. The botany of crop plants; a text and reference book. Botany, Economic. 328 BOTANY OF CROP PLANTS Leaves of flowering stem somewhat clasping; biennials; sepals erect. Roots swollen and fleshy. Young leaves glaucous; a distinct short stem on upper part of root, B. campestris (rutabaga or Swede turnip). Young leaves grass-green; no distinct short stem on upper part of root, B. rapa (turnip). Roots not fleshy. Young foliage covered with a few hairs, B. napus (rape). Young foliage smooth, (cabbages, etc.). BR/^SSICA OLERACEA (Cabbages, etc.) Wild Cabbage.—This is the parent of the var
. The botany of crop plants; a text and reference book. Botany, Economic. 328 BOTANY OF CROP PLANTS Leaves of flowering stem somewhat clasping; biennials; sepals erect. Roots swollen and fleshy. Young leaves glaucous; a distinct short stem on upper part of root, B. campestris (rutabaga or Swede turnip). Young leaves grass-green; no distinct short stem on upper part of root, B. rapa (turnip). Roots not fleshy. Young foliage covered with a few hairs, B. napus (rape). Young foliage smooth, (cabbages, etc.). BR/^SSICA OLERACEA (Cabbages, etc.) Wild Cabbage.—This is the parent of the various forms of cultivated cabbage. It grows wild along the coasts of. Fig. 134.—Wild cabbage. (After Bailey.) England and Wales, Channel Island, and western and south- ern Europe. It is a stout perennial or biennial from a tough and woody root. The stem is branching and attains a height of I to 2 feet (Fig. 134). The lower leaves are stalked, lyrate or pinnatifid, entire, and broad, while the upper ones are sessile and much smaller. There is no tendency to form heads in the wild form. The flowers are in elongated racemes and are rather large, about ^i to i inch in diameter, and of a pale yellow color. The fruit is a smooth silique often 3 or 4 inches Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Robbins, Wilfred William, 1884-1952. Philadelphia, P. Blakiston
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