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other countries ; for the which myself and 

 likewise the whole lande are much bound 

 vnto." The same author says, " Rape cole 

 is another variety ; they were called in Latin 

 Caulo-rapum and Rapo-caulis, participating of 

 two plants, the coleworts and turnips, from 

 whence they derive their name. They grow 

 in Italy, Spain, and some places in Germanie, 

 from whence I have received seeds for my 

 garden." " They must," says he, " be care- 

 fully set and sowen as musk melons and 

 cucumbers." 



This variety has now become one of our 

 hardiest field plants. 



The principal cabbages now cultivated in 

 this country are, the early Battersea, early 

 Dwarf, early York, imperial Penton, Sugar- 

 loaf, Drum-head, red Dutch, purple Turnip, 

 Savoy, green Savoy, and yellow Savoy. The 

 German cabbage is grown to so great a size 

 in Holland, that a single head often weighs 

 forty pounds, and remains perfectly sweet 

 and tender. 



CAULIFLOWER.— BRASSICA FLORIDA. 



This plant was first called Cole florie and 

 Colieflorie, and is said to have been derived 



