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It seems to have been introduced into England from 

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

 in 1586, under the name of "Cypress 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 kohl-rabi. 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 Cypress, 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 vege- 

 table, though mentioning but one variety, while sev- 

 eral 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 Revolution, (which be- 

 gan in 1788, ) cauliflower had, in fact, come to be 



