Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-06-14
Origin of Various Plants.

Every farmer ought to be so far acquaint-
ed with the history of all ordinary plants
and trees, as to know their nature, country
and condition. Such knowledge, besides
being on every account proper and desirea-
Bile, will sometimes explain the phenomena
in their habits that would otherwise appear
anomalous and inexpIicable.
Wheat was brought from the central ta-
bic land of Hhibet, where it is original, yet
exists as grass with small mealy seeds.
Rye exists wild in Siberia.
Barley exists wild in the mountains of
EIimalaya.
Oats, wild in Northern Aflica.
Maize, Indian Corn, is indigenous to A
merica.
Rice, from South Africa, whence it was
taken to India, and thence to Europe and
America.
The Garden Bean, from the East Indies.
The Horse Bean from the Caspian Sea.
Buckwheat originally came from Siberia
and Tartary.
Rape seed and Cabbage grow wild in
Sicily and Naples.
The Poppy from the East
The Sunhower from Peru.
Flax, or Linseed, u.s. in Southern Europe,
a weed in the ordinary grain crops.
The Radsh from China.
The Garden Cress, out of Egypt and the
East.
Hemp is native of Persia and the East
Indies.
The Neule, which sometimes furnishes
fbres for spinning, is native of Europe.
OF Dye Plants, the madden comes from
the East.
Dyer's weed grows in Southern Germany.
Salllower from Egypt,
Hops come to perfection as a wild plant
in Germany.
NE1rstard and Carraway seed the same.
Anise from Egypt, and the Green Archi-
pelago.
Koriander grows wild near the Mediter-
ranean Sea.
Saffron from the Levant.
The Onion, out of Egypt.
Horse radish from South Europe.
Tobacco is a native of Virginia, Toba-
90, and California. Another species has
also been found wild in Asia.
Fuller's Teazle grows wild in Southern
Europe.
The Grasses are mostly native plants,
and so are the Clovers, except Lucerne,
which is native of Sicily.
The Gourd is probably an eastern plant.
The Potatoe is we'll known native of
Peru and Mexico.
Turnip and Mangold Wursel come from
the shores of the Mediterranean.
Monalribi and White Turnps are natives
Of Germany.
The Carrot is supposed by some to have
been brought from Asia, but others MAIN
tain it to be native of the same place as
the White Turnip.
Amongst other kitchen garden plants,
the Spinach is attributed to Aaraba
The Cucumber from the East Indies.
The Melon from Kamuck
Parsley grows in Sardinia.
Celery, in Germany.
OF Fruit Trees and Shrubs, Currant and
Gooseberry came from Southern Europe.
Medlar, Pear, and Apple are likewise Eu
ropean plants; but the Sickle, and the best
e Of pears, is traced onear Philadelphia, and
its original locality as far as known,
. The Cherry, Palm. and Almond came
4 from Asia Minor.
! The Walnut and Peach, from the same
. country
/ The Citron from Media
4 The Ounce from the Island of Crete.
S The Chestnut from Italy,
e OF Forest Trees, the majority are native
a plants OF England, except the Pine ant
= Horse Chestnut, the former Of which wa
S brought from America, and the latter from
Ihlbet- But the greatest variety of Oaks
S and other timber trees, are natives of Norll
, and South America.
e The Cranberry of Europe and America.