distinct kinds. Sec. 



f The Brussels Sprouts. Sec. (See Morgan, in Horticultural Transactions, 

 Vol. ii. page 309.) 



