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



green, and the purple or red. The varieties are as follows :* 

 1st, the Chou deprime ou aplatie, depressa, (Flat-headed 

 C abbage), the head of which is tolerably large, and round, 

 though flattened at the summit. Some gardeners distinguish 

 it by the name of Chou de Strasbourg, while others apply 

 that name to the following. 2nd, Chou spehrique, sphcerica, 

 (Round Cabbage), also called Chou cabus commun, is of a 

 globular form, and very generally cultivated. 3rd, Chou 

 obove ou en ceuf, obovata, (Egg-shaped Cabbage), is shaped 

 exactly like an egg, with the small end downwards, and has, 

 I believe, no common name. 4th, Chou elliptique ou ovale, 

 elliptica, (Elliptic Cabbage), the head of which is a perfect 

 oval, swelled out in the middle, and equally pointed at both 

 ends ; it is called by the French gardeners, Chou d' York. 

 5th, Chou en pain de sucre, conica, (Conical Cabbage); the 

 shape of this Cabbage resembles an obtuse cone, or a long 

 egg, the large end downwards; it is cultivated in France 

 under the following additional names of Chou Chicon, Chou 

 d Amber villiers, Chou de Batter sea, Chou a tete conique. 



All these varieties are susceptible of keeping the natural 

 colour of their foliage ; those that are green on the outside of 

 the head and white in the middle, are called Choux pommes 



* The arrangement of the Round-headed Cabbages, according to the shape of 

 the head, will afford an excellent guide to any person desirous of classing the 

 sorts, and describing them accurately. All the varieties used in France are not 

 noticed in this Memoir, still less all those kinds which are cultivated in England ; 

 no attempt therefore has been made to class English Cabbages here in the man- 

 ner proposed by the learned Professor. In the two instances of the introduction 

 of English names, the York and the Battersea CaLbages, which he states are 

 applied in France, they are probably correct, since the shape of their heads 



