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132 RECOLLECTIONS OF
"We also see some fine specimens of mercury from Ras-el-
Ma, near Jemmapes ; some antimony ores from Hammimat-
Arko, and a sample of argenti-auriferous earth from Kef-oum-
Theboul.
Africa used to supply the Romans with some of their most
precious marbles. Those quarries became neglected during
the occupation of the Arabs, but they are now worked again
with great success. That splendid onyx, which we admired
in the Furniture Court, comes from Ain-Tekbaleh, in the
Province of Oran •, and the Filfila and Bougie marbles possess
the richest and most varied shades.
Forests are very numerous in Algeria and produce timber,
fancy-woods, cork, resins and tanning materials.
Two sorts of oaks, the Quercus mirbechi and the Quercus
castdnea folia, both abundant in the Province of Algiers, yield
the finest timber. The fancy woods mostly used by cabinet-
makers are the thuya, which is beautifully veined, and the
pistachio, olive, cedar, juniper, jujube and lemon-tree. Cork'
is gathered principally in the immense forest of Edough, near
Bone, and is equal to the finest Spanish. The Aleppo pine,
which is very plentiful, gives a resin as transparent as the
American. The barks of several species of oaks form excel-
lent tanning materials, and if the tannic acid could be extrac-
ted, to reduce carriage, it would form a profitable article of
export.
The Eucalyptus globulus which has been brought thither
from Australia, appears to thrive admirably, and when duly
propagated will prove a valuable addition to their sylvan
riches.
Three plants which grow abundantly in Algeria deserve
"We also see some fine specimens of mercury from Ras-el-
Ma, near Jemmapes ; some antimony ores from Hammimat-
Arko, and a sample of argenti-auriferous earth from Kef-oum-
Theboul.
Africa used to supply the Romans with some of their most
precious marbles. Those quarries became neglected during
the occupation of the Arabs, but they are now worked again
with great success. That splendid onyx, which we admired
in the Furniture Court, comes from Ain-Tekbaleh, in the
Province of Oran •, and the Filfila and Bougie marbles possess
the richest and most varied shades.
Forests are very numerous in Algeria and produce timber,
fancy-woods, cork, resins and tanning materials.
Two sorts of oaks, the Quercus mirbechi and the Quercus
castdnea folia, both abundant in the Province of Algiers, yield
the finest timber. The fancy woods mostly used by cabinet-
makers are the thuya, which is beautifully veined, and the
pistachio, olive, cedar, juniper, jujube and lemon-tree. Cork'
is gathered principally in the immense forest of Edough, near
Bone, and is equal to the finest Spanish. The Aleppo pine,
which is very plentiful, gives a resin as transparent as the
American. The barks of several species of oaks form excel-
lent tanning materials, and if the tannic acid could be extrac-
ted, to reduce carriage, it would form a profitable article of
export.
The Eucalyptus globulus which has been brought thither
from Australia, appears to thrive admirably, and when duly
propagated will prove a valuable addition to their sylvan
riches.
Three plants which grow abundantly in Algeria deserve