. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. 18. IINE. 19. CYPRESS. 20. OLIVE-TREE. The Laurel (26) and Myrtle (25), though more properly belongingto warmer climes, can flourish in a reduced form in our own country. 1 EUROPEAN PLANTS. 241 They have been, from^the days of ancient Greece downwards, the sym-bols respectively of victory and of youth and beauty. The Mastic-tree. 21. ORANGE-TREE. 22. POMEGRANATE-TREK. 23. FIG
. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. 18. IINE. 19. CYPRESS. 20. OLIVE-TREE. The Laurel (26) and Myrtle (25), though more properly belongingto warmer climes, can flourish in a reduced form in our own country. 1 EUROPEAN PLANTS. 241 They have been, from^the days of ancient Greece downwards, the sym-bols respectively of victory and of youth and beauty. The Mastic-tree. 21. ORANGE-TREE. 22. POMEGRANATE-TREK. 23. FIG-TREE. (176) is a resinous tree from wliich are obtained the resinous, seed-Hke,aromatic globules used in various kinds of varnishes, incense powders,etc. The Pistachio-nuts (17rt) so largely used in Eastern cookery, are thefruit of another species of Mastic. The Dwarf or Fan-Palm (30) is
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