Plants of the Bible at the Missouri Botanical Garden /[by Henry Shaw].

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PLANTS OF THE BIBLE.

ALLSPICE (Zugenia pimento),

And the smell of thine ointments than all spices... Cant. 4, v.10

With all the chief spices. aesbieasewutgineey “ 4,v.14
Or a young hart upon the mountains of spices 8, ¥ule
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The ALMOND-TREE (Amygdalus communis).
And the almond-tree shall flourish................. . Zzecles. 12, v. 5
And I said, I see a rod of an almond-tree.........Jer. 1, v. 11, 12
And the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi
was budded, and brought forth buds, and

bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds......... Num. 17, v. 8
_ Three bowls made like unto almonds Exod. 25, v. 33
ALOES.

And brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes........John 19, v. 89

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Myrrh and aloes, with all chief spices................ Cant. 4, v. 14

All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and

cassia Psalm 45, v. 8

The BAY-TREE (Laurus nobilis.)
Ihave seen the wicked in great power and
spreading himself like a green bay-tree........Psalm 37, v. 35
The Box-rREE (Buxus sempervirens).

I will set inthe desert the fir-tree, and the pine,

and the box-tree together Isa. 41, v. 19

The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the
fir-tree, the pine-tree, and the box together..... ‘' 60, v. 13

CALAMUS (Acorus calamus).

s Spikenard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon ..Cant. 4, v. 14

Thou hast brought me no sweet cane Isa. 48, v. 24
And the sweet cane from a far country... ...........Jer. 6, V. 20
And calamus was in thy market Ezek. 27, v. 19

The CAMPHOR (Laurus camphora.)
Camphire with spikenard..................esceesseseeeeee Cant, 4, V. 18
CEDAR OF LEBANON (Cedrus Libani).
And he built the inner court with three rows
of hewed stones and a row of cedar beams...1 King 6, v. 36 -
And the great court round about was with three

rows of hewed stones and arow of cedar beams “ 7 v.12

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Wivh three rows of great stones, and a row of new

timber Ezra 6, v. 4

And the boughs thereof were like the goodly

cedars Psalm 80, v. 10
And the cedars made he to be as the syca-

more-trees 1 Kings 10, v. 2

The beams of our house are cedar Cant, t2V.17

Came tinto Lebanon and took the highest branch

Of the Ged at c.ais ial. Ezek. 17, v.3

Howl, fir-tree, for the cedar is fallen Zech. 11, v. 2

And upon all the cedars of Lebanon that are high

and lifted up Isa. 2, v. 18
I will plant in the wilderness the cedar. “a3, 0.10
He shal) grow like a cedar in Lebanon Ps. 92, v.12

The Curstnut of Bible (Platanus orientalis).

And Jacob took him rods of green poplar, and of
the hazel, and chestnut-tree ......... 00. .sse0e oe eeeess Gen. 80, V. 37
And the chestnut-trees were not like his branch-

es Ezek. 31, v. 8

CINNAMON-TREE (Laurus cinnamonum).

Take thou also unto thee, principal spices, of

pure myrrh five hundred shekels, and of

A i. sweet cinnamon half so much. ............. «........ Haod. 30, v. 23

I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and
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Spikenard and saffron, calamus and cinnam Cant. 4, v. 14
They occupied in thy fairs, with chief of all
spices .. Ezek. 27, v. 22

Cassia and calamus were in thy market............ «Sve

And cinnamon and odors, and ointments and

_ frankincense. eee Rev. 18 vi

The APPLE TREE (Citrus medica).

A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pic-

tures of silver .. eeeite ... Prov, 25, v. 11
The palm-tree es and the nipnions even all

the trees of the field are withered ..... sspveevenceneve WP OOl Ly We wae
And the smell of thy nose like apples CUE. 1,v.8
As the apple-tree among the trees of the wood, so

is my beloved..............c..., a

Comfort me with apples, for I am sick of love eeor| e

The Exo (Uimus).

And burn incense upon the hills, under oaks, and
poplars and elms _ ..... Hos. 4, v. 18

The Fie-trer (Ficus carica).

