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JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
XVII. Report on Savoys Grown at Cliiswick by the Fruit and 
Vegetable Committee, 1877. By A. F. Barron. 
The Savoy —Brassica oleracea hdlata major .—A species of Cabbage, 
distinguished by having the leaves blistered or curled. It is 
the Chou de Milan of the French, but differs from the Chou, 
do Milan of the English. 
A collection of all the known varieties was secured from the 
following seedsmen, &e., viz.:—Messrs. Ernest Benary, Carter 
& Co., Dippe Bros., Harrison & Sons, Andre Leroy, Minier & Co., 
Hutting & Sons, Stuart & Mein, Vilmorin et Cie., Veitch & Sons, and 
Wheeler & Son, representing 53 distinct names. These on exami¬ 
nation by the committee were arranged into 3 classes as follows :— 
I. Early or Autumn Savoys. 
Early Dwarf Vienna- 
Torn Thumb. 
Tours. 
Him. 
Vienna. 
Early Joulin. 
King Koffee. 
Little Pixie. 
II. Second Early or Mid-Season. 
Dwarf Green Curled. 
Dwarf Early. 
Golden Savoy. 
Golden Yellow. 
Green Globe. 
Large Green Curled. 
Sugar Loaf. 
Golden Globe. 
III. Late or Winter. 
Cape. 
Drumhead. 
Des Vertus. 
De Pontoise 
Imperiale. 
Limay. 
Norwegian. 
And the following 
Bastard Varieties. 
Chou de Milan Suisse 
Feather Stemmed. 
Sprouting Him. 
The varieties named being considered distinct are here de- 
