On the Woburn Perennial Kale. 



pots, in the open ground, and in the green-house. The 

 original plant in 1817, had attained the height of seven feet 

 when it flowered, but it did not then perfect any seed. Pre- 

 vious to this, it was found that every cutting or slip of the 

 plant, when properly treated, struck root in the open ground 

 as freely almost as seedling plants of the common varieties of 

 Kale. On trial of its properties as an esculent it proved to 

 be equal to the best Winter-Greens. 



In 1815, a space in the kitchen-garden of one hundred and 

 fifty square yards of ground was planted with cuttings of the 

 Perennial Kale. This plantation has ever since afforded an 

 abundant crop annually of Winter-Greens, without the aid of 

 manure, or any other labour, except that of keeping the 

 ground free from weeds. 



The produce on an average is quadruple that of the annual 

 varieties of Winter-Greens, as the following comparative state- 

 ment will shew. 



Perennial Kale, on 10 square yards produced 1441b. 10 oz. 

 Green Borecole, on 10 square yards produced 281b. 3 oz. 

 Purple Borecole, on 10 square yards produced 301b. 1 oz. 



It may be remarked that the plants of the Perennial Kale, 

 which afforded the above produce, were of eight years stand- 

 ing in the soil without manure. The Green Borecole, and 

 the Purple Borecole had the soil well manured previous to 

 their being planted. All the plants in the above trials were 

 cut to within three inches of the ground, and the stems 

 were included in the weight stated, as being the complete 

 produce of each variety in one season. These results being 

 obtained under the same circumstances as to soil, situation, 



