The Holy Land and the Bible; . 4,1; XV. f, 2; BeU. Jud., i. 6, 6; iv. 8, 2, 3. 6 Josh. il. 6,. Palm Trees. (See page 394.) •t XXVIII.] TjjE PLAIN OF JERICHO. 395 together to her, as if llicy had been a trifle for such a mistress! Thetree from which henna is obtained—the dye still used by the womenof the East to stain their nails—also grew here. The Son ofSirach makes Wisdom say that she is lofty as the ])alni trees ofEngedi, and like the roses of Jericho.^ Sycamores formed alleysalongside the roads, as they now do in the suburbs of Evenyet, the zukkum, a small, thorny tree, yields from
The Holy Land and the Bible; . 4,1; XV. f, 2; BeU. Jud., i. 6, 6; iv. 8, 2, 3. 6 Josh. il. 6,. Palm Trees. (See page 394.) •t XXVIII.] TjjE PLAIN OF JERICHO. 395 together to her, as if llicy had been a trifle for such a mistress! Thetree from which henna is obtained—the dye still used by the womenof the East to stain their nails—also grew here. The Son ofSirach makes Wisdom say that she is lofty as the ])alni trees ofEngedi, and like the roses of Jericho.^ Sycamores formed alleysalongside the roads, as they now do in the suburbs of Evenyet, the zukkum, a small, thorny tree, yields from the minute kernelsof its nuts an oil which is highly prized by the Arabs and pilgrims, asa cure for wounds and bruises. The few feeble and lazy inhabitants of the plain trouble themselveslittle with the cultivation of the soil. Fig-trees grow luxuriantly andneed little care, but any large fields of grain there may be are sownand reaped by strangers; peasants who come down from the hills forthe purpose receiving half the produce for their own share, and payingthe other half to the vi
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