And they sewed fig-leaves together, and made
themselves aprons .. stebhesVeeswaddaehees Jnuus! os Gen. B, V7

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And they brought of the pomegranates and of
the figs .. Numb. 13, v. 23

Dwelt safely, every man under his vine, and

~ under his fig-tree 1 Kings 4, v. 25

Shall sit, every man under his vine and fig-

Ie ass : . Micah 4, v. 4

Ye shall call every man his neighbour under the

vine and fig-tree~.... Zech. 3, V. 10

One basket had very good figs, even like the figs

that are first ripe Jer. 24, Vv. 2

And as the evil figs which cannot be eaten, they

are so evil “ 24, v.8
Do men gather grapes of thorns or figs of this-

tles? ; ' Matt. 7, v. 16
And presently the fig-tree withered away........... ptt Db vy AS
- No man eat fruit of thee hereafter forever........ Mark 11, v. 14
They saw the fig-tree dried up from the roots... ‘* 11, v. 20

I come seeking fruit on this fig-tree; cut it :
Luke 13, v. 7

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When thou wast under the fig-tree, I saw thee... John 1, v. 48
All thy strong holds shall be like fig-trees with

the first ripe figs Nahum 3, v. 12

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The GRAPE-VINE ( Vitis vinifera).
And Noah began to be an husbandman, and plant-

ed a vineyard Gen. 9, v. 20

And cut from thence a branch with one cluster

of grapes, and they bare it between two

upon a staff Numb, 138, v. 23
When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vine-
yard, thou shalt not glean.it afterward; it shall

be for the stranger, &c. ove ee CUE, 24, Ve ZI

Thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, nor gather
every grape; thou shalt leave them for the
poor and wena I am the Lord your God.. Levit. 19, v. 10

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g pes when the vintage is done... Zsa. 24, v. “13

Would they not leave some gleaning grapes? .....Jere. 49, v. 9
And thou didst drink the pure blood of the
grape Deut. 82, v. 14

Their vine is the vine of Sodom, iets grapes are
grapes of gall........... ... i Bay Ve

The fathers have eaten asour grape.. Ezek. 18 & 2; Jer.31, v. 29
And it brought forth wild grapes ..2......cc... cscsescesese Isa. 5, v. 2
Yet I planted Shee A Noble Ving. Jer. 2. v. 21
= 0th the’ true vine... oo Ce an 159-8
Every man his neighbour, under the vineand un- oe
der the fig-tree Zech. 8, v.10

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The HusK or CAROBeTREE (Ceratonia siliqua).

And he would fain have filled his belly with the
Smee ENG BWINC id O86 .......ccscscseee coesesnepssene Iuke 15, v. 16

Hyssop, supposed to be Caparis or Caper-bush.
And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop and dip it
in the tied Exod. 12, v. 22
As for the living bird, he shall take it, and the
cedar-wood, and the scarlet, and the hyssop... Levit. 14, v. 6

And the clean person shall take hyssop and dip

itin the water ... Vumb. 19, v. 18
From the cedar-tree that is in Lebanon, even

unto the hyssop that springeth out of the

wall ..... 1 Kings, 4, v. 33

Purge me with hyssop and [ shall be clean ...... ....Ps. 51, v. 7
And putit upon hyssop and put it to his mouth..John 19, v. 29

| _ He took the blood of calves and of goats, with wa-

ter, scarlet wool, and hyssop.... Heb. 9, v.19

Liny (Lilium).

_ As the lily among thorns ...........scsceesees soeeerseeees Cant. 2, v. 2

_ Consider the lilies of the’field ... Matt. 6, v. 28

. : To feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.......... Cant. 6, v. 2

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Mint (Mentha).

For ye tithe mint, and rue, and all manner of

herbs Luke iH. v. 42
For ye pay tithe of mint, and anise, and cum-
min Matt, 23, v. 23

The. MULBERRY-TREE (Populus tremula).

And come upon them over against the mulberry-
trees Ficok duqelbsslalaccyics: deues loteexsbaes 2 Sam. 5, Vv. 28

When thou hearest the sound of a going in the
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Come upon them over agaiust the mulberry-
trees 1 Chron. 18, v. 14

The MUSTARD-TREE (Salvadoru Persica).

