, 1877-12-01
SPARKS Of SCIENCE.

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1,lao speeleet w u "A'ta oeionS to eus Ats'p u
coast on tho Mediterranean. These figures rep
resent a scansy flora for country Of such cx-
,Gnt. but whcrrycr the Eeyuttar, so;j will sun
port Tceetatio,,, there the serieulturis. tows
ana teaps n's hat,es's' anu ~nu p'ants "sse
susall chances In tue struggle Tor existence. A
large part Of the timber used IN the country ia
imported, and very little wood Is burned for
.ash - 10 p.aIo Ss"S aapp''eo - $"9 01"% -
doinestlc animals.
Only two soils occur In Egypt, tho clay-aoli
~ @ to,erst,e ra,,cer ~ ~ IN rrns.c. mr. ~ ,nrior M IN
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hs'o .ne .ne'e, uas 'as5 ~ a'ss. .osa' - su'4
Or cover the ground with carpet OF YER
dure, and meadows arc consequently unknown.
Field. OF clover arc cultivated for pasturcs, and
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no'lneta 'a.,ts. 10 1on4so :" .ne ny, uust5 w.
mosphese Of EgSpt 10 not sintea Will tue f'eh
grccns observed elsewhere, and flowers arc. In
most cases, wanting ID the bright hues which
rsvc ,hrm e.oectal 1ov.linc.s. TIRE. md mr.
snn;., r,snts arc ,rc-r,as, mt. ,cav.. .n,or.
Ing Immediately upon the fall Of mature oies
NJ orchilaceous tlowcrs occur in the flora, and
mo.sta. ferns. fungi. and other trYptopamuus
plants arc rare.
9he PAIN tne cnaFaeteFst@ tfec OF INC
country, and cluups aAd groves ut the date
pain. and tic duom. palm add charming feature
to the Landscape. And still theEe Ia less satls~
faction derived from these graceful symbols Of
the tropics. than is usually Imagined. To
wander under palms." writes DR.. Kuuztnger,
"nppearcl to Us from fputh Up the highest
rest; but, iustcad OF soft grassy carpet, VIC
npd in the grove actayey soil dried, cracked, aud
dusty. or, II watered. muddy, With scrabt,y,
pIiekly bushes: aud dry aud thirsty wsGds. We
lofty slcnies stem ot the palm'tree Is scafrcly
| - broad a. our body wiki arms and leEs kept
close together, and whoever TICS down in this
t. afa s rays q "f ts aa s
thu Individual stculs stand too far apart foe
their Shadows to meet together; the covering
Afforded y the crown OF leaves "avtng A. 2
aizzy tlelght aboyc IS q n9 ayail On secyant q
that form 1t let through thousand beams Vt
light. w wished to breathe pure air; 2 palm,
Las nothing aromatlc aboat y, stem aha leases
'abne ihs ast t8at
III the air O. EEfpt' thas nerc IN tac
grove has settled down more th!ckly on TIC
patio green leavcs and tw1Sa' AUD now Waeh inc
lcast breath OF atr stirs falls down on our heads
much mosc pocticaf, then, than palni-sfovc Il
t'tne,Frovc, which y osilys respects has some
resemblance 70 It." Neither torcs!, spFlna;
nor meadow Is to be met with IN Egypt, and
thc native has no understanding OF Lie terms
which designate them.
IL the Ra1dens OF tue rural popu1nlion. wii'sh
arc surroHnded by mud Will and irrigated "
means of The wateF-wheel. tnc!c afc frult anu
| foliage trees, but scafatf O! no~er!nf plants.
For flo~crs," says III. hlunzincrf' "tne
EgYptlan gountrftnan haS no leel,hE; he thinks
81 ss1 . coas '9ss e asne na 1Sse
mary, mignoncite, Mnt,, ana paetl, when
LAST IL especially tancie1 hy tue People.
Ihe cypress !. inc only member ot the