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quite unusual 
fragrance. They 
are amazingly 
vigorous and 
hardy, too. 
Aside from cer¬ 
tain varieties of 
roses and the 
honey -suckle, 
flower - b earing 
climbers are—so 
far as my own 
observation goes 
—comparatively 
few. The grape- 
v i n e is much 
utilized for arbors, 
where shady 
walks or resting- 
places are sought, 
and the grapes, which are of excellent size 
and flavor, keep until early spring. The 
Mohammedan prohibition of wine is strenu¬ 
ous, and in public every good Mussulman 
anathematizes drink, but the smallest of 
gardens will produce more grapes than any 
family can eat, and the Persian is too thrifty 
to let anything go 
to waste. 
Fruits are abun¬ 
dant in every gar¬ 
den. Apples are 
not particularly 
good, but plums, 
peaches, apricots 
and berries of all 
kinds grow well, 
even in the north, 
and the Persian 
melon has not its 
equal in the world. 
Of shade trees, 
the c h e n a r or 
plane - tree, the 
poplar, the willow, 
box and elm are 
most frequent 
in the higher latitudes. Palms increase in 
number as one journeys southward. There, 
too, is found in greater frequency the cypress, 
emblem of mourning, lending, with its cone 
of dark and unequalled green, a somber note 
in the midst of the garden’s brightness. 
John Kimberly Mumford. 
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