Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom . 4 in- long. China.—B. loiisiifdlia, Boiss. Lvs. narrow-elliptic or lanceolate, 1-1/4in. long. Orient, China.—B, longifdlia, Hort. ^ B. sempervi-rens, var. angustifolia.—B, Wallichidna, Baill, Branches pu-bescent : lvs. linear-elliptic, 1-2K in. long. Himalayas. Alfred Rehder. CABBAGE
Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom . 4 in- long. China.—B. loiisiifdlia, Boiss. Lvs. narrow-elliptic or lanceolate, 1-1/4in. long. Orient, China.—B, longifdlia, Hort. ^ B. sempervi-rens, var. angustifolia.—B, Wallichidna, Baill, Branches pu-bescent : lvs. linear-elliptic, 1-2K in. long. Himalayas. Alfred Rehder. CABBAGE. Brdssica olerHem, Linn., is a crucifer-ous plant which grows wild on the sea-clififs of westernand southern Europe. Fiss. 293 and 294. from nature,. J93. Wild Cabbage on the chifs of the Enelish Channel. show the common form as it grows on the chalk cliffs ofthe English Channel. It is a perennial plant, or per-haps sometimes a biennial, with a very tough and woodyroot, a diffuse habit, and large, thick, deep-lobed leavesin various shades of green and reddish, and more orless glaucous. The leaves of this plant were probablyeaten by the barbarous or half-civilized tribes; and whenhistory begins, the plant had been transferred to culti-vated grounds and had begun to produce dense rosettesor heads of leaves. It appears to have been in generaluse before the Aryan migrations to the westward. Therewere several distinct types or races of the Cabbage incultivation in Plinys time. From the one original stock have sprung all the formsof Cabbages, Cauliflowers, Brussels Sprt-uts and this family or group of plants tlir Kiiirlisli Languagehas no generic name. The French inihidc thiiii .all underthe term Chon, and the Germans treat the
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