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ORIGIN OF CULTIVATED PLANTS. 



Cultivated job the Stems oe Leaves, 



1. Tegetailes. 

 A. 



Cabbage — Brassica oleracea (1), 



. (2). 5. 

 Chinese Cabbage— Biassica chinensis 



(2). 

 Water-Cress — NastnrtiTim officinale, 



v- 



Oaiden-Cress — Lepidinmsatirnm (1). 

 Sea Kale — Crambe maritima, "p. 

 Purslane — Portulaca oleracea (1). 



New Zealand Spinach, — Tetragonia 



ezpansa (1). 

 Garden Celery — Apinm graveolens 



(2). 



Chervil — Ai t'lriscus cerefolinm (1). 



Parsley — Pttraselinnm sativum (2). 



Alexanders — Smymintn Olus-atrum 



(2). 

 Corn Salad — Valerianella olitoria (1). 



Artichoke— CynaraCardun.j^*^'^°°° 

 cuius (2), y. jArt- 



Lettuce— Lataoa Scariola (1), (2), 



Wild Chicory— Ciohorium Intybus, 



Endive —Ciohorium Endivia (1). 



Spinach — Spinacia oleracea (1). 

 Orach— Atriplex hortensis (1). 



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B. 

 C. 

 A. 



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 B. 



C. 



C. 



C. 



C. 

 C. 



C. 

 B. 



C. 



0. 



0. 

 C. 



Europe. 



China (?), Japan (?). 



Europe, northern Asia. 



Persia (?). 



Western temperate Europe. 



From the western Hima- 

 layas to southern Kussia 

 and Greece. 



New Zealand and New Hol- 

 land. 



Temperate and southern 

 Europe, northern Africa, 

 western Asia. 



South-east of Russia, west- 

 ern temperate Asia. 



Southern Europe, Algeria, 

 Lebanon. 



Southern Europe, Algeria, 

 western temperate Asia. 



Sardinia, Sicily. 



Southern Europe, northern 

 Africa, Canaries, Madeira. 



Derived from the cardoou. 



Southern Europe, northern 

 Africa, western Asia. 



Europe, northern Africa, 

 western temperate Asia. 



Mediterranean basin, Cau- 

 casus, Turkestan. 



Persia (?). 



Northern Europe nndSiberia 



