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TRAVELS
IN
UPPER AND LOWER EGYPT.
CHAP. XXII.
The Bana7ia-tree—Custard-apple—Mallow—Melo-
chia—Batnmia—Atle—The buffalo—The water
of the Nile—The plague—The climate of Egypt
—Treatment of the dead—Bury'mg-places—Dis-
eases—Elephantiasis—Disorders incident to the
eyes.
The ripening fruit of the banana-tree adorns
the gardens of Rossetta with its yellow hue during
the three winter months. This tree is not in-
digenous to the country, and hitherto its cultiva-
tion has been confined to the north of Egypt.
It is pretty common about Rossetta, and, as I am
informed, in the environs of Damietta. A few
may be seen likewise at Cairo, but none farther
south. Indeed at Cairo it is so scarce, that a
basket of its fruit, which is much esteemed for
its soft and slightly acid pulp, is considered as a
vol. ii. s rare
IN
UPPER AND LOWER EGYPT.
CHAP. XXII.
The Bana7ia-tree—Custard-apple—Mallow—Melo-
chia—Batnmia—Atle—The buffalo—The water
of the Nile—The plague—The climate of Egypt
—Treatment of the dead—Bury'mg-places—Dis-
eases—Elephantiasis—Disorders incident to the
eyes.
The ripening fruit of the banana-tree adorns
the gardens of Rossetta with its yellow hue during
the three winter months. This tree is not in-
digenous to the country, and hitherto its cultiva-
tion has been confined to the north of Egypt.
It is pretty common about Rossetta, and, as I am
informed, in the environs of Damietta. A few
may be seen likewise at Cairo, but none farther
south. Indeed at Cairo it is so scarce, that a
basket of its fruit, which is much esteemed for
its soft and slightly acid pulp, is considered as a
vol. ii. s rare