Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 237, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 October 1911 — The Peanut. [ARTICLE]

The Peanut.

The common peanut originally came probably from tropical America. Peanuts were introduced into tbe United States in the days of tbe colonies. Botanlcally tbe peanut belongs to the aame group of plants as beans and peas, but tbe peanut matures its fruit or nut under the surface of the soil, not above ground, as do most other leguminous plants. Properly speaking, tbe peanut is a pea rather than a nut. the term "nut” having been added on account of its flavor, which is similar to that of many of tbe true nuts. The peanut is known under the local names of goober, goober pea. pindar, groundpea and groundnut.