980 History of Garden Vegetables. 
green-house, I had good kohl-rabi bulbs, and one of these extended 
itself until it became a marrow cabbage, and when planted out in 
the spring attained its growth as a marrow cabbage. This idea of 
its origin finds countenance in the figures of the older botanists ; 
thus Camerarius, in 1586, figures a plant as a kohl rabi which in 
all essential points resembles a marrow cabbage, being tapering 
from a small stem into along kohl rabi, with a flat top like the 
marrow cabbage. The figures given by Lobel,' in 1591, Dodo- 
neus,” in 1616, and Bodsus,’ in 1644, when compared with Came- 
rarius’ figure, suggest the marrow cabbage. A long highly improved 
form, not now under culture, is figured by Gerarde,‘ in 1597, J. 
Bauhin,’ in 1651, and Chabreeus,® in 1677, and the modern form is 
given by Gerarde, and by Matthiolus’? in 1598. A very unim- 
proved form, out of harmony with the other figures, is given by 
Dalechamp,’ in 1587, and Castor Durante,’ in 1617. 
This synonymy can be tabulated in order as below :— 
1. Caulorapum. Cam. epit., 1586, 251. 
Br. caule rapum gerens. Dod. pempt., 1616, 625. 
Rapa, Br. peregrina, caule rapum gerens. Lob. ic., 1591, 246. 
2 | 
Rapa brassica. Bodseus, 1644, 777. 
Br. caulorapa. J. Bauh., 1651, ii., 8 
{Brea rapum longum. Ger., 1597, 250. 
X 30. 
Br. caulorapa sive Rapo caulis. Chabr., 1677, 270. 
4 herein re rotundum. Ger., 1597, 250. 
* (Brassica gongylodes. Matth. op., 1598, 367. 
5 Brassica raposa. Lugd., 1587, 522. 
* L Bradica raposa. Cast. Dur., 1617, app. 
Matthiolus, as we have stated, says the plant came into Germany 
from Italy; Pena and Lobel say it came from Greece; Gerarde, 
that it groweth in Italy, Spain and Germany, from whence he 
1 Lobel. Ic., 1591, 246. 
*Dodonseus. Pempt., 1616, 625. 
* Bodæus a Stapel. Theophrastus, 1644, 777. 
*Gerarde. Herb., 1597, 250. 
5J. Bauhin. Hist., 1651, ii., 830. 
ê Chabræus. Ic. et Sci. ag. 1677, 270. 
7 Matthiolus. Op., 1598, 367. 
* Castor Durante. Herb., 1617, app. 
° Fessenden. New Am. Gard., 1828, 59. 
