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December 30, 2007

  • Strawberries are thought to have been cultivated in ancient Rome.
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  • The strawberry, as we know it, was originally grown in northern Europe, but species are also found in Russia, Chile, and the United States.
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  • The berries seem to be strewn among the leaves of the plant. The plant first had the name strewberry, which later was changed to strawberry.
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  • In France strawberries were cultivated in the 13th Century for useas a medicinal herb.
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  • Historical Medicinal Uses of Fragaria Vesca (Alpine Strawberry):
    It is said that the leaves, roots and fruits of this variety of strawberry were used for a digestive or skin tonic. Internally, the berry was used for diarrhoea and digestive upset, while the leaves and the roots were used for gout. Externally, it was used for sunburn and skin blemishes, and the fruit juice was used for discoloured teeth.
  • The first American species of strawberries was cultivated about 1835.
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  • The first important American variety, the Hoveg, was grown in 1834, in Massachusetts. The hybrid variety was developed in France.
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  • The strawberry is considered one of the most important small fruits grown in the Western Hemisphere. Today every state in the United States and every province in Canada grows the
  •  strawberry plant.  Kiss

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09:05 PM Dec 30 2007

single & loving it
Oman

yummmmmmmy yummmy i love it