. Storia naturale delle Scritture: Contenente una descrizione di quadrupidi, uccelli, rettili, anfibi, pesci, insetti, animali molluschi, coralli, piante, alberi, pietre preziose e metalli, menzionata nelle Sacre Scritture. Nome dato a due parole diverse. Il primo si verifica nel lavoro xxx. 7; e Zeph. ii. 9. È notfacile determinare che specie di pianta è qui significato.alcuni hanno congetturato che è il paliurus, orspina di Cristo, così chiamato dal relativo essere supposto per la pianta da cui gli ebrei hanno piantato le spine della corona per il nostro Salvatore. È armato di spine corte, rigide, curve; ha piccole

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. Scripture natural history: containing a description of quadrupeds, birds, reptiles, amphibia, fishes, insects, molluscous animals, corals, plants, trees, precious stones, and metals, mentioned in the Holy Scriptures . s name given to two different words. Thefirst occurs in Job xxx. 7; and Zeph. ii. 9. It is noteasy to determine what species of plant is here meant.Some have conjectured that it is the paliurus, orChrists thorn, so called from its being supposed to bethe plant from which the Jews platted the crown ofthorns for our Saviour. It is armed with short, stiff, curved spines; has small shining ovate leaves, yel-lowish-green clustered flowers, and a broad broWnfruit, convex in the middle, but thin and uneven atthe margin. In this country it is not uncommon inshrubberies, where it forms a beautiful bush when inflower, but does not ripen its fruit. From the passagein Job, it is evident the nettle could not be intended, for a plant is referred to large enough for people totake shelter under. The word used in Isa. xxxiv. 13, and Hos. ix. 6, very probably means the nettle. WILD GOURD. We read of the wild gourd in 2 Kings iv. 39. Theprophet Elisha being at Gilgal, during a great famine, WILD GOURD. 187. bade one of his servants prepare an entertainment for the sons of the prophets who were in that place. And one went out into the field to gather herbs, andfound a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourdshis lap full, and came and shred them into the pot.But when they were brought to table, and his gueststasted them, they cried out, There is death in thepot. Immediately the prophet called for meal, threwit into the pot, and they received no injury from thefood. The plant is generally sup-posed to have been that speciesof gourd called colocynth, or bit-ter apple. It is termed a wildvine from the shape of its leaves, and its climbing mode of growth.The leaves of the plant are largeand alternate; the flowers wThite;the fruit is about the size of anorange, but of a lighte