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ORIGIN OF CULTIVATED PLANTS. 



17ame and duration. 



Tomato — Lycopersicnm esonlentum 



(1). 

 Avocado Pear — Persea gratissima, 5- 

 Papaw — Papaya vulgaris, 5- 

 Fine-Apple — Ananassa sativs, f. 



Date. 



Origin. 



Peru. 



Mexico. 



"West Indies,Central America, 

 Mexico, Central America, 

 Panama, New Granada, 

 Guiana (?), Bahia (?). 



Cultivated tob the Seedi. 

 1. Nutritious, 



CaeM — Theobroma Cacao, 5- 



Sugar Bean-Phaseolus Innatus, y. 

 Quinoa — Chenopodium quinoa (1). 



Maize — Zea maye (1). 



E. 

 E. 



D. 



Amazon and Orinoco Valley, 

 Panama (?), Yucatan (?). 



Brazil. 



New Granada, Pern (?), 

 Chili (?). 



New Granada (?). 



2. Various Uses, 



Amotto — Bixa orellana. 



Barbados Cotton — Gossypium barba- 



dense, §. 

 Earth Nuts — Arachis hypogaea (1). 

 Madia — Madia sativa (1). 



D. 

 (?) 



E. 

 E. 



Tropical America. 



New Granada (?), Mexico (?), 



West Indies. 

 Brazil (?). 

 Chili, California. 



Ckyptogam cultivated poe the Whole Plant. 

 MoBhroom — Agaricus campestris, 7. | C. | Northern hemisphere. 



Btbcies of TJnknoi)vn or entirely Uncertain Obioik. 



Common Haricot — Phaseolus vulgaris (1). 

 Musk Gourd — Cucurbita moschata (1). 

 rig-lMved Gourd— Cucurbita ficifolia, ^ 



