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Was known as a medicinal herb to the early Greeks and 

 Romans. It was cultivated in our Gardens in Tusser's time. 



BALM. 



This was a mendicament of the Greeks and Romans ; it was 

 ** much sowen in Gardens'' in Gerarde's time, 



TOMATOS. 7 



EGG PLANT. 3. 



This is much cidtivated on the continent as an esculent. It 

 is a native of Africa, and was introduced before Gerarde wrote 

 in 1596. 



CAPSICUMS. 12 at least. 



This native of South America was introduced to Europe by 

 the Spaniards. They were cultivated here in the reign of 

 Henry the 8th, 



SAMPHIRES. 3. 



Samphire was used as a culinary Plant by the Romans, 

 though we do not know that they ever attempted to cultivate 

 it. It was similarly employed by us in Gerarde's time, but was 

 never cultivated in our Gardens until the commencement of the 

 present century. 



MUSHROOM. I am not aware that the Greeks ate of this 

 vegetable. The later Romans were very fond of it. 



The increase of the inhabitants of our Pleasure grounds 

 within the last few years, places the taste and patronage 



