Arizona republican., 1900-12-11
Origin of Fruits.

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 Apple-It was originally the crab apple; native of most European coun- tries in its wild state; origin of culti- vated apple unknown; probably intro duced into England by the Romans about A. D. 59.
 Apricot.-Was a native of Armenia, Arabia and higher regions of Central Asia; largely cultivated in China and Japan; cultivated in England in 1852; said to have been brought here from Italy.
 Banana.-A native of the east now indigenous to all tropical climates.
 Barberry.-A native of eastern coun- tries and most parts of Europe; wild in America.
 Blackberry.-A native of Europe and America; was early cultivated.
 Butternut-A native of America; grows wild.
 Cherry.-Was brought into Italy by the Roman General Lucullus 73 B. c. from Asia Minor; was introduced into England about 12O years later.
 Chestnut.-A native of Pontus in Asia and was from thence introduced into Europe.
 Citron.-Was brought into Europe from Media; was cultivated in Italy in the second century; time of its intro duction into England unknown. Cranberry.-Was a native of the northern portion of both hemispheres.
 Cucumber.-Was native of middle and southern Asia; cultivated from the earliest times; good for stomach trou- ibles CD.
 Currant.-A native of the north of Europe; probably not known to the Greeks and Romans, and nations of southern Europe, the French having no name for this fruit up to the present time, only as they are called foreign gooseberries." Introduced into Eng land about 1553
 Egg Plant-Was a native of Africa; brought to England about 1897. The Chinese are said to cook the fruit while pendant on the stalk.
 Fig.-A native of Asia; naturalized in Italy and the south of France; intro- duced into England from Italy in 1525 more than twenty varieties were known to the Romans.
 FiTbert.-A native of Europe; so named from its long beard.
 Gooseberry.-A native of Europe and the north of Asia; derivation of its name gorseberry on the resemblance Of the bush of grose; does not seem to have been known to the ancients.
 Grape.-Probably a native of Asia taken thence to Egypt, Greece and Si- ely, thence to Italy, France and Spain, where it was cultivated during the second century. Introduced to Britain by the first Roman govern ors.
 Hickory Nut.-A native of America.
 Lemon.-Supposed to have been in- troduced into Europe during the cru sades; cultivated in England in 164S
 Iime-A native of Asia and from thence introduced into most other coul- tries.
 Melon.-Its nativity is uncertain; probably came from Persia; has been cultivated in England since 1870, being brought from Jamaica. The term of cantaloupe comes from the name of the pope's residence near Rome, the castle Cantalupe.
 MuIberry.-The black mulberry was a native of Persia, was brought to Flu rope by the Romans and was culti- vated in England in 1896. The white mulberry was a native of China and was cultivated there for its leaves which were fed as a food to silk worms; it has been cultivated in Eng land since 1540.
 Nectarine.-Was known in North h. dia as moondla aroo (smooth peach); has been cultivated extensively in Flu rope but less So in the United States.
 Olive.-Is a native of temperate sea coast ridges of Asia and Africa was brought to southern Europe at an ear ly date, was known In the early bible times, and is named in the earlier ac- counts of Egypt and Greece; it's cul- tivation was taught at Athens 155 B. C.; it was first plarted in Italy 562 E. C., and has besn cultivated in England since 164S. Introduced into California by the padres.
 Orange.-Probably was not known to the Greeks and Romans, but is thought to have been brought to Europe by the Moors, and to Italy in the fourteenth century, more than one thousand years after the introduction of the citron to that country; it was planted in Eng land with little success in 1896.
 Peach.-Was a native of Persia anG China; was brought to Italy by the RO- mans in the time of Emperor Claudius; cultivated in England as early as 155O; was brought to America about 1880 Its name is derived from Perisco, it's na- tive country. The ancients regarded it with distrust, as according to Pliny they supposed that the king of Persia had sent it into Egypt to poison the inhabitants, with whom he was at war. The Chinese have a tradition of a peach tree of knowledge and another of i'm morality. With the Christians it was the apple tree that played such an i'm portant part in theological matters.
 Pear-Was found common in Syria, Egypt and Greece; from the latter country it was taken to Italy, prior to the commencement of the Christian era, for during the first century the Romans bcasted of having thirty-siX varieties. The pear was introduced into England prior to 1573. The orgt- nal gnarled pear was very similar in value to the original crab apple. Both