CABBAGES AND CONSEQUENCE.
(To THE EDITOR. OF THE " SPECTATOR.") Ste,—May I be allowed a few words about your article with the above heading in the Spectator of September 6th? First as to the word " mangold " which occurs therein. Seed. eata• logues and daily papers have been full of it lately, but from the Spectittor we look for something better. Mangel, or, to give it its full name, Mangel-wurzel, denotes both the origin and use of the plant, and, of course, is good German, if anything German can be said to be good: but mangold! Again, the author of the article says: " The cabbage patch, whether of ten rods or ten acres, can never attain to dignity." Has the writer ever seen a cabbage field on a sunny November morning after a few nights' frost? If he has, he will have seen one of the most brilliant pieces of colouring to be found in this country, for reds, yellows, purples, and greens will be flaming all over the field. It is to be hoped that some day an artist will show it to the world.—I am, Sir, &e., HERBERT W. H. GREEN.
Bidford house, Leamington
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