The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1859-01-29
Agricultural.
Garden vegetables ana their Origin.


of their origin AVID history. Some are ma
tves, IiGdi"slo"S.) bat many are foreigners.
terotlcs.) We owe d>bt of eratitn.e to
tiIose men who have lived before rs and have
introduced into oar gardens ti:cae Us, fnl cscu.
lents. For the prcsen', let It's inquire into the
origin of several Of the most common Ycgcta-
JleS. And first.
The Cobbaee. This was FIRST found grow.
ing wild on the cliffs OF the Sca.coaSt, in the
south Of Eng iaud In it, native state, the
plant is sms II and the leaves are few. The
inhabitants of the diSi,ir; called it sca-c9'e-
iso,t In This state ii was knoxn to The an
Gent Romans, and was esteemed highly Us an
article Of food. One would hardly have sop
posed that the little, wild plant, weighing
only about an ounce, would give origin 10 the
hrtncng cabbage Of our gardens, weighing
oilonSirom fifteen to twenty POUNDS. CLl,l-
vaton has READY produced many varieties
OF cabbage, and the end is not yet. In cat
alcgue before US, we notice that one seeds.
man advertise tx eaty-iwo sorts 70, sale The
canlrhowrr and broccoli belong to the
cabbage tribe but they rcGuirc lnurs care in
their management. The first named of these
always reminds us OF the saying Of Old Dr.
Johnson. that"nf all flowers. he admired
none more than the caull.ilower ~
Lettuce came from the coast Of the Levaut
and from one Of The islands Of the Greek Arch.
ip,ago, as the name If one Of It's varieties
the Cos. Indicates, II was introduced into
England in the year 1862. In IT. Id state,
ii was only weed. SO b1Itcr and 50 strongly
scented as to he dlSagIepahlc to the ta,tc.-
Some sorts were even !O;sohUUs. 1t has now
been run INFO many varieties. Lettuce has
some Of tic medical mopcri, Of opium sool-
ing the nerves and Inducing Sleep |, is one
Of the most cooling and agreeable salads for
the cable.
The Tomato is n South America and re-
| ccvcd its name from The Portuguese ccionsts.
Il is Of the Same botanical iaa,il, as the nH-
tatn. (Soln""l and Is now about ~ w:Nrig
dlTnSc,'. No vegetable has Nltarh,d 50 n.rft
| popularity 81 suddenly. Twenty-Five wears
ago 1t WAS hut il,I!r known, aud much .lstcgt-
cd. Then shortly il was iutiudn:,d into gar
dcns as an "rnan'ntnl plant, called :. love.
apple. Then il became an ingredient Ia all
sorts OF pills and panacoaS. Now, it is every
where cultivated rs a delicious and heal ,l,y
a,tic'r Of dict; il is >ty,d up lpw any,! cook ed,
slowed aud seasoned. >,uiIcd and lr,t, and
roasted is used as ricaio u tAl-ii1 an: Il
swcetnrat. and is preserved in n. -,isul. caas
for winter use. II contains Il con.lrg acid.
AID POSSESSES some OF tuc u.diciual uu.,iiius
Of calonel. Slra',iug Of its use abrnmd, Mr.
Loud"n. says: Though good deal used
IN England, III soups, and asa principle in
siedlrnt in i well kuuwn sauce for mutton.
yet our estimation and uSoS Of The fruit are
nothing TO those OF the French aud iiulians,
and cSE'ccla'y the latter Near Rome aud Ma
pies whole fields a:c covered with it, and
scarcely dinner is served up in winch i. dos
not. in some way or ether. Iuin arart''
The Bret rn"t came from Southern Ear0Nc,
aud was first found growing Wild, on tho
Shore of the Mediterranean sea. Ii got its
name III Greece, from ihc resemblance of its
Sctd-vossel when swollen, to the Gtccl; letter
! Beta. Most yHIieue> contain q good deal Of
| Sacchariuc matter, aud some fihrm pmiuch,
that in France sugar is extensively nanulac.
tuIed from them.
1"f"'ps were found wild in England and
liolland !: bot in tl,,r primitive STATE they are
small, worthless weeds, almost destitute of
roots. They has" been cultivated in gnrdpri3
and fields for go wears past. Cultivation
has done as much fov this vegetable rs for any
other. In the catalogue bpiurc referred to,
we find fifteen kinds Of seed offered i,r sale
The finer kinds OF iurnip, If properly cooked
aud blessed. make prlatablc Dis! for the la.
ole: though for persons Of weak stomach .hev
arc hard Of dis"iinn. y PREPARATION Of tur.
"'i, '''''N '',''e' 'ncu i"' coughs, h"hiNheaS
anu o,,',' ">'','''a'" "'H"'ot'S' hNpeflchce.
"s ".i' do a''''S SIS SHOWS '''a' we toi'ip Is
MUM" nearly as 'i'Rr& 50 as nc potato:
ana IN !a,e years vixen 'h"' riop was GU! OF
II. !'elat'a' H'ca' Use was hhHt OF luis va!na-
oie root me ihpol'hnce 81 'hc tEli'i? Tor
feeding stock is too well known
1he CH'" mans rom spain ana has Tong
hech cultivated. s>st nu"h says !! f&S been
i"ui'a gown VII" III InGlaid. and DnlSI
| addS mat IL Is s"ri'"H'l I" nave been inun.
mnceu mo lU'oie from inc i''ah" 81 Cree
me spanish i"o''S ahci'hliF uStu 10 uyck
| 'heir uaif WIN green ie"''S. b'i"lt It's uSeint-
ness OF loou hau Become known IT was once
supposed INA; TIE caro-; Was peculiarly hen
| .l'c,al III pulmonary ai!'cn'I'S' AS lood
Tor horses ana On we II u nnSN'nA'Hrd.
| VI The Io'Gio INC h''ih place does not seem
TO be as certainly known now. as IL was sup
foSed to NC lew years ago. II l. commonly
"scllhcd, however, to Ieru aud Chill. pna
Wii'cr says 1t was hrs. carried t" Spain from
The mountains nrrr ltultn, 1t Is found It's
way into England by anoi1cr ronte, having
| mcn brought from South America 10 Virginia,
III 1854. and theme carried over to Eng lanti
| by Sir W alter Raleigh, in 1876. On its first
mo iuction, II encountered many rr'j ;aices,
some pcrse"s utterly nfG>irg to taste it, de.
ctar'nS II was lit only for swine. Bat /.
soon made lis way Ia popularity. and is now
the most common ana most u>tiul vegetable