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The Fig, Sycamore-fig and Mulberry, of the Mo- 

 rads, a family peculiar for the manner in which their 

 fruits are formed, being an aggregation of calices consol- 

 idated into round, succulent heads. The manner of the 

 flowering of the fig, inside of the fruit, but having all 

 the requisite organs of true flowers, was satisfactorily ex- 

 plained. 



The Olive and Vine are among: the most sisrnal of the 

 bountiful gifts of Providence, and would in their history 

 and economy exhaust volumes, yielding as they do such 

 indispensable products, as fruits, wine, oil, molasses, &c. 



The Almond and Po3IEGRANAte, with the numerous 

 texts in which they are mentioned, received a share of 

 attention and were found full of interest and instruc- 

 tion. 



The Carob-tree, Ceratonia siliqua, with its sweet pods 

 or husks, furnished food for the poor ; but the copious 

 crops of the tree were generally fed out to mules, asses 

 aud swine. No doubt this fruit is referred to in the par- 

 able of the prodigal son, upon which he was obliged to 

 feed, "the husks that the swine did eat." 



Cucumbers and Melons are invested with great histor- 

 ical interest on account of the extent of their ancient cul- 

 tivation and the great place they filled in the diet of the 

 ancient Hebrews and Egyptians. 



The Lintel of Jacob and Esau ; the Papyrus, from 

 which paper was made, and which is alluded to in the 

 epistles of John ; the Zysyphus, the plant from which the 

 "Crown of Thorns" was probably made, have each an 

 interest peculiarly their own. 



The Timber Trees of the country, and such as were 

 used in the building of Solomon's temple, received a 

 passing notice. 



Jonah's Gourd, Elijah's Juniper, the mythical Ap- 



