REPORT ON CABBAGES GROWN AT CHISWICK. 
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90. Late Flat Dutch (Vilmorin). Very large, and strong growing. 
Heads very large, solid; pale green. This is the ordinary 
Drumhead Cabbage, much grown in fields for cattle. 
91. Late Purple Flat Poll (Nutting). A large and late variety 
of Drumhead. 
92. Little Pixie (Carter; Nutting; Yeitch). Plant of very small, 
close compact growth, averaging about 8 inches in height. 
Leaves short, rounded, smooth; of a light green colour. 
Hearts large for size of plant, of conical form, with a broad 
base and rounded points. Hearts form very early, and are 
of excellent quality. Good for late summer and autumn 
use. Sow in spring; may be planted 15 inches apart. 
This is the same as the small Oxheart of the French. 
93. Louviers (Vilmorin). A larger form and very fine selection 
of Little Pixie. Very good. 
94. Marble Headed Mammoth (Carter). See Late Flat Dutch. 
95. Marbled Burgundy Drumhead (Vilmorin). See Late Flat 
Dutch. 
96. McEwen’s Early (Nutting). See Enfield Market. 
97. Monarch (Nutting). See Nonpareil. 
98. Monk's Cabbage (Carter). Plant large, spreading on a short 
stem. Leaves, the outer broad flat, the inner much cupped 
and somewhat reflexed; very thick and of deep glaucous 
green colour. Hearts large, roundish, flattened, from 7 to 8 
inches in diameter ; very deep green, tinged with red ; very 
solid yet crisp and tender. A fine and handsome late 
Cabbage, Drumhead type. 
99. Wyatt’s Early (Nutting). See Enfield Market. 
100. Nonpareil (Carter ; Minier; Nutting ; Veitch). Plant dwarf 
seldom exceeding 12 inches in height; of close compact 
growth. Leaves light green, of medium size, rounded at 
the point, somewhat cockled and crumpled. Hearts of 
broad conical form, from 4 to 6 inches in diameter, formed 
very early, very firm and solid, and of excellent quality. 
One of the most esteemed of Cabbages for general use. Not 
quite so large as Enfield Market, but of much the same 
character. The larger forms of the one may pass for the 
other, and vice versa. 
101. Normandy . See Little Pixie. 
102. Oxheart Early (Vilmorin) See Little Pixie. 
