The peach was orginally a poisonous almond. Iks fruity parts were used to poison arrows, and for that purpose it was introduced into Persia. Transplantation and cultivation have not only removed its poisonous qualities, but turned it into the delicious fruit that people now enjoy.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 20452, 5 July 1928, Page 10
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