, ▁had ▁ 1 , 2 0 0 ▁st raw berry ▁plants ▁in ▁his ▁royal ▁garden . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 5 th ▁century ▁western ▁European ▁mon ks ▁were ▁using ▁the ▁wild ▁st raw berry ▁in ▁their ▁ill umin ated ▁manuscript s . ▁The ▁st raw berry ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁Italian , ▁F lem ish , ▁and ▁German ▁art , ▁and ▁in ▁English ▁mini atures . ▁The ▁entire ▁st raw berry ▁plant ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁treat ▁de press ive ▁ill ness es . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century , ▁references ▁of ▁cultiv ation ▁of ▁the ▁st raw berry ▁became ▁more ▁common . ▁People ▁began ▁using ▁it ▁for ▁its ▁supposed ▁medic inal ▁properties ▁and ▁botan ists ▁began ▁naming ▁the ▁different ▁species . ▁In ▁England ▁the ▁demand ▁for ▁regular ▁st raw berry ▁far ming ▁had ▁increased ▁by ▁the ▁mid - 1 6 th ▁century . ▁ ▁The ▁combination ▁of ▁st raw ber ries ▁and ▁cre am ▁was ▁created ▁by ▁Thomas ▁Wol sey ▁in ▁the ▁court ▁of ▁King ▁Henry ▁VIII . ▁Inst ru ctions ▁for ▁growing ▁and ▁har vest ing ▁st raw ber ries ▁showed ▁up ▁in ▁writing ▁in ▁ 1 5 7 8 . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century ▁three ▁European ▁species ▁had ▁been ▁c ited : ▁F . ▁ves ca , ▁F . ▁mos ch ata , ▁and ▁F . ▁vir id is . ▁The ▁garden ▁st raw berry ▁was ▁trans pl anted ▁from ▁the ▁for ests ▁and ▁then ▁the ▁plants ▁would ▁be ▁propag ated