AND LOWER EGYPT. $6$ 



On the western shore at a little distance above 

 Abou Mandour, is Dgeddte, a pretty considerable 

 village, in the environs of which, a large number of 

 vines grow in the sand. From thence is conveyed 

 the provision of grapes for Rossetta and Alexandria. 



Although they do not make any wine in Egypt, 

 the roots of the vines are there very much culti- 

 vated. They are generally planted in the sand, 

 where they have a rapid growth, and the grapes 

 which they produce acquire a delicious perfume. 

 The greater part of those which are eaten there, 

 are of that species of which the fruits only contain 

 a single stone. The Arabic name of the grape is 

 aneb. The leaves of the vine are of great utility 

 in the kitchens of Egypt ; they serve to envelope 

 lage balls of hashed meat, one of the dishes most 

 commonly presented at good tables. It is neces- 

 sary that the leaves should be young, and they 

 are frequently sold at a dearer rate than the grapes 

 themselves. 



The wines of the vicinity of Alexandria, and of 

 some other cantons of Egypt, were anciently much 

 celebrated. It would be easy for us to restore their 

 lost reputation, by covering the sandy soil with 

 the excellent plants of the vine which remain in it. 



The sands, in the environs of the tower of Ca- 

 nopus, assume an appearance of life, from the 



assemblage 



