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inferior plants. Both savoys and Brussels 
sprouts are much better if not cut till there 
has been some frost upon them; and they are 
consequently of great value as winter vege¬ 
tables. 
Brocoli and Cauliflower.—The cauliflower 
(the name of which is supposed to be derived 
from caulis , a stalk, and jlorens , flowering,) is 
a native of Cyprus, introduced in 1694; 
and no one unacquainted with the details of 
its culture, and who has seen the immense 
quantities brought to the London market, 
could credit the extraordinary care bestowed 
on each plant to bring it to perfection. 
Cauliflowers take nearly a year from their 
first sowing to bring them into a state fit for 
the table; and as the plants are too tender 
to bear an English winter without protection, 
they require to be grown in frames, or shel¬ 
tered by hand glasses during frosty weather. 
The seed is sown in August, in a bed of rich 
light earth, and the ground is occasionally 
watered till the plants appear. They are 
then shaded with mats during the heat of the 
day, and thinned out, so as to leave the plants 
a little distance apart. In September they 
