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BORECOLE.
when hard frosts would fasten them in the
"round; some may 4)6 still left in the ground to
be taken up as wanted. In February or March,
those roots kept still in store, may require to be
removed in order to check the growth or prevent
their running, and keep them good all spring, till
May or June. Great care must be taken not to
break or injure their roots, as they would bleed
much and then become pale coloured; for this
reason, on taking off the leaves, an inch of the
top should be left on with the solid root.
Saving Seed,
In order to save seed a few strong roots may
be selected and’ transplanted to some spot where
they will not be in danger, when in flower, of im¬
pregnation with any other variety. -A few strong
roots may be left standing in the row, which will
shoot up the second year, when their flower
stalks should be tied to stakes to prevent then-
being blown off.
BORECOLE.
This is a plant of the Brassica Oleracca tribe
there are several sub-varieties, all of which have
large open heads, with curled wrinkled leaves,
and of a more hardy constitution than mpst of
the other kinds of this genus, which enables it to