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" that in less than twenty-six years after, other lands had cherries, even as far as Britain beyond the Ocean. "
The treasury of botany ... - Page 252
by John Lindley, Thomas Moore - 1866
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Pomarium britannicum: An historical and botanical account of fruits known in ...

Pomarium britannicum: An historical and botanical account of fruits known in ...

Henry Phillips - Gardening - 1821 - 378 pages
...the cherry-* tree m Italy, which " was so well stocked ," says Pliny, " that in less than twenty-six years after, other lands had cherries, even as far as Britain beyond the Ocean." This •would make their introduction to England as early as the 42nd year before Christ, although...
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The Edinburgh Monthly Review

The Edinburgh Monthly Review, Volume 5

History - 1821
...correct, in which it is stated, that in less than twenty-six years after their introduction into Italy, other lands had cherries, even as far as Britain beyond the ocean, they must have been known in England 42 years before the Christian era, although it is supposed by...
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The Chemist

The Chemist

1824
...planted the cherry-tree in Italy, which " was so well stocked," says Pliny, " that in less than 26 years after, other lands had cherries, even as far as Britain, beyond the ocean." This would make their introduction into England as early as the fortjsecoud year before Christ, although...
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A description and history of vegetable substances used in the arts, and in ...

A description and history of vegetable substances used in the arts, and in ...

1829 - 422 pages
...era ; and such was the fondness for the fruit, that Pliny says, " in less than one hundred and twenty years after, other lands had cherries, even as far as Britain beyond the ocean." The cherrv is spread over Africa. In Barbary it is called " The Berry of the King." Desfontaines (Histoire...
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The Polar star, being a continuation of 'The Extractor', of entertainment ...

The Polar star, being a continuation of 'The Extractor', of entertainment ...

1829
...appears, from a passage in Pliny, that in less than twenty-six years after their introduction into Italy, other lands had cherries, even as far as Britain beyond the ocean, though it is supposed by many that the cherry-tree was not brought irAo this country till more than...
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...A Description and History of Vegetable Substances, Used in the Arts, and ...

...A Description and History of Vegetable Substances, Used in the Arts, and ...

Nature - 1830 - 422 pages
...; and such was the fondness for the fruit, that, Pliny says, " in less than one hundred and twenty years after, other lands had cherries, even as far as Britain beyond the ocean." The cherry is spread over Africa. In Barbary it is called "The Berry of the King." Desfontaines (Histoire...
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The Naturalist

The Naturalist, Volumes 1-2

1831
...planted the cherry tree in Italy, which 'was so well stocked,' says Pliny, 'that in less than twenty-six years after, other lands had cherries, even as far as Britain beyond the Ocean.' Some idea may be formed of the Roman gardens, by the luxurious manner in which Lucullus lived in his...
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The companion for the orchard: An historical and botanical account of the ...

The companion for the orchard: An historical and botanical account of the ...

Henry Phillips - 1831 - 372 pages
...the cherry-tree in Italy, which " was so well stocked," says Pliny, " that in less than twenty-six years after, other lands had cherries, even as far as Britain beyond the Ocean." This would make their introduction to England as early as the forty-second year before Christ, although...
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Outlines of botany: including a general history of the vegetable kingdom, in ...

Outlines of botany: including a general history of the vegetable ..., Volume 1

Gilbert Thomas Burnett - Science - 1835 - 1190 pages
...general fondness for the fruit, that " in less thun 120 years after their introduction into Italy, other lands had cherries, even as far as Britain, beyond the ocean." (Lib. XT. c. XXT.) It is, however, generally believed that the cherry is indigenous to this country...
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The spirit of the woods, by the author of 'The moral of flowers'.

The spirit of the woods, by the author of 'The moral of flowers'.

Rebecca Hey - 1837
...; for he says positively, " In less than one hundred and twenty years after the conquest of Pontus, other lands had cherries, even as far as Britain, beyond the ocean." Towards the middle of the sixteenth century, cherries were so common as to be hawked about in the metropolis...
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