1493 brought the first lemon seeds to america.
who brought the first lemon seeds to america?
1493
the first substantial cultivation of lemons in europe began in genoa in the middle of the 15th century. the lemon was later introduced to the americas in 1493 when christopher columbus brought lemon seeds to hispaniola on his voyages. spanish conquest throughout the new world helped spread lemon seeds. it was mainly used as an ornamental plant and for medicine. in the 19th century, lemons were increasingly planted in florida and california.
lemon
lemon was raised in california where he played high school baseball and was the state player of the year in 1938. at the age of 17, lemon began his professional baseball career in the cleveland indians organization, with whom he played for his entire professional career. lemon was called up to cleveland's major league team as a utility player in 1941. he then joined the united states navy during world war ii and returned to the indians in 1946. that season was the first lemon would play at the pitcher position.
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