Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1869-10-07
From the Prairie Farmer.
Origin of Vegetables.
EY DR.. D. VI. TINDALL.

Far away III the iloWery land OF John
thlnaman, is said first to have grown
our well known Radish. Side by side
It grew with the tea plant, and the
Orientals thought the two formed fit
food tor the gods, Long years elapsed
before the sc-callcd barbarians of En-
rope were alloGc to carry the Rad
'sh from the lands Of China and Japan.
About the same time in the spring,
and often in the same dish on our ia
bic, appears the Onion, with it's friend
the Radish 1t, too, first was grown
on foreign soil. From the top of the
great Pyramids withcred Egypt
stretches forth her palsled hand and
says the Onion first was mine Yes
let the land OF the pharoahs have the
pathetic bulb; it may cause the natives
OF that woe stricken re5'o to drop a
tear that we might tain believe was
tor their departed greatness.
Potatoes are to the manner born
they arc ours to hold for all time to
come. America placed them in Ceres
cornucopla, even If their name might
lead some to belicye that "Praties' were
OF Irish origin
1t was III Greece the Citron first per-
TUNED the ambient air." Doubtless.
many Grecian conqueror was crown
ed with wrcaths wherein Citron twlgs
IN loving sweetness were intwined-
Demo s.henes of old, perhaps, partook
of many a cake favored with the fruit
that grew in the land where Alexander
ihe Great lived and ruled.
The bright green cucumber, so well
loved in a picked form by boarding
school misses, from whence came 1t :?
Its rambling vines are first supposed
10 have grown beneath the sun OF In
dias coral strand Among the CHINA
mon groves of the East Indies. il is
said our modest pickle plants grows
80 vigorously that its vines hinder the
passage OF cattle, hence it's first name,
Cowcumber. Ear away to the North
in Poland and Russia, History tells us
Tor mans benefit Asparagus first grew.
But now it grows spontaneously along
large portion OF our own Atlantic
coast. 4 bed OF Asparagus should be
Eourd in every kitchen garden-so de-
licious and healthful a vegetable should
s'e more extensively grown by our az
rcu!tural friends.
England lays claim to Celery and
her right we believe there is none to
dispute. The ancient Druids plueked
and mGnched many bunch OF Celery
IS they strolled along the old British
coast long before the Roman Leglons
u,l!cr Caesar conquered that island
Celery does grow wild along the
Chesapeake and Delaware bays, but
English writer's had it down first in
their books, and to them we can afford
TO yield.
Some very foolish fellow, who could
smell no wrong in it, brought Garlic
iros.. sicily. For dong so the indiyld-
r'dnal ought to have been scent to
Congress and his Garlic returned to the
laul from whence 1T came
Spain gave the Beet, while to that
land and to other parts OF SoutherA
Europe We. must bow in fearful graft
tide Tor the great Ilorse-radish The
Dean and the Pea first opened theil
eyes i'll the region OF the Nile, while
The Peach claims Persia for its home
kraut eating Germany opens her bool
Gie: proves the Cabbage child Of thu
Il aderlahd," Let i be hers. Sh,
ateds it all for sour kpant. German,
would hardly be Germany Il Cabbae,
ceased TO grow there.
lnclvlllzcl Africa with her barLar
Gus horaes, parchcd sands and unde
,tlopel resources gives the Egg plan
rs her greatest contribution to GU
garden stores
f-xa.'ls where the Rhubarb frs
rpcard lis great, broad leaves seems I,
- evolved in doubt Well in Chin:
soiae travellers Say that Rhubarb frs
did grew, While others fix its birth
Ice within the realm OF the Russia.
Gar
here the modest Currant whisper
III orr lar my home first was il
Greece, -liilc tile glossy ounce as
sri's that in early days she was til,
tnfrantS nearest ncighbosn Last
but not least. comes Lettuce, &hos,
origin to rs is unknown Cultivate,
1coin time imnlcmori.l Lettuce is nov
y Garden plant in all parts oil the clv
jt..el verdi Il tlon,ishes beneatl
the burning suns 81 Louisiana ana doe
equally rs we'll in TIE land OF tn
Northwest.
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