548 sturtevant's notes on edible plants 



gardeners of Florence and Leghorn. Glasspoole ' says its cultivation in Tuscany began 

 in 1767. In 1 588, Clusius,^ at Vienna, received a present of two of the tubers from Flander? 

 and gives a plate of the plant in his book published in 1601.* In 1600, Olivier de Serres 

 speaks of the potato as recently brought to France from Switzerland. It was not, however, 

 tmtil the middle of the eighteenth century that, imder the urging of Parmentier,^ it became 

 an object of general culture. The potato was introduced into Sweden in 17*0, where, 

 notwithstanding the exertions of Linnaeus,' it did not come into general cultivation until 

 aided by royal edict in 1764. It has now reached the North Cape, where it is grown in 

 gardens.* The potato has been grown on a large scale in Saxony only since 1717; in 

 Prussia, since 1738; ^ in Germany since 1710.* 



It is said by Glasspoole,' that Hawkins, in 1565, brought the potato into Ireland, 

 but Lindley says it was first introduced by Raleigh on his Irish estate. As the return 

 of Raleigh's ships and the acquisition of these estates took place in 1585, this is probably 

 the date of the introduction. Dr. Campbell,'" however, in his Political Survey, says the 

 potato was not introduced into Ireland until 1610. In 1597, Gerarde " had the potato 

 growing in his garden in England. Woolridge,'^ who wrote in 1687, says: " I do not hear 

 that it has been yet essayed whether they may not be propagated in great quantities for 

 the use of swine and other cattle." Lisle," in his Husbandry, 1694-1722, does not mention 

 potatoes. Mortimer,'^ in his Gardeners' Kalendar for 1708, says, " The root is very near 

 the nature of the Jerusalem artichoke, although not so good and wholesome, but it may 

 prove good to swine." Bradley," about 1719, says, " They are of less note than horse- 

 radish, radish, scorzoners, beets and skirret; but, as they are not without their admirers, 

 I will not pass them by in silence." Miller," 1754, says they are " despised by rich and 

 deemed only proper food for the meaner sort of persons." The potato was introduced 

 into Lancashire in 1728, where its cultivation soon became general and whence it gradu- 

 ally spread over other covmties of England. In Scotland, the potato was first cultivated in 

 1739, in the county of Sterling, and was not known in the Highlands until 1743." Booth " 

 says it was introduced in 1725 and came into field culture about 1760. 



> Glasspoole, H. G. Ohio State Bd. Agr. Rpt. 29:420. 1874. 

 ^ Journ. Agr. l.6^<). 1829. 



Ibid. 



* Glasspoole, H. G. Ohio State Bd. Agr. Rpt. 29:420. 1874. 

 Ibid. 



Stephens, G. Journ. Agr. 6:gi. 1836. 



' Boussingault, J. B. Rur. Econ. 154. 1865. 



8 Ibid. 



Glasspoole, H. G. Ohio State Bd. Agr. Rpt. 29:414. 1874. 

 " Ibid. 



" Joum. Agr. 1:679. 1829. 



" Glasspoole, H. G. Ohio State Bd. Agr. Rpt. 29:414. 1874. 

 " Glasspoole, H . G. Ohio State Bd. Agr. Rpt. 29:422. 1874. 

 Ibid. 

 Ibid. 



"Joum. Agr. i;679. 1829. 

 " Joum. Agr. 5:327. 1835. 

 " Booth, W. B. Treas. Bot. 2:1071. 1870. 



