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THE ALMUG, OR ALGUM TREE OF THE ANCIENTS. 
and silver mines in abundance, and where the river itself washes down great quan- 
tities of these minerals : the other Ophir is supposed to be the island of Taprobanes 
or Serendib, now called Ceylon ; and it was to this latter country the fleets of 
Solomon and Hiram went for the rich cargoes of bullion and spices, and that they 
took in Almug or Sandal-trees from the coast of Malabar and other parts of India 
on their return. 
In cultivation, Santalum album requires the ordinary treatment of stove plants, 
a brisk temperature during the season of growth, with plenty of moisture ; and a 
more moderate one, with partial drought, when in a state of rest ; to be potted in a 
mixture of loam and peat, and propagated by cuttings of the half-ripened wood, 
planted in sand, and placed under a hand-glass in heat. 
DESCRIPTION OF THE WOOD- CUT. 
a. Branch of Santalum album, or true Almug tree. I c. Branch of Sandoricum indicum, or Santoor Sandal- 
b, Branch of Pterocarpus santalinus, or Red Sandal tree. 
01 Sanders-tree. 
