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Physalis peruviana, Linn. (P. edudis, Sims). Cape GooseBerry. Fig. 2935. As compared with P. pubescens, this is a much stronger grower, the plant standing partially erect and attaining a height of 1 1/2-3 ft.: lvs. thicker, less regularly toothed, more pointed, heart- shaped at the base, and very pubescent or fuzzy: fls. larger (1/2-5/8in. long), open-bell-shaped, the limb or border widely spreading and light yellow, the interior of throat blotched and veined with 5 purple spots, the anthers blue-purple: husk thicker and larger than in the last, somewhat hairy, and has a much longer point. Tropics.
This species is too late for the northern states. The berry is yellow, not glutinous, and much like that of P. pubescens in appearance, but it seems to be less sweet than of that species. This plant has been cult, for two centuries, probably. It was described and figured by Morison in 1715 in England. In 1725, Feuillee gave a description of its cult, in Peru, saying that it was then cult, with care and was greatly esteemed as a preserve. The particular form of the species cult, in our gardens is that described and figured by Suns in 1807 as Physalis edulis, the "edible physalis." Sims' account says that "this plant is a native of Peru and Chili, but is cult, at the Cape of Good Hope, in some parts of the E. Indies, and more especially at the English settlement of New S. Wales, at which latter place it is known by the name of Cape gooseberry, and is the chief fr. the colonists at present possess; is eaten raw; or made into pies, puddings or preserves."
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'''Origin:''' The cape gooseberry is native to Brazil but long ago became naturalized in the highlands of Peru and Chile and became identified with the region. It was being grown in England in 1774 and was cultivated by early settlers at the Cape of Good Hope before 1807. Soon after introduction to the Cape the plant was carried to Australia where it quickly spread into the wild. Seeds were taken to Hawaii before 1825 and the plant is naturalized on all the islands at medium and somewhat higher altitudes. Only in fairly recent times has the fruit received any attention in the continental U.S.
'''Origin:''' The cape gooseberry is native to Brazil but long ago became naturalized in the highlands of Peru and Chile and became identified with the region. It was being grown in England in 1774 and was cultivated by early settlers at the Cape of Good Hope before 1807. Soon after introduction to the Cape the plant was carried to Australia where it quickly spread into the wild. Seeds were taken to Hawaii before 1825 and the plant is naturalized on all the islands at medium and somewhat higher altitudes. Only in fairly recent times has the fruit received any attention in the continental U.S.
