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V.— THE RAIN TREE OF HIERRO, CANARY 



ISLANDS. 



(Oreodapline foetens.) 



J. Httcijinson. 



The island of Hicrro, the most western of the Canaries, was 

 of considerable interest to the earfv voyagers, on account of the 

 supposed existence of a wonderful tree called Garoe or Til, 

 accredited with the miraculous power of supplying the whole 

 of the inhabitants with sufficient water for their maintenance. 

 The water supply of dry volcanic superstructures like the Canary 

 [glands, being of such vital importance to the inhabitants, it i\ 

 natural that any phenomenon, besides rain, which provided the 

 islanders with additional water, was regarded as the gift of 

 Providence and venerated and worshipped accordingly. So it 

 was in regard to this celebrated tree, as will be evident from 

 what follows. 



Whilst it is probable that the Canary Archipelago was known 



