SC - FACTS_Grapefruit

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In a message dated 97-04-24 09:36:45 EDT, you write:

<< The question is...was grapefruit discovered
 by a 15th C. explorer like I heard, or a 19th Century hybrid like
 Adamantius heard. Do you know?
  >>

It appears as if both of the above are wrong! :-0 The following was taken
verbatim from "Fieldbook of Naturqal History" , ed. Palmer/Fowler, 2nd
Edition, pg. 228:

"Native of Asia, but planted widely particularly in Florida, California,
Texas, and Lousiana..............Introduced commersially into the United
States in 1809............"

It goes on to say that the pink-fleshed type, Thompson and Foster varieties
have been developed since then.

What a hoot! Who'd have tho't! :-)

Lord Ras