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statues ■nere made before the use of marble 

 was introduced. The wood of our common 

 juniper is said to burn so well, that a fire made 

 of juniper boughs may, by constant replenish- 

 ing, be kept burning for twelve months, without 

 the addition of any other fuel. 



Though our juniper grows low on the ground, 

 yet some species of juniper attain, in other 

 climates, the height of trees, and afford a wel- 

 come shade from the sun. Both lady Sale 

 and heutenant Eyre describe the refreshment 

 which they experienced, when they and their 

 fellow-captives reposed under the shadow of 

 the juniper arbours, during their melancholy 

 imprisonment in Afghanistan ; and the people 

 of Syria often sit in groups around the trunk 

 of the juniper, dehghting in the shade of its 

 green and fragrant boughs. 



Under hedges, by the side of meadows, and 

 in thickets, on high situations especially, the 

 bitter vetch, (Orobits tuberoms,) is not un- 

 common. This plant has pea-shaped blossoms 

 of a pinkish purple colour, and marked Tsath 

 purple veins. The flowers are on long stalks, 

 and the stem, which is about a foot high, has 

 three or four pairs of leaflets. This flower is 

 very common in Surrey. In the Highlands of 

 Scotland it is also abundant, and is much 

 vjilucd by the Highlanders on account of its 

 tuberous root, which has the flavour of li- 

 quorice, and is called by them Cormeille. These 

 roots they dry, and chew with their liquor, in or- 

 der to improve its flavoui. They also consider 



