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planted; but even in 1718 Bradley mentions them as a root 

 of" little note-" This late period of their coming into gene- 

 ral use has been used as an argument against Ihe belief that Sir 

 W. Raleigh introduced them, the futility of this is demon- 

 strated by the fact that they are only just becoming abundant 

 at Bengal. *' At first, says Bishop Heber they were unpopu- 

 lar as elsewhere, now (1826^ they are much Uked"* 



JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE. 1. 



This is a native of Brazil, but introducedby the French from 

 Canada, and into this country in 1G17. It soon became very 

 common. 



TURNIP. 13. 



This is believed to be an indigenous plant improved by cul- 

 ture, but It is not confined to this country it having been 

 grown by the earliest Romans j as well as by the Greeks before 

 them. 



CARROTS. 9. 



Carrots are mentioned by Pliny and long before him by 

 Theophrastus, both of them agreeing that the best were grown 

 in Greece and its Islands. The Garden Carrot is probably a 

 variety of the Wild Carrot, which is a native of several parts 

 of Europe. 



PARSNIP. 4. 



This is a native of our country improved by cultivation. — 

 The Greeks as well as the Romans cultivated it. The finest 



• Narrativ of a Journey in the Upper rrovicceaof India, v, i. p. 13 



