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quantities, and is bought up by European traders. 

 Under a genial and pure sky, the flowers acquire, 

 in a short time, the brilliancy of that beautiful co- 

 lour which distinguishes them, and norains descend 

 to tarnish their lustre. In our northern countries, 

 on the contrary, the rains would be always an in- 

 convenience opposing the culture of the carthamus ; 

 not because it would not thrive with us, for, during 

 several years past, I have cultivated this plant in a 

 spot in one of our coldest departments, that of 

 Meurtha, but without reaping any advantage, at 

 least from the crop of flowers. In truth the shghtest 

 shower of rain is sufficient to soil or break them 

 down, and to destroy the crop. The climate of 

 Egypt agrees with it perfectly, and it is an import- 

 ant branch of commerce for the new colony. 



We commenced our route ag-ain on the 26th 

 and were still reduced to the necessity of hauling 

 our boat along, the wind continuing to blow from 

 the south. It employed us the whole morning to 

 reach Bouschy a town about a quarter of a league 

 upon the western shore, in which was held, at the 

 very time of our passing by it, a considerable mar- 

 ket for cattle and provisions. 



We encountered, at Bousch, one of those violent 

 gusts of wind from the south, so celebrated in those 

 countries, and at the same time so dangerous. 



Wretched 



