Fruits and Vegetableswith POI’s

by Brandi Davis

Potato1) Today potatoes are grown in all 50 states of the USA and in about 125 countries

throughout the world.    

2) The sweet potato belongs in the same family as morning glories while the white potato belongs to the same group as tomatoes, tobacco, chile pepper, eggplant and the petunia.    

3) The potato is about 80% water and 20% solids.    

4) An 8 ounce baked or boiled potato has only about 100 calories.  

5) The average American eats about 124 pounds of potatoes per year while Germans eat about twice as much.    

8) Thomas Jefferson gets the credit for introducing "french fries" to America when he served them at a White House dinner.    

9) According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the largest potato grown was 7 pounds 1 ounce.

10) Potatoes are classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Magnoliopsida, order Polemoniales, family Solanaceae.

Onion• The onion is part of the lily family. • Member of Alliaceae which includes Garlic, Leek, Chives, Scallions,

Shallots. • Have been important part of history, has been cultivated for at least

7,000 yrs. • Egyptians believed onions had strength-producing powers,

therefore, they were fed to labors who built the pyramids. • The Romans ate onions to gain strength and courage. • The name onion stems from the Latin word unus meaning oneness

or unity. • Alexander the Great ordered his troops to eat onions to improve

their vitality. • Onion is classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Liliopsida,

order Liliales, family Liliaceae.

Cucumber• The inner temperature of a cucumber can be up to 20 degrees

cooler than the outside air! • Cucumbers were believed to have originated in India and spread

through Greece and Italy. • They made their way into North America agriculture by the mid-16

century. • "Cukes" belong to the same family as pumpkins, zucchini,

watermelon and other squashes. • Cucumbers are fruits because they contain the seeds to reproduce• Cucumbers are 95% water• Cucumber is classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class

Magnoliopsida, order Violales, family Curcurbitaceae.

Apple

• The apple variety ‘Delicious' is the most widely grown in the United States. • The apple tree originated in an area between the Caspian and the Black

Sea. • Apples were the favorite fruit of ancient Greeks and Romans. • Apples are a member of the rose family. • Apples harvested from an average tree can fill 20 boxes that weigh 42

pounds each. • 25 percent of an apple's volume is air. That is why they float. • Apples have five seed pockets or carpels. Each pocket contains seeds. The

number of seeds per carpel is determined by the vigor and health of the plant. Different varieties of apples will have different number of seeds.

• World's top apple producers are China, United States, Turkey, Poland and Italy.

• Apples are classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Magnoliopsida, order Rosales, family Rosaceae.

Apricot• In Latin, apricot means "precious," a label earned because it ripens

earlier than other summer fruits. • A relative of the peach, the apricot is smaller and has a smooth,

oval pit that falls out easily when the fruit is halved.• Apricots originally came from China. • This golden fruit has been around for more than 4,000 years. • The first recorded major production of apricots in America was in

1792 south of San Francisco. • California is the leading producer in the United States. It is also a

significant crop in British Columbia (Canada), Australia, Italy, the south of France, Turkey, and Israel.

• Apricots are classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class

Magnoliopsida, order Rosales, family Rosaceae.

Asparagus

• Asparagus is a member of the Lily family. • Asparagus spears grow from a crown that is planted

about a foot deep in sandy soils. • Under ideal conditions, an asparagus spear can grow

10" in a 24-hour period. • An asparagus planting is usually not harvested for the

first 3 years after the crowns are planted allowing the crown to develop a strong fibrous root system.

• A well cared for asparagus planting will generally produce for about 15 years without being replanted.

• Asparagus is classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Liliopsida, order Liliales, family Liliaceae.

Avocado

• Avocados are a fruit• Latin Americans wrap avocados up and give them as

wedding gifts. • The avocado is also called an Alligator Pear because of

its pear-like shape and green skin. • Avocado is a corruption of the Spanish word aguacate,

which is in turn a corruption of the Aztec word ahuacatl. • California produces about 90% of the nation's avocado

crop. • The avocado tree belongs to the family Lauraceae. It is

classified as Persea americana.

Banana• Bananas are America's #1 fruit.

