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AND LOWER EGYPT. 31
quantities, and is bought up by European traders.
Under a genial and pure sky, the flowers acquire,
in a short time, the brilliancy of that beautiful co-
lour which distinguishes them, and norains descend
to tarnish their lustre. In our northern countries,
on the contrary, the rains would be always an in-
convenience opposing the culture of the carthamus;
not because it would not thrive with us, for, during
several years past, I have cultivated this plant in a
spot in one of our coldest departments, that of
Meurtha, but without reaping any advantage, at
least from the crop of flowers. In truth the slightest
shower of rain is sufficient to soil or break them
down, and to destroy the crop. The climate of
Egypt agrees with it perfectly, and it is an import-
ant branch of commerce for the new colony. ■
We commenced our route arain on the 26th
and were still reduced to the necessity of hauling
our boat along, the wind continuing to blow from
the south. It employed us the whole morning to
reach Bousch, a town about a quarter of a league
upon the western shore, in which was held, at the
very time of our passing by it, a considerable mar-
ket for cattle and provisions.
We encountered, at Bousch, one of those violent
gusts of wind from the south, so celebrated in those
countries, and at the same time so dangerous.
Wretched
quantities, and is bought up by European traders.
Under a genial and pure sky, the flowers acquire,
in a short time, the brilliancy of that beautiful co-
lour which distinguishes them, and norains descend
to tarnish their lustre. In our northern countries,
on the contrary, the rains would be always an in-
convenience opposing the culture of the carthamus;
not because it would not thrive with us, for, during
several years past, I have cultivated this plant in a
spot in one of our coldest departments, that of
Meurtha, but without reaping any advantage, at
least from the crop of flowers. In truth the slightest
shower of rain is sufficient to soil or break them
down, and to destroy the crop. The climate of
Egypt agrees with it perfectly, and it is an import-
ant branch of commerce for the new colony. ■
We commenced our route arain on the 26th
and were still reduced to the necessity of hauling
our boat along, the wind continuing to blow from
the south. It employed us the whole morning to
reach Bousch, a town about a quarter of a league
upon the western shore, in which was held, at the
very time of our passing by it, a considerable mar-
ket for cattle and provisions.
We encountered, at Bousch, one of those violent
gusts of wind from the south, so celebrated in those
countries, and at the same time so dangerous.
Wretched