116 the almug, or algum tree of the ancients. 
and silver mines in abundance, and where the river itself washes down great quam 
titities 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, I 
planted in sand, and placed under a hand-glass in heat. 
