34 THE TREES AND SHRUBS [LECT. 



Theophrastus, indeed, mentions the large size 

 which the KtSpo? attains in Syria, in this instance 

 alluding plainly to the Cedar of Lebanon ; but nei- 

 ther this nor the other two known species appear 

 to have found their way into Greece or Italy in 

 ancient times, nor indeed are they recognised at the 

 present day as indigenous in either country. 



The Cedar of Lebanon was not introduced into 

 England till about the time of Evelyn ; nor into 

 France till much later, namely, in 1737, when 

 Bernard de Jussieu brought over from the Holy 

 Land a little seedling of this plant from the forests 

 of Mount Lebanon. 



A romantic account is given of the difficulty 

 this naturalist experienced in conveying it to 

 France, owing to the tempestuous weather and 

 contrary winds he experienced, which drove his 

 vessel out of its course, and prolonged the voyage 

 so much that the water began to fail. All on 

 board were consequently put upon short allow- 

 ance ; the crew, having to work, being allowed one 

 glass of water daily, the passengers only half that 

 quantity. Jussieu, from his attachment to botany, 

 was induced to abridge even this small daily allow- 

 ance, by sharing it with his plant; and by this 

 heroic act of self-sacrifice, succeeded in keeping 

 it alive till they reached Marseilles. 



Here, however, all his pains seemed likely to 

 be thrown away, for as he had been driven, by 

 want of a flower-pot, to plant it in his hat, he ex- 

 cited on landing the suspicion of the Custom-house 



