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Thursday, April 25th, 2024
the Fourth Week after Easter
the Fourth Week after Easter
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Palm-Tree
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The family of palms is characteristic of tropical countries, and but few of them extend into northern latitudes. In the old world, the species P. dactylifera, genus Phoenix, is that found farthest north. It spreads along the course of the Euphrates and Tigris across to Palmyra and the Syrian coast of the Mediterranean. It has been introduced into the south of Spain, and thrives well at Malaga; and is also cultivated at Bordaghiere in the south of France, chiefly on account of its leaves, which are sold at two periods of the year, in Spring for Palm Sunday, and again at the Jewish Passover.
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