CONTENTS. 



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INTRODUCTION xiv-xxvi 



I.— FLORA OF THE ASSYRIAN MONUMENTS OF THE 



BRITISH MUSEUM, AND OTHERS .... 3 



The Date tree {Phxnix daclylifera) — The Vine ( Vitis vinifera) 

 — The Pomegranate [Punka granatit in) — The Fig [Ficiis caricd) — 

 The Banana [Micsa sapientiiin) — The Melon {Cnciimis vielo or 

 Citrullus vulgaris) — The Pine tree {Piinis Brutia) — The Reed 

 [Arundo Donax) — The Lily {Lilium candidum) — A composite 

 plant [Hieracium Pattnosum) — The Baobab {Adansonia digiiaia). 



IL— THE SACRED TREES OF ASSYRIA .... 41 



The Date tree — The Vine — The Pomegranate — The Fir tree — 

 The Oak (?). 



IIL— THE CONE-FRUIT 65 



The bucket accompanying the Cone-fruit — The Citron — Dr. 

 Tylor's theory of Cone-fruit — Holy water theory — Notion of Holy 

 water very ancient — Cedar-cone or Pine-cone ? — Origin of term 

 Deodar — Different species of Cedrus. 



