Photo by American Colony Photographers, Jerusalem 



A PALM FALLING PREY TO THF, FULL-GROWN LOCUSTS 



"Even on the scarce and prized palms they had no pity, gnawing off the tenderer ends 

 of the swordlike branches, and, diving deep into the heart, they tunneled after the juicy 

 pith" (see text, page 543). 



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