• The average American consumes over 28 pounds of bananas each year.

• There is no such thing as a banana tree. Bananas grow on plants.

• Bananas are not grown commercially in the continental United States. They are grown in Latin and South America from countries like Costa Rica, Ecuador, Colombia, Honduras, Panama and Guatemala.

• Bananas are available all year-round. They are harvested every day of the year.

• Bananas are classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Liliopsida, order Zingiberales, family Musaceae.

Cauliflower• Cauliflower is a vegetable.• Cauliflower, as its name implies, is a flower growing from a plant. • In its early stages, it resembles broccoli, which is its closest relative. • The heavy green leaves that surround the head protect the flower

buds from the sunlight. • It is also a cruciferous vegetable being studied for its role in

reducing cancer risk.• Mark Twain said “Cauliflower is nothing but a cabbage with a

college education.”• Cauliflower is classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class

Magnoliopsida, order Capparales, family Cruciferae.

Blueberry

• Blueberries are a fruit• Early American colonists made grey paint by boiling blueberries in

milk.• Blueberries have been commercially cultivated only since the early

20th century, when the USDA helped develop new improved varieties.

• The blueberry is the second most popular berry in the U.S.• Over 200 million pounds of blueberries are grown commercially

each year.• The blueberry muffin is the official muffin of Minnesota.• The blueberry is the official berry of Nova Scotia.• The blueberry is the official state fruit of New Jersey• Blueberries are classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class

Magnoliopsida, order Ericales, family Ericaceae.

Blackberry• Blackberries are a fruit.• Blackberries are red and hard when they are immature and turn

black and shiny when they ripen.• Most commercial cultivation is limited to the United States. • There are literally thousands of varieties of blackberries, including

an albino 'white blackberry,' and the dewberry, which bears a smaller fruit.

• Blackberries can be easily confused with raspberries, but raspberries (including black raspberries) have a hollow center.

• The blackberry is an aggregate fruit that is composed of many smaller fruits called drupes. 

• The blackberry’s scientific name is Rubus ursinus

Cranberry

• Cranberry is a fruit• Cranberries are almost 90% water.• Good, ripe cranberries will bounce. Bounceberry is another name

for them.• Native Americans pounded cranberries into a paste and mixed with

dried meat, and called this mixture 'pemmican.'  • Most of the world’s cranberries are cultivated in just five states:

Massachusetts, Wisconsin, New Jersey, Oregon and Washington.• There are several theories as to the origin of the name 'cranberry.'

One is that the open flowers look like the head of a crane; another is that cranes like to these sour berries.

• Cranberry is classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Magnoliopsida, order Ericales, family Ericaceae.

Raspberry

• Raspberry is a fruit.• Raspberries come in many colors besides red: there are

also black, purple and gold raspberries.• Unripe berries will not ripen once picked. • Raspberries are have a hollow core that remains on the

plant when you pick the raspberry. • Martin Van Buren, while campaigning for the presidency

in 1840, was said by his opponents to "wallow in raspberries", a shocking extravagance.

• Raspberry is a member of the rose family.• Raspberry’s scientific name is Rubus idaeus

Strawberry• The strawberry you eat is not really a fruit or a berry but is the

enlarged receptacle of the flower. The average strawberry has about 200 seeds.

• Strawberries were once avoided by pregnant women because it was believed that their children would be born with strawberry birth marks.

• The U.S. is the leading producer of strawberries, and California is the highest producing state.

• Strawberries are grown in every state in the U.S. and every province in Canada.

• Strawberries were cultivated in ancient Rome and were used as a medicinal herb in the 13th Century.

• Strawberries are a member of the Rose family.• Strawberries are classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class

Magnoliopsida, order Rosales, family Rosaceae.

Broccoli

• Broccoli is a vegetable.• Broccoli is a member of the cabbage family, and a close relative of

cauliflower. • Broccoli is available year round, but it grows better in cool weather,

so it can be in short supply in July and August. • Broccoli was developed some 2,500 years ago on the island of

Cyprus. • Ninety percent of the fresh broccoli sold in the U.S. is grown in the

Salinas Valley in California. • Broccoli was created by crossing cauliflower seeds with pea seeds.

