By M. De Candolle. 



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crispa, has curled and fringed leaves, and is cultivated at 

 Naples under the name of Pavonazza. I agree with M. 

 Vilmorin in looking upon this Cabbage as a degeneration of 

 the fringed Cavalier, to which it bears the same relation as 

 the common Chou-rave does to the common Cavalier, except 

 that the swelling in the stalk is less constant in this variety, 

 and more oval than round. The French and Italians must 

 be attentive not to confound the planl vulgarly called Chou- 

 rave with the one so named by the botanists, and written 

 without a hyphen between the words ; the first is the Bras- 

 ska oleracea Caulo-rapa, which I have just described ; the 

 second the Brassica Rapa, which I shall mention hereafter 



Sixth Race. Brassica oleracea botrytis. 

 Chou Botrytis. Flowering Cabbage. 

 The race to which, in order to avoid confusion, I am obli- 

 ged to give the Latin name, has a very peculiar organization, 

 the bunches of flowers, instead of being loosely spread into 

 a pyramidal form, like those of a panicle, are close from their 

 basis, and form a kind of regular corymb ; to which is added 

 a second character that may be considered as a natural con- 

 sequence of the first ; the pedicles, from being tightly kept 

 together before their time of blossom, lose their shape, grow 

 fleshy from adhering to each other, and in general produce 

 nothing but the rudiments of abortive flowers ; the fleshy 

 pedicles are in general cut for use before the opening of the 

 flowers, so that, contrary to all other varieties, where the 



Dwarf early Turnip Cabbage. It has smaller and fewer leaves, and is ready for 

 use sooner than either of the other sub-varieties. See the Bon Jardinier, for 1821, 

 page 146. Sec. 



