xv in NUMBER_TOKEN. one legend claims he was so eager to taste the fruit that he bit through and injured his upper lip another says that he had a piece sent to every noble in the country so they could taste it for themselves the website of the palace of versailles writes quickly became one of the king's favorite fruits and a new hot house was promptly erected according to eugene walter the king spent some thousand francs a year at the hot house alone actually the plants that produced the pineapple later provided samples which were sent as diplomatic gifts hot houses capable of growing pineapples became something of a competition among the nobility of europe john murray the earl of dunmar who was governor of colonial virginia played a central role in the outbreak of the american war for independence was so proud of his hot house in dunmore park that he had it decorated with a giant pineapple the website just history knows that in NUMBER_TOKEN the duke of bullion's home in france supposedly had some NUMBER_TOKEN NUMBER_TOKEN pots of pineapples the end of the century even catherine the great of russia was eating pineapples from her own gardens the transportation of the pineapple was greatly improved with the development of dr nathaniel bagshaw ward's wardian case a terrarium like glazed and sealed glass box that allowed exotic plants to better survive long sea journeys in NUMBER_TOKEN in the united states pineapples tend to be associated with our NUMBER_TOKENth state while pineapples may have been brought by european explorers as early as the NUMBER_TOKENth century the first definitive record of the pineapple being cultivated in hawaii was in NUMBER_TOKEN. when don francisco do paula marin a spanish advisor to king kamehameha wrote in his journal this day i planted pineapples and an orange tree the economic exploitation the crop began in NUMBER_TOKEN as a means of supplying the new demand in california due to the gold rush however spoilers still limited the commercial value of the crop and sugar production was the primary cash industry of the kingdom canning of pineapples in the united states began in NUMBER_TOKEN in baltimore canning pineapples from cuba in the bahamas many innovations and mechanical pineapple peelers and slicers were developed in baltimore but the introduction of tariffs in the NUMBER_TOKENs increased the cost of importing pineapples in the industry in baltimore faded canning of pineapples in hawaii began as early as NUMBER_TOKEN but sugar was still the more lucrative crop and pineapples were not a significant part of the economic impetus that drove the overthrow of the kingdom of hawaii in NUMBER_TOKEN however the annexation of hawaii in NUMBER_TOKEN meant the removal of tariffs but then the successful cultivar smooth cayenne type of pineapple that was vigorous tolerant of most pests and diseases and had fruit of good quality that canned well but introduced to the islands pineapple was also found to thrive at altitudes in hawaii that were unsuitable for sugarcane plantations which required irrigation much of this land was developed from pasture by homesteaders research in hawaii developed techniques in cultivar production and pest resistance and major producers were formed del monte fresh produce was formed by californian alfred e james in NUMBER_TOKEN. dole
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