• Broccoli is classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class

Magnoliopsida, order Capparales, family Cruciferae.

Brussels Sprout

• Brussels Sprouts are a vegetable.• Brussels Sprouts were named after the capital of

Belgium where it is thought that they were first cultivated. • Brussels Sprouts are also one of the few vegetables to

have originated in northern Europe. • Brussels sprouts look like miniature heads of cabbage. • Most Brussels sprouts are grown in California. • Brussels sprouts and cabbage are members of the

cruciferous vegetable family. • Brussels sprouts are classified in the division

Magnoliophyta, class Magnoliopsida, order Capparales, family Cruciferae.

Cabbage

• Cabbage is a vegetable.• Cabbage is grown best in cool, moist climates.• Cabbage is one of the oldest vegetables.• There are more than a hundred varieties of cabbage

grown throughout the world.• Cato said “The cabbage surpasses all other vegetables.”• Cabbage is a cruciferous vegetable.

• Cabbages are classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Magnoliopsida, order Capparales, family

Cruciferae.

Carrot• Carrot is a vegetable.• Carrots were first cultivated in Afghanistan in the 7th century,

and they started with yellow flesh and a purple exterior.• The Dutch developed the orange carrot.• The carrot was brought to by colonists to the New World,

where it escaped into the wild and became Queen Anne's Lace.

• The orange carrot is called “carotene” because of the beta-carotene it produces.

• Carrots are members of the parsley family, characterized by feathery green leaves.

• Carrots are classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Magnoliopsida, order Umbellales, family Umbelliferae.

Celery

• Celery is a vegetable.• Celery is native to the Mediterranean and the Middle

East, and was used by the ancient Greeks and Romans as a flavoring.

• The ancient Chinese used celery as a medicinal. • The celery that we all buy in the local supermarket is

Pascal variety, first cultivated in 1874 in Michigan.• It takes more calories to eat and digest celery than there

is in the celery. • The wild form of celery is known as smallage.• Celery is classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class

Magnoliopsida, order Umbellales, family Umbelliferae.

Cherry

• The cherry is one of the most commonly grown home-orchard fruits.

• Sour cherries are hardier and more easily grown than sweet cherries and are mostly self-fertile, while many sweet cherries must be cross-pollinated to bear well.

• Roman General Lucullus is said to have committed suicide when he realized he was running out of cherries.

• Cherries are drupes, or stone fruits, related to plums and more distantly to peaches and nectarines.

• The cherry is the state fruit of Utah.• Europe is the largest producing area of cherries.• Cherries are classified in the division Magnoliophyta,

class Magnoliopsida, order Rosales, family Rosaceae.

Orange

• The orange is technically a hesperidum, a type of berry.  • In Queen Victoria's day, oranges were given as

Christmas gifts in England.• Columbus brought the orange to the West Indies.• Flowers and fruits in all stages of development are on

the tree throughout the year, although a large portion of the fruits ripen at one time.

• Brazil produces more oranges than any other country.• Most oranges are consumed fresh or made into juice.• Orange is classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class

Magnoliopsida, order Sapindales, family Rutaceae.

Grapefruit

• Grapefruit is a citrus fruit• Grapefruit originated sometime in the late 18th-century in

the Caribbean.• Florida produces 1/3 of the world’s grapefruit.• Grapefruit got its name from the way it grows in clusters

(like grapes) on the tree.• The Texas Red Grapefruit is the state fruit of Texas. • Grapefruit juice can have a major effect on the potency

of various medications, and can even cause an overdose when taking prescribed doses.

• Grapefruits are classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Magnoliopsida, order Sapindales, family Rutaceae.

Lemon

• Lemons are a citrus fruit.• There are two different types of lemons — acid and

sweet.• Lemons are believed to have originated in Southeast

Asia, and spread to Spain and North Africa during the Middle Ages.

• The cultivated variety is thought to be a hybrid of wild species of lime and citron.

• Third century Romans believed that the lemon was an antidote for all poisons.

• Lemons contain 30 to 45 percent juice.• Lemon is classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class

Magnoliopsida, order Sapindales, family Rutaceae.

