The seven great monarchies of the ancient eastern world: or, The history, geography and antiquities of Chaldæa, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, and Sassanian or New Persian empire . of the allu-vium wholly, which then become utterly unproductive; whilethey spread themselves out over others, which are convertedthereby into pestilential swamps. A well-arranged system ofembankments and irrigating canals is necessary in order todevelop the natural capabilities of the country, and to derivefrom the rich soil of this vast alluviimi the valuable and va-ried products which it can be made to
The seven great monarchies of the ancient eastern world: or, The history, geography and antiquities of Chaldæa, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, and Sassanian or New Persian empire . of the allu-vium wholly, which then become utterly unproductive; whilethey spread themselves out over others, which are convertedthereby into pestilential swamps. A well-arranged system ofembankments and irrigating canals is necessary in order todevelop the natural capabilities of the country, and to derivefrom the rich soil of this vast alluviimi the valuable and va-ried products which it can be made to furnish. Among the natural products of the region two stand out aapre-eminently important—the wheat-plant and the date-palm.[PI. IV., Fig. 2.] According to the native tradition,^ wheatwas indigenous in Chaldeea; and the first comers thus foundthemselves provided by the bountiful hand of Nature with thechief necessary of life. The luxuriance of the plant was ex-cessive. Its leaves were as broad as the pahn of a mans hand,and its tendency to grow leaves was so great that (as we have Vol. Fig 1. Fig. 3. tilll i —-** ? l» III -SHE iPltt^g!^|»^0 Plate VII. 1 TIT t Fig. T Plate VIII. Fig. 1. Vol ?^C-- i0&~-
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