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192 PICTURESQUE PALESTINE.
asclepiad, the osier, is abundant, and over its great leaves hover some richly painted Nubian
butterflies, while bulbuls and sunbirds suck the bright blossoms of the Indian parasite {Lonicera
indica). Engedi is the true halting-place for those who purpose to examine the marvellous
WADY ET TUFFAH, COMMONLY CALLED THE VALE OF ESCHOL.
The peasants grouped in the foreground are under the southern branches of Abraham's oak. In the distance the minaret of the great mosque of
Sheikh 'Ali Bakka, Hebron, may be distinguished.
remains of Masada, the fortress and the Roman camp around it, which can be visited with only
an absence of one night from camp, and which both from their position, their workmanship,
and their history, are the most remarkable remains on either side of the Dead Sea shore.
asclepiad, the osier, is abundant, and over its great leaves hover some richly painted Nubian
butterflies, while bulbuls and sunbirds suck the bright blossoms of the Indian parasite {Lonicera
indica). Engedi is the true halting-place for those who purpose to examine the marvellous
WADY ET TUFFAH, COMMONLY CALLED THE VALE OF ESCHOL.
The peasants grouped in the foreground are under the southern branches of Abraham's oak. In the distance the minaret of the great mosque of
Sheikh 'Ali Bakka, Hebron, may be distinguished.
remains of Masada, the fortress and the Roman camp around it, which can be visited with only
an absence of one night from camp, and which both from their position, their workmanship,
and their history, are the most remarkable remains on either side of the Dead Sea shore.