Published as the act directs. April 187, by J. Murray, Albemarle SLondon.

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Published as the act directs April 1827 by J. Murray, Albemarle St London

CHAPTER XII.

Remarks on the Soil of Bengazi and the Country in its Neighbourhood-Distinction of Sex in the Palm-tree, &c., noticed by the Ancients and by Mahometan Writers-Persian Anecdote of a Love-sick Date-tree-Remarks of Shaw on the Propagation and Treatment of the Palm-Arab Mode of cultivating the Sandy Tracts in the Neighbourhood of BengaziJourney to Carcora-Completion of the Coast-line from that Place to Bengazi-Return to Bengazi, and Departure for Teuchira and Ptolemeta-Description of the Country between Bengazi and these Places-Remains observable in this Track-Correspondence of the Tower called Gusser el Towel with that of Cafez, mentioned by Edrisi-Probable Site of Adriane -Arrival at Birsis-Remains in its neighbourhood, at Mably (or Mabny), considered as those of Neapolis-Hospitality of the Arabs of Birsis-Remains of Teuchira-Position of the City-Quarries without the Walls covered with Greek Inscriptions-Teuchira a Town of Barca-Walls of the City repaired by Justinian-No Port observable at Teuchira-Mistake of Bruce in confounding Teuchira with Ptolemeta-Good Supply of fresh Water at Teuchira―The excavated Tombs of the ancient City used as Dwelling-houses by the Arabs of the Neighbourhood-Indisposition of our Chaous (or Janissary)-Route from Teuchira to Ptolemeta-Remains at Ptolemeta-Port and Cothon of the ancient City-Other Remains observable there-Ptolemaic Inscriptions-Picturesque Ravines in the Neighbourhood of Ptolemeta-Position of the City-Remains of Bridges observed there-Advantages of its Site-Extreme Drought at Ptolemeta, recorded by Procopius-Reparation of the Aqueducts and Cisterns by the Emperor Justinian-Existing Remains of an extensive Cistern at Ptolemeta, probably among those alluded to by Procopius-State of the Town, its Solitude and Desolation-Luxuriant Vegetation which encumbered its Streets when the Place was first visited by our Party-Change of Scene on returning to it in Summer-time.

THE soil of the Hesperides does not now produce that variety of fruit which we find that it did in the days of its prosperity *; but the palm and the fig-tree still flourish there in great abundance, and it is merely from the want of attention, and not from any actual

* Vide Scylax, Theophrastus, and others.