Tamarindus (tamarind): Tree. Tropical and sub-tropical. Africa. Cultivated in Arabia, southern India, Ceylon, Java, Philippines, northern Australia, Pacific Isles, South America.
Order XXII.—Rosaceæ: Trees, shrubs, herbs; seventy-one genera.
Fragaria (strawberry): Herb. Widely distributed, even to Kamchatka and Alaska.
Prunus (plum): Tree. Temperate Zone, south of 60°. Europe, western Asia. Cultivated in northeast America.
Prunus (cherry): Tree. North Africa, Holland, Portugal. Cultivated in southeastern Africa, America, Belgium, England.
Prunus (apricot): Tree. Armenia, Persia, China, Japan, California.
Prunus (peach): Tree. Southern half of North Temperate Zone in Asia, Europe, America, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland.
Pyrus (apple): Tree. England, France, Germany, Netherlands, Prussia, Poland, United States, south Australia.
Pyrus (pear): Tree. China, Syria, Persia, central and northern Europe, Belgium, France, Great Britain. Cultivated in North America.
Pyrus (quince): Tree. Northern Persia, east and west. Cultivated in northeastern America, Portugal.