As grown in France, the plant is remarkable for its fine appearance, and is considered quite ornamental; though, as an article of food, it is of little value. In England, it is said to have a tall, rambling habit, and to be little esteemed.
The plants should be set three feet and a half apart in each direction.
Purple Borecole.
Red Borecole. Tall Purple Kale. Curled Brown Kale. Chou frisé Rouge Grand. Vil.
With the exception of its color, the Purple Borecole much resembles the Tall Green Curled. As the leaves increase in size, they often change to green; but the veins still retain their purple hue. When cooked, the color nearly or quite disappears.
It is remarkably hardy, and is much cultivated in Germany.
Red Marrow-Stem Borecole.
Red-stalked Kale.
Stalk purplish-red, four and a half or five feet high, and surmounted by a cluster of large, fleshy leaves, on short, thick stems. The stalk is much larger than that of the Green Marrow-stem, and sometimes measures more than three inches in diameter. It is cultivated in the same manner, and used for the same purposes, as the last-named variety.
Tall Green Curled. Thomp.