Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 December 1892 — Chronology of Plants. [ARTICLE]

Chronology of Plants.

Purslane Is from India; described B. C. 1800. Celery is Asiatic; mentiqned by Homer B. C. 962. The tea plant is mentioned in Chinese annals, B. C. 2700. Garlic mentioned in China B. C. 2500; in Egypt B. C. 1900. . ~ ' ? > . , .. The pear is mentioned by Homer in the Iliad, B. C. 962. ■*<?'• . i Barley is an Asiatic. Mentioned in 'the Bible B. C. 1900. Peas have been found in mummy cases dated B. C. 2000. The olive is an Asiatic. Mentioned in the Bible B. C. 1900. The onion is from India; mentioned in the Bible, B. C. 1571. The cucumber Is Indian; described by native authors B. C. 1500. Beans and peas were mentioned in Chinese history, B. C. 2700. Flax is mentioned on, the Egyptian monuments at least B. C. 2000. Rice Is indigenous to China. Well known in that country B. C. 2800. Beans are mentioned on the monuments ot the Egyptians B. C. 2500. The watermelon grows wild all over Africa. Grown in Egypt B. C. 2500.