Fig. 12. CERATONIA SILIQUA, THE CAROB 



THE CAROB. 



CHAPTER IV. 



" Husks that the swine did eat." Luke xv. 16. 



THE Carob or Algaroba, or Locust bean (Ceratonia 

 Siliqua, Fig. 12) is almost confined to a narrow 

 littoral zone " where with its large glossy deep green 

 pinnate leaves and tropical aspect it constitutes one 

 of the most beautiful features in the coast line." 



This tree, like the orange, is much less hardy 

 than the olive. I have never seen it growing at any 

 distance inland. Beyond the Eiviera we do not meet 

 with it in northern or central Italy. In fact the 

 climate of Nice, Cannes, Mentone, and Hyeres is that 

 of southern Italy and Sicily. 



Professor Martins, of Montpellier, regards the 

 Carob, Dwarf Palm (Chamwrops), Oleander (Nerium), 

 and other tender plants of the Eiviera as the surviving 



