Domestic Encyclopædia (1802)/Cabbage, the Anjou

CABBAGE, the Anjou, is a shrub, a native of France, in the western provinces of which, and also in Glamorganshire, and other parts of Wales, it is successfully cultivated. It is leguminous, and equally useful both for food and fodder. Its stalk, which generally grows to the height of seven feet, when dried, makes excellent fuel. The following circumstances more particularly recommend the culture of this plant: 1. That it will grow on the most indifferent soil; 2. That it will endure the severest winter, and produce a constant succession of sprouts during the spring; and, 3. That it will yield an abundance of seed, though the young shoots be ever so frequently gathered. Lastly, it never causes any flatulence or uneasiness in the stomach, and is so tender that a minute's boiling is sufficient for dressing it. Cattle likewise eat it eagerly, and especially cows, whose milk it considerably increases.