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Why is it improper to consider the turnip a real bulb?

Because it is an intermediate stem which swells into a bulbous form.
Turnips have not been cultivated in England, in fields, more than a
century; but this agricultural practice now yields an annual return
which probably exceeds the interest of our national debt.--_Sir Walter
Scott._

Why is the Cauliflower so named?

Because of its origin from _caulis,_ the stalk of a herb. Colewort is
of a similar origin.

Why are the stems of the Cabbage tribe considered wholesome food?

Because their acrid flavour is dipersed among an abundance of
mucilage. Cabbages were commonly used among the ancients, and Cato
wrote volumes on their nature. The Indians had so much veneration for
them, that they swore by cabbages, and were therein as superstitious
as the Egyptians, who gave divine honours to leeks and onions, for the
great benefits which they said they received from them.--_Lemery on
Food._

Why do Cabbages emit a strong animal odour?

Because they contain a great quantity of azote or nitrogen, one of the
ultimate elements of animal matter, and strongly characterized in the
destructive distillation of horn, hoofs, or bones.