upw rtls of two hundred and fifty botanical terms can be 

 found therein. 



The glory of Lebanon, the excellency of Sharon, and 

 the waving forests of Carmel have lent their aid to illus- 

 trate sacred themes. 



The Lord is described as riding upon the wind, but his 

 more gentle going is heard in the tops of the mulberry 

 trees. The righteous shall cast his roots as Lebanon — 

 they shall flourish like the palm tree — they shall sit 

 under their own vine and tig tree. The thorn shall give 

 place to the fir tree, and the myrtle grow instead of the 

 briar — and all the trees of the fields shall clap their 

 hands. 



The New Testament is not so rich in metaphor. The 

 lily of the field, the grain of mustard seed, the wild and 

 good olive tree, the seed sown in weakness but raised in 

 power, are familiar examples. 



The remarkable range of temperature of the land of 

 Palestine, from the snow-clad summits of Lebanon and 

 Hermon, to the coast plains and to the deep and almost 

 tropical valley of the Jordan, is productive of a more 

 varied vegetation than can be found anywhere within the 

 same territory upon the surface of the earth. On her 

 heights are to be found natives of the colder zones, while 

 in the Jordan valley grow plants not to be found nearer 

 than India. 



The mountains abound in oaks, cedars and pines ; 

 w^hile the palm, the fig and citron find a congenial home 

 in the plains or lower declivities. Our familiar garden 

 bulbs flourish along the water courses, and numerous spe- 

 cies of Legumes and Labiates render the sandy regions 

 less desolate. 



Its anciently terraced and artificially watered hills were 

 capable of a luxurious cultivation, and though now com- 



