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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
[Januaet, 
and outwards, giving the plant the aspect of a miniature palm. In the spring 
it throws out a profusion of long slender shoots, which are of no value as a 
vegetable. It was received under the name of Chou Palmier. 
Bagged Jack. —Like the Cottager’s Kale, this seems to have few synonymes. 
Its character is sufficiently distinct to render it easy of identification, being very 
dwarf, with a stock not more than 4 in. to 6 in. high, and having the leaves deeply 
laciniated, the segments trifid or multifid. It is generally of a purple colour, but 
occasionally green. In the spring it produces a great quantity of tender shoots, 
which are much esteemed as a vegetable. It was received as Camberwell Borecole. 
Siberian Kale. —This is one of the hardiest and best of the sprouting kales ; 
it is also very distinct, and can never be confounded with any other variety. The 
stock is very dwarf, being only 4 in. to 6 in. high. The leaves are always 
green, sinuated, coarsely serrated, and plaited on the margin. In spring it 
produces a large crop of tender shoots, from 1 ft. to 15 in. in length. 
The nomenclature of this variety is very confused. It was sent in as Lapland 
Kale., Asparagas Kale^ Buda Kale, Delaware Kale., Jerusalem Kale, Acme Kale., 
and Curled Jerusalem. 
Woburn Kale. —This closely resembles the Wild Cabbage and Long Scotch 
Kale, but appears to be of a more perennial character. It may be propagated by 
cuttings, as, indeed, may all the other varieties ; but it is more woody and shrub¬ 
like in its growth. It is not worth cultivating for its produce, except in very 
northern and exposed situations, but it is very hardy, and will, perhaps, stand 
more rigorous winters than any of the other varieties. 
TECOMA (BIGNONIA) GRANDIFLOKA. 
HIS magnificent Chinese climber is deserving of much more extended 
cultivation than it receives. Considering its hardiness, freeness of growth, 
and fiowering, and the great beauty of its inflorescence, it cannot be too 
highly recommended. It is sufficient to say that it produces the largest 
and most effective flowers in one of the most beautiful genera of flowering plants 
that we possess. Trained upon a wall or on trellis-work, its flowers are pro¬ 
gressively produced in immense panicles during the autumn months; and I have 
measured several of its large red blossoms, which were 4 in. across the throat of 
the tube. Whether planted against a wall or a trellis, it should, as soon as it 
has covered the space allotted to it, be annually spurred back to an eye, before 
the growth breaks in spring, and the chances of severe frosts are over. If the 
soil is well drained, and of a fertile nature, there needs no preparation for plant¬ 
ing, as the Tecoma is by no means fastidious in this respect; but when the 
subsoil is at all wet, it must be thoroughly drained, substituting a healthy turfy 
loam to plant in. Perfect drainage is one of the chief elements of success with 
all such subjects, tending greatly to the insurance of perfect hardiness. 
Having so far alluded to the capability of the Tecoma (Bignonia) grandi^ 
Jiora as an out-door subject, I must not omit to refer to its admirable appro- 
