344 



MACLURA. I. 



MANGO. 3. 



MULBERRY. 6. 



The Mulberry Tree is a native of Asia. It is mentioned in 

 the Scriptures. It was introduced to Greece and Rome from 

 Persia, It is said to have been first planted in England at 

 Sion House in 1548. 



OLIVE. 1. CRANBERRY. 3. GRANADILLA. 4. 

 PEACH. 224. 



The Peach is a native of Persia, They were not common 

 in Greece, when Pliny lived, just previous to whose time they 

 had been introduced to the Romans but did not succeed well. 

 They were introduced to this country in the early part of the 

 reign of Henry the 8th. 



NECTARINE. 72 



This native of Persia was introduced into England about the 

 year 1524. It is not certain whether the Romans were ac- 

 quainted with it. If they were they considered it merely as a 

 variety of the Peach. 



PINUS. 1 



PISTACHIA. 3. 



PLUM. 298. 



It is impossible to state with any thing like precision when 

 the several Plums we now possess were first introduced or by 



