ANALOGY BETWEEN PALESTINE AND CALIFORNIA. 



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Palestine is even more favored than California with regard to the 

 winter temperature. Although the thermometer rises as high in sum- 

 mer in Palestine as in California, with extremes of 110° to 115° F., 

 though not so often, it very rarely drops in the winter to the freezing 



Fig. 1. — Relief map of Palestine, showing the coast region, the Jordan Valley, and the 

 unexplored regions of the east. 



point. Snow is rare, even on the plateaus, and our farmers are prac- 

 tically safe from any damage by frost over nearly the entire extent 

 of the country. 



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