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AND LOWER EGYPT. 365
On the western shore at a little distance above
Abou Mandour, is Dgeddie, a pretty considerable
village, in the environs of which, a large number of
vines grow in the sand. From thence is conveyed
the provision of grapes for Rossetta and Alexandria.
Although they do not make any wine in Egypt,
the roots of the vines are there very much culti-
vated. They are generally planted in the sand,
where they have a rapid growth, and the grapes
which they produce acquire a delicious perfume.
The greater part of those which are eaten there,
are of that species of which the fruits only contain
a single stone. The Arabic name of the grape is
aneh. The leaves of the vine'are of great utility
in the kitchens of Egypt: they serve to envelope
lage balls of hashed meat, one of the dishes most
commonly presented at good tables. It is neces-
sary that the leaves should be young, and they
are frequently sold at a dearer rate than the grapes
themselves.
The wines of the vicinity of Alexandria, and of
some other cantons of Egypt, were anciently much
celebrated. It would be easy for us to restore their
lost reputation, by covering the sandy soil with
the excellent plants of the vine which remain in it.
The sands, in the environs of the tower of Ca-
nopus, assume an appearance of life, from the
assemblage
On the western shore at a little distance above
Abou Mandour, is Dgeddie, a pretty considerable
village, in the environs of which, a large number of
vines grow in the sand. From thence is conveyed
the provision of grapes for Rossetta and Alexandria.
Although they do not make any wine in Egypt,
the roots of the vines are there very much culti-
vated. They are generally planted in the sand,
where they have a rapid growth, and the grapes
which they produce acquire a delicious perfume.
The greater part of those which are eaten there,
are of that species of which the fruits only contain
a single stone. The Arabic name of the grape is
aneh. The leaves of the vine'are of great utility
in the kitchens of Egypt: they serve to envelope
lage balls of hashed meat, one of the dishes most
commonly presented at good tables. It is neces-
sary that the leaves should be young, and they
are frequently sold at a dearer rate than the grapes
themselves.
The wines of the vicinity of Alexandria, and of
some other cantons of Egypt, were anciently much
celebrated. It would be easy for us to restore their
lost reputation, by covering the sandy soil with
the excellent plants of the vine which remain in it.
The sands, in the environs of the tower of Ca-
nopus, assume an appearance of life, from the
assemblage