Lime

• Limes are a citrus fruit.• Limes are native to Southeast Asia, and probably

originated in Indonesia or Malaysia.• The lime is the most susceptible to frost injury of all

citrus fruits, but some varieties do well in sandy or rocky soils usually unfavorable to citrus.

• Limes grow on small shrublike trees.• Limes are the most acidic of the citrus fruits.• The lime is a natural hybrid of the citron and papeda.• Limes are classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class

Magnoliopsida, order Sapindales, family Rutaceae.

Coconut• Coconut is a fruit.• Coconut juice or coconut water is the liquid inside a coconut.• The coconut grows on the coco palm, which is one of the most

useful trees in existence, every part of it having some value.• Coconut oil was the world's leading vegetable oil until soybean oil

took over in the 1960s. • There are more than 20 billion coconuts produced each year • The seed of the coconut is peculiarly adapted to dispersal by water

because the large pod holding the nut is buoyant and impervious to moisture.

• Coconuts are classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Liliopsida, order Arecales, family Palmae.

Corn

• Corn is a vegetable.• The grain of corn grown in the United States is

Indian corn or maize.• Corn always has an even number of rows on

each ear.• The U.S. produces 40% of the world corn crop.• Corn is not only an important food for man, more

than 50% of U.S. production is used for livestock feed.

• Corn is used in the production of alcohol.• Corn’s scientific name is Zea mays

Eggplant• Eggplant is a vegetable.• Eggplant is a member of the nightshade family and is native to India.• Eggplants are native to India, and India and the Far East are still its

largest consumers. • Eggplant is related to potatoes, tomatoes, and peppers.• Thomas Jefferson, who experimented with many varieties of plants

in his Virginia garden, is credited with introducing eggplant to North America.

• The name eggplant was originally applied to a white skinned variety. • Eggplants are classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class

Magnoliopsida, order Polemoniales, family Solanaceae.

Fig

• The fig is a flower inverted into itself.• Figs are in the mulberry family.• The fig was used by the ancient Egyptians as long as

6,000 years ago. • Figs are the sweetest of all fruits.• Figs were a favorite of Cleopatra.• Originally native from Turkey to northern India, the fig

fruit spread to many of the Mediterranean countries. • The primary producers of dried figs today are the United

States, Turkey, Greece, and Spain. • Figs are classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class

Magnoliopsida, order Urticales, family Moraceae.

Grape

• Grape is a berry.• The grape is one of the oldest fruits to be cultivated

going back as far as biblical times • Spanish explorers introduced the fruit to America

approximately 300 years ago. • Grape growing is the largest food industry in the world. • There are more than 60 species and 8000 varieties of

grapes, and they can all be used to make juice and/or wine.

• Grapes make up the most valuable fruit crop in the United States.

• Grapes are classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Magnoliopsida, order Rhamnales, family Vitaceae.

Kiwifruit

• Like the name implies, kiwis are fruit.

• There are more than 400 different varieties of kiwi fruit in China where they have been used for over 700 years.

• Kiwifruit vines are trained to grow on a trellis, and vines can be as high as 15 feet.

Lettuce• Lettuce is a vegetable.• The ancient Greeks believed that lettuce induced sleep, so they

served it at the end of the meal. • The lettuce that we see today, actually started out as a weed around

the Mediterranean basin. • Christopher Columbus introduced lettuce to the new world and from

there, lettuce in the United States began cultivating. • Iceberg lettuce got it's name from the fact that California growers

started shipped it covered with heaps of crushed ice in the 1920s. It had previously been called Crisphead lettuce.

• Lettuce (of all types) is the second most popular fresh vegetable in the United States behind #1 potatoes.

• Lettuce is a vegetable that is pretty much immune to any form of preservation. You can't freeze it, can it, dry it, or pickle it.

• Lettuce is classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Magnoliopsida, order Asterales, family Asteraceae.

