COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME DATE ORIGIN Artichoke, Globe _Cynara Scolymus_ L. C Southern Europe, northern Africa, Canary Islands. Artichoke, _Helianthus tuberosus_ L. E Eastern North America. Jerusalem Asparagus _Asparagus officinalis_ L. B Europe, western temperate Asia. Bean (Broad or Windsor) _Vicia Faba_ L. B(?) Temperate Europe. Bean (Pole Lima) _Phaseolus lunatus_ L. E Tropical America, Peru, Brazil. Bean (Bush Lima) _Phaseolus lunatus_ L. F Eastern North America. Bean (String, etc.) _Phaseolus vulgaris_ L. D Western South America. Bean (Tepary) _Phaseolus acutifolius_ D Southwestern United Gray States. Bean (Adzuki) _Phaseolus angularis_ Willd. B(?) China, Japan. Beet (Chard) _Beta vulgaris_ L. B Canary Islands, Mediterranean region, western temperate Asia. Beet (Root) _Beta vulgaris_ L. B Europe, Mediterranean region. Broccoli _Brassica oleracea_ var. _botrytis_ DC. C Western Asia. Brussels sprouts _Brassica oleracea_ var. _gemmifera_ DC. C Belgium (?) Cabbage _Brassica oleracea_ L. A Western Asia. Cabbage (Chinese) _Brassica Pe-tsai_ Bailey B China, Japan. Carrot _Daucus Carota_ L. B Europe, western temperarate Asia. Cauliflower _Brassica oleracea_ B Western Asia. _botrytis_ DC. Celeriac _Apium graveolens_ L. var. _rapaceum_ DC. C Europe. Celery _Apium graveolens_ L. B Temperate and southern Europe, northern Africa, western Asia. Chives _Allium Schoenoprasum_ L. C Temperate Europe,