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Genus Brassica, and of the Genera Allied with It 

 which are Cultivated in Europe" (read in 1821). — 

 Transactions of the Horticultural Society of Lon- 

 don, Yol. Y, p. 1. 



Don, Geo. — " General History of Dichlamydeous 

 Plants," (4 volumes, London, 1831). Yolume I, 

 pp. 233-241, contains a good account of the cul- 

 ture and varieties of broccoli and cauliflower. 

 Fifteen varieties of broccoli and three of cauli- 

 flower are described. 



Journal of Horticulture and Cottage Gardener, 

 (1878, p. 61). — A good article on the cultivation of 

 cauliflower in England. 



Loudon, J. C. — "Encyclopaedia of Gardening" 

 (5th edition, London, 1827). This standard work 

 contains a very full account of the cauliflower and 

 its allies, including quotations from various Eng- 

 lish authorities. 



Magazine of Horticulture, (1839, p. 53). — A 

 good article on the cultivation of the cauliflower in 

 England. ^ 



Maher, John. — "Hints relative to the Culture of 

 the Early Purple Broccoli" (read in 1808). — 

 Transactions of the Horticultural Society of Lon- 

 don, Yol. I, pp. 116-120. An account of the cul- 

 ture and varieties of broccoli, with remarks on its 

 improvement, and on the liability of broccoli and 

 cauliflower to mix with cabbage. 



