The land of the Moors; a comprehensive description . ularinese, 15 Corymbiferse, 10 Cynaracea; and 7 Euphorbiacicc. Thejiroportion of Compositiv Leguminosce and Ciiliacere he found to be unusuallylarge, that of (Iramineiv and Ranunculacere exceptionally small. = Onenew species, discovered in the Central Atlas above Avromd, he namedChrysanthemum catananche (Hall). The most singular feature he observedin the Great Atlas flora was the presence of large numbers of the commonspecies of Central Europe, annual and perennial, many not being foundnearer than the Spanish mountains, many not so near. ^ N
The land of the Moors; a comprehensive description . ularinese, 15 Corymbiferse, 10 Cynaracea; and 7 Euphorbiacicc. Thejiroportion of Compositiv Leguminosce and Ciiliacere he found to be unusuallylarge, that of (Iramineiv and Ranunculacere exceptionally small. = Onenew species, discovered in the Central Atlas above Avromd, he namedChrysanthemum catananche (Hall). The most singular feature he observedin the Great Atlas flora was the presence of large numbers of the commonspecies of Central Europe, annual and perennial, many not being foundnearer than the Spanish mountains, many not so near. ^ Nevertheless hedecided that the Morocc<i flora is altogether a portion of that greatMediterranean flora which, witli local peculiarities, one finds from theIndus to the .\llantic Inlands. Vol. xvi., 93. - p. 298- V. 302. 36 VEGETABLE PRODUCTS common than larger growths. Only such useful treesas the date and the olive, the walnut, the fig and theargan are to be frequently met with, and of these thefirst, at least, does not appear to be NOON BENEATH A LOTUS TREE.(Province of Rahamua ) Photograph by Dr. Rudduck. The most common wild tree on the plains is the thorny sidr or lotus [Rhamnus nabeca, or Zizyphus Lotus —sometimes known as the Mimosa niloticd) the abundant fruit of which, called nabk, is so undeservedly famous. High upon the mountain sides it grows in stunted patches, mere thorns on the ground, but on the plains the traveller is often grateful for its shade. In some districts cork oaks are plentiful, and of them many of the so-called forests are composed. At times their bark has formed an article of export—once an important monopoly—but unfortunately their chief use is to feed ovens and furnaces ; the acorns (belloot), which are of large size, are often SHRUBS 37 eaten.* Addison mentions the growth around them ofthe lentisk [Pistacia Lentiscus), the juice of which isused for tintinsr earthenware. The resin of ° Sltruhs. this shrub is the gum-mastic
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