"Cauliflowers, in name at least, are older than the s, and were brought to a high state of development and widely distributed before the latter are mentioned in history. They were grown in the Mediterranean region long before they became known in other parts of Europe. ... states that three varieties of cauliflower were known in Spain in the twelfth century. In 1565 the cauliflower is reported as being extensively grown in Hayti in the New World. In 1573-1575, , while traveling in the East, found the cauliflower cultivated at Aleppo, in Turkey. It seems to have been introduced into England from the Island of Cyprus, and it is mentioned by , in 1586, under the name of "Cyprus coleworts.""
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Arthur Alger Crozier, (164 pages; 1st edition 1891)
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