| Show introduction br PLANTS lyro INTO ENGLAND pine aples anies annies apples were first grown by rose gar dener ienello to charles charlesr if IL sir waller raleigh introduced the potato sir anthony ashley the ancestor of lord lorda first piari planted fed ted cabbages in that coun conn try and a bab cabbage cab liage appears at his feet on his monument figs were planted in henry Is s reign rein at Lam lambeth geth Seth by cardinal pole and it is said sald slid the identical trees are yet remaining spelman in 1590 planted two lime trees at dartford which are still growing there thomas lord cromwell enriched the gardens of england gith with three different kinds of plums it wag was evelyn whose patriotism was not exceeded by bi his learning who largely propagated the noble oak in that country so much so th tint that at the trees which he planted have up plied piled the navy of great Brita its chief proportion of that timber cherriet cherries were first planted in kent by the fie knights Temp lars wha brought them from Ithe east E ast and the hirs girst first mulberry were also planted in kent by the knights of st john of jerusalem n sir richard weston brought over clover crass grass rass nass from flanders in 1645 tl the introduction of tr also of san foin is also attributed to him and his memory is still revered by every inhabitant of surrey acquainted with his deeds ile he died in 1652 I 1 |
