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The Malus Pyrus, or rather Epyrus, (the Pear,) from Epirus. 

 The Peach (Malus Piinica) from Carthage. The Apricot (Malus 

 Arraeniaca) from Armenia. The Quince (Malus Cydonia) from Sy- 

 ria; these, after having been naturalized to the climate of Italy, 

 were afterwards transplanted by the Romans, into all the countries 

 conquered by them. The tree from which the first sweet oranges 

 were raised in Portugal, is, perhaps still living in China, and bears 

 the name of China on.nges, for they were not natives of Portugal. 



Rice was first introduced into Carolina about the year 1740. 



In England, about the year 1500, there were no musk melons, 

 sallads, cabbages, turnips, carrots, nor any of those garden roots so 

 important now to the people. Long after that, the cauliflower was 

 introduced, which now grows so finely in England. About the years 

 from 1525 to 1550, hops and pippin apples were first introduced; 

 gooseberries, also currants, roses, July flowers, carnations, asparagus, 

 oranges, beans, lettuce, plums, musk roses, tulips, and artichoke. 

 About the year 1769, the rhubarb plant was deemed so naturally 

 confined to Tartary, that the Emperor of Russia, regulated the quan- 

 tity brought to market, and the price of it, much in the same way 

 that the Dutch have done cloves and mace, and they made England 

 pay annually nearly a million dollars for it, and it now grows in 

 Eno-land to great perfection, and as easily as the common dock. 



As to birds, the peacock was introduced into England from the 

 East Indies, the pheasant from Asia Minor, and it flourishes in Eng- 

 land. 



Our barn yard fowls were brought originally to England from 

 Asia. Our horses from Barbary, Turkey, Persia, Andalusia of Spain, 

 and from Arabia, and they flourish among us. Our fallowden are 

 from Hindoostan and the Tropics. James I, introduced the cattle. 



Before the reign of Tiberius Cassar, it was supposed that the silk 

 worm could exist only in China and Persia. But about the times of 

 Augustus and Tiberius, some enterprising man carried the eggs to 

 Greece, where they were found to hatch and thrive perfectly well. 

 They afterwards were carried to Asia Minor, but it was several ages 

 before they were naturalized to Italy by the Francs. 



Chairman. I am pleased to see Mr. Fleischman in attendance; 

 we have invited him and now desire to hear his observations in re- 