Mango

• Mango are a fruit.• Mango trees are evergreens that will grow to 60 feet tall.• Mango trees require hot, dry periods to set and produce

a good crop. • Today there more than 1,000 different varieties of

mangos throughout the world. • Mangos have been cultivated in India for about 6,000

years.• More fresh mangos are eaten every day than any other

fruit in the world.• Mangoes are classified in the division Magnoliophyta,

class Magnoliopsida, order Sapindales, family Anacardiaceae.

Cantaloupe• The cantaloupe is a melon, a type of fruit.• What we call 'cantaloupe' in the U.S., is actually a muskmelon.• Ancient Egyptians and Romans enjoyed cantaloupes or

muskmelons. • Melon seeds were transported to the United States by Columbus

and eventually cultivated by Spanish explorers in California.• Melons are in the same gourd family as squashes and cucumbers. • The cantaloupe was supposedly named for Cantalou, a former

Papal garden near Rome, where the variety was developed.• Cantaloupe is classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class

Magnoliopsida, order Violales, family Curcurbitaceae.

Watermelon

• Watermelon are a melon, a type of fruit.• The watermelon are a plant of the gourd family.• Watermelons are native to southern Africa.• The watermelon introduced to America by Africans

transported as slaves.• The first recorded watermelon harvest took place 5,000

years ago in Egypt. • In 1939 seedless watermelon was developed by treating

the unpollinated flowers of watermelons with a specific acid.

• Watermelons are classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Magnoliopsida, order Violales, family Curcurbitaceae.

Mushroom

• Mushroom is a basidium fungus.• There are close to 40,000 varieties of mushrooms.• Mushrooms are grown from microscopic spores.• The use of edible mushrooms for food dates back at

least to early Roman times • There are many poisonous mushrooms. Mushroom

poisoning can lead to symptoms of sweating, cramps, diarrhea, confusion, convulsions, and potentially result in liver damage, or even death.

• Roman emperors Tiberius and Claudius both died of mushroom poisoning.

• Mushrooms are classified in the kingdom Fungi, phylum (division) Basidiomycota.

Nectarine• A nectarine is a fruit.• A nectarine is a fuzzless variety of peach, in the rose family.• Nectarines, like peaches, probably originated in China over 2,000

years ago and were cultivated in ancient Persia, Greece and Rome • Nectarines were grown in Great Britain in the late 16th or early 17th

centuries, and were introduced to America by the Spanish. • The word 'nectarine' means sweet as nectar, and this is very likely

the obvious origin of the name.• Peach seeds may occasionally grow into trees that bear nectarines,

and nectarine seeds may grow into trees that bear either nectarines or peaches. It is not possible to know which fruit will grow on trees grown from nectarine seeds.

• Nectarines are classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Magnoliopsida, order Rosales, family Rosaceae.

Olive

• Olive is a fruit.• Olives can be green or black (ripe).• Olives are not edible, green or ripe, and must be treated

with lye and/or cured in brine or dry salt before being edible.

• Olive trees may live to be 1500 years old, the average life span is about 500 years.

• Most of the olive trees are used to make olive oil.• California is the only state where olives are grown

commercially. • Olives are classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class

Magnoliopsida, order Scrophulariales, family Oleaceae.

Papaya

• The papaya is a melon-like fruit.• Papayas are from tropical America.• There are two types of papayas, the Hawaiian and

Mexican. • Papaya juice has been used for centuries in South

America to tenderize meat. • The papaya tree can grow from seed to a 20 foot, fruit

bearing tree in less than 18 months. • The fruit can range in size from 1 to 20 pounds. • The papaya is classified in the division Magnoliophyta,

class Magnoliopsida, order Violales, family Caricaceae.

Peach• Peach is a fruit.• Peach is a member of the rose family.• The peach was first cultivated in China and revered as a symbol of

longevity.• In the early 1600s Spanish explorers brought it to the New World

and by the 1700s missionaries had established peaches in California.

• The peach is the state fruit of Georgia and South Carolina. It is also the state flower of Delaware.

• Cling or clingstone peaches have a pit to which the flesh 'clings'; freestone peaches have a pit from which the flesh is easily pulled away.

• Peaches are classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Magnoliopsida, order Rosales, family Rosaceae.

