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It seems to have been introduced into England from 

 the Island of Cyprus, and it is mentioned by Lyte, 

 in 1580, under the name of " Cyprus coleworts." 



Alpinus, in his work on the "Plants of Egypt," 

 published in 1591, states that the only plants of the 

 cabbage tribe which he saw in that country were the 

 cauliflower and kohlrabi. Cauliflower was also 

 well known in Greece at an early day. 



Gerard published a figure of it in England in 

 1597. In 1612 it is reported as being cultivated in 

 France, and in 1619 as being sold in the London 

 market. In 1694 Pompes, a French author, is 

 quoted as saying that, " It comes to us in Paris by 

 way of Marseilles from the Isle of Cyprus, which 

 is the only place I know of where it seeds." . 



From this time on, its cultivation gradually ex- 

 tended throughout Europe. In England, especially, 

 the cauliflower, as well as the broccoli, became a 

 popular garden vegetable. Philip Miller, in his 

 "Gardener's Dictionary," published in 1741, gives a 

 long description of the method of growing this veg- 

 etable, though mentioning but one variety, while 

 several varieties of broccoli are described. He says, 

 however, that "cauliflowers have of late years been so 

 far improved in England as to far exceed in goodness 

 and magnitude what are produced in most parts of 

 Europe." Prior to the French Pi evolution, (which 

 began in 1778) cauliflower had, in fact, come to be 



