. The encyclopædia of geography: comprising a complete description of the earth, physical, statistical, civil, and political. e Algarves, in \Vestern Alemtejo and South Estremadura, the rich and varied vege-tation calls to mind the fertile plains of Syria. In Andalusia, frosts are unknown, and thesnow, if it ever falls, melts the moment it touches the soil: so that it is not surprising that,in the cultivated parts, the Spaniards, long famous for their voyages, should have introducedmany vegetables from remote parts of the world; thus giving a perfectly tropical appear-ance to the country. The
. The encyclopædia of geography: comprising a complete description of the earth, physical, statistical, civil, and political. e Algarves, in \Vestern Alemtejo and South Estremadura, the rich and varied vege-tation calls to mind the fertile plains of Syria. In Andalusia, frosts are unknown, and thesnow, if it ever falls, melts the moment it touches the soil: so that it is not surprising that,in the cultivated parts, the Spaniards, long famous for their voyages, should have introducedmany vegetables from remote parts of the world; thus giving a perfectly tropical appear-ance to the country. The Erythrina Corallodendron, or Coral tree, with its brilliant scarlet blossoms, theSchimis Molle, with its gracefully pinnated foliage, and the Phytolacca dioica, are intro-duced, with many other plants, from South America. Even the bananas are common to thesouth of the Guadalquivir; as are also the Cayenne Pepper; and, in gardens, the Convolvu-lus Batatas, or Sweet Potato. Everywhere about the rural habitations of the Spanish pea-santry, the Date, the Orange {Jig. 298.), the Lemon, the Olive, the Pomegranate, the Fig 298.
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