Pear

• The pear is a fruit from the rose family.• There are more than 5,000 varieties of pears, not all of

them are pear-shaped.• Pears have been cultivated since before 2000 B.C. • The leading pear producers, in order are Italy, China and

the United States.• Pears are now grown in almost all temperate regions of

the world. • Pear trees can produce fruit for up to 100 years. • Pears are classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class

Magnoliopsida, order Rosales, family Rosaceae.

Plum

• Plum is a fruit, a member of the rose family.• Plum trees are grown on every continent except

Antarctica.• Alexander the Great is said to have introduced the plum

into Greece from Syria or Persia, where the damson plum had long been grown.

• Most of the cultivated plums in the United States are derived from European and Japanese varieties

• The plum is a drupe—a pitted fruit—related to the nectarine, peach, and apricot.

• The skin of the plum stimulates bowel movements.• Plums are classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class

Magnoliopsida, order Rosales, family Rosaceae.

Pineapple

• Pineapples can weigh up to 20 pounds. • Pineapples are thought to have originated in Brazil.• There are no known native or wild pineapples known

today.• The pineapple is grown throughout warm regions.• More than one-third of the world's commercial supply of

pineapples comes from Hawaii.• A compound derived from pineapple, branelain, is used

as an anti-inflammatory. • The pineapple family is classified in the division

Magnoliophyta, class Liliopsida, order Bromeliales.

Prune

• Prune is a fruit.

• A prune is a dried plum.

• More than 70% of the world's prunes are produced in California.

• A type of prune was used by Native Americans as a staple item of diet.

Pumpkin

• A pumpkin is a fruit, a type of gourd.• The pumpkin is closely related to the squash.• 99% of all pumpkins are sold for decorations.• Illinois leads the nation in pumpkin production.• Championship pumpkins today are over 800 pounds.

These pumpkins grow 10 to 15 pounds per day!• Pumpkin halves were supposedly used as guides for

haircuts in colonial New Haven, Connecticut, giving rise to the nickname 'pumpkinhead.'

• Pumpkins are classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Magnoliopsida, order Violales, family Cucurbitaceae.

Radish• Radish is the root of a herbaceous plant.• Radishes are normally consumed in salad.• Radishes are root vegetables that resemble beets or turnips in

appearance and texture, but have a distinct flavor. • The ancient Egyptians used radish seed oil before olive oil was

known. • Radishes were first cultivated thousands of years ago in China, then

in Egypt and Greece. • Radishes were so highly regarded in Greece that gold replicas were

made. • Radishes are classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class

Magnoliopsida, order Capparales, family Cruciferae.

Spinach

• Spinach originally came from Persia (now Iran) where it was known as "aspanakh".

• Spinach was introduced to Europe in the 15th century.• Spinach was the first frozen vegetable to be sold.• In recent times, it has been popularized by the cartoon character

"Popeye", who attributes his amazing strength to a daily diet of the green leafy vegetable.

• Spinach was used by medieval artists to produce a green pigment for illuminated manuscripts.

• Spinach contains a chemical called oxalic acid, which binds with iron and calcium and reduces the absorption of these minerals.

• Spinach plants bare classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Magnoliopsida, order Caryophyllales.

Sweetpotato

• The sweet potato is the 6th principal world food crop.• The sweet potato was cultivated by the Aztecs.• Native Americans were growing sweet potatoes when

Columbus arrived in 1492. • 90 percent of the worlds' crop is grown in Asia.• Sweet potatoes are grown in the southern portion of the

United States.• George Washington Carver worked extensively with the

sweet potato. He developed 118 different products from sweet potatoes.

• Sweet potatoes are classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Magnoliopsida, order Solanales, family Convolvulaceae.

Tomato

• The tomato is a fruit.• The tomato is related to the eggplant and potato.• The first tomato plants were planted in Greece by a Friar

Francis in 1818.• All parts of the tomato plants except the fruit are toxic.• The tomato is one of the newest plants to be used on a

large scale for human food.• China is the largest producer of tomatoes in the world,

producing over 16% of all tomatoes.• The tomato is classified in the division Magnoliophyta,

class Magnoliopsida, order Solanales, family Solanaceae.