Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 January 1893 — CHRONOLOGY OF PLANTS. [ARTICLE]

CHRONOLOGY OF PLANTS.

I ’Han cor.:- is American. First noti ed in 1493. Tun mand've is a South American, noted in 1495. Tobacco is American. Described by Spaniards, 1495. Mvddek is Italian; brought to Eng and A D. 1 20. , Buckwheat is of Siberian origin. First mentioned in 1436. The beet is mentioned by Romans as a i able dainty A. D. 126. S-lsify is indigenous to South Europe. Desert; el in 1476. The horse-radish came from Armenia to Europe about A. F>. 800. Rye is of Dussian origin. First described by Galen A. D. I<l. The cotton tree is a native of Africa. Mentioned by Pliny A. D. 70. BAtiiiADOES cotton was cultivated all over tropical America in 1492. Ths papaw grows in all tropionl countries. First noted in 1462. The currant grows wild in Europe and America. Noted A. D. 200. C wsamon is Indian. Described by Toman writers about A. D. 400. Riiu pepper is from India and tropica! America. Described A. D. 70. The sugar oane is native to India. Sugar used as medicine A. D. 600. Granges grow wild in China. Described in Clnna history A. D. 200. Oats grow wild in Siberia and North China. First mentioned A. D. 618. The nutmeg is a native of the Moluccas. First known in Europe in 1467. Pliny, A. D. 60, mentions seventy varieties of plums as known in Italy. S vveet sorghum Is a native of Africa. Brought into Europe before A. D. 7u. The lily grows wild in South Italy, and was taken to North Europe in l4i.u. The chestnut grows wild in all temperate countries. Known to Pliny A. D. 70. The hop vine grows wild all over Europe. German beer noted by Tacitus A. D. 100.