The kingdom of God is like a grain of mustard-
seed A Luke 13, Vy 19

It is like a grain of mustard-seed, which, when it
is sown in the earth, is less than all seeds that
be in the earth Mark 4, v.31

Like to a grain of mustard-seed, which a man

took and sowed in his field Matt. 18, v. 31

MYRRH (Balsamodendron Myrrha.)

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Six months with oil of myrrh Esther 2, v.12

All thy garments smell of myrrh Ps. 45, v. 8
I have perfumed my bed with myrrh........ een asics Prov. 7 VelG
Presented gold, frankincense, and myrrh..... ...... Matt. 2, v.11
And brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes....... John 19, v. 39

And they gave him to drink wine mingled with

MYT: 3. Acasa esas es Mark 15, v. 23

And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and

franki Rev. 18, v. 13

The MYRTLE-TREE (Myrtus communis).

Go forth into the mount and fetch olive-branches,

and _ pine-branches, and myrtle-branches Neh. 8, v. 15
I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shit-

tah-tree, the myrtle and the oil-tree.. Isa. 41, ¥. 19

Instead of the briar shall come up the myrtle-tree ‘‘. 55, y. 13

And he stood among the myrtle-trees Zech. 1, v. 8

NETTLES ( Urtica).
Under the nettles they were gathered together .....Job 30, v. 7
And nettles had covered the face thereof. ....... Prov. 24, v. 31
Even the breeding of nettles and salt-pits, a per-

petual desolation : Zeph. 2, v.9

Nettles and brambles in the fortresses thereof.....Jsa. 34, v. 13

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‘The pleasant places for their silver, nettles shall

possess them

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The OAK (Quercus).

And took a great stone, and set it up there un-

der an oak Josh, 24, v. 26
For they shall be ashamed of the oaks, which ye

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For ye shall be as an oak whose leaf fadeth........... Cd Vecoe

And burn incense upon the’hills, under the oaks. Hos. 4, v. 13
And there came an Angel of the Lord, and sat

under an oak ........ Judges 8, v.11
And went after the man of God, and found

him sitting under an oak

1 Kings 13, v. 14
And she was buried beneath Bethel, under an oak. Gen, 35, v. 8
And buried their bones under the oak in Ja-

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And upon all the oaks of Bashan

ded. 2, V. 18 -
Howl, O ye oaks of Bashan

Zech i; Vv, 2

The OLIVE-TREE (Olea Europea).
‘Thou shalt command the children of Israel, that

they bring the pure oil-olive Exod. 27, v.20

Unto the mount of Olives

Matt. 21, v.1

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Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap; thou”

shalt tread the olives . Micah 6, v. 15

And thou, being a wild olive-tree, wert graffed

in among them Rom. 11, v.17
For, if thou wert cut out of the olive-tree, which

is wild by nature oe 11, v. 24

Can the fig-tree, my brethren, bear olive berries?.Jas. 3, v. 12
When thou beatest thine olive-tree, thou shalt

not go.over the boughs again; it shall be for

the stranger, for the fatherless Deut. 24, v. 20

The PALM-TREE (Phenix dactylifera).

And she, Deborah, dwelt under the palm-tree of

Deborah Judges 4, v.56

And the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of
palm-trees ...... Deut. 34, v. 3

And he carved all the walls of the house round
about with carved figures of cherubims and

palm-trees Frevsese1 Kings 6, v. 29

And they came to Elim, where were twelye wells

of water and threescore and ten palm-trees ieeies Ez, 16, Vs 28
The righteous shall flourish like the palm-tree.... Ps, 92, v. 12
Took branches of palm-trees and went forth to

meet him John 12, v. 18

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And palm-trees were on the posts thereof......... Ezek. 40, v, 31
Clothed with white robes and palms in their hands. Rev.7, v. 9

The PAPER-REED or BULRUSH (Papyrus antiquorum).
‘Can therush grow without mire? can the flag grow

without water? Job 8, v. 11

‘The reeds and flags shall wither, the paper-reeds
by the brooks. b eavnvesssLSQe Os v. 6-7

She took for him an ark of bulrushes, and laid it

in the flags re Exod. 2, v. 8

The POMEGRANATE (Punica granatum).

And they brought of the pomegranates and of

the figs Numb, 18, v. 28

It is no place of seeds, or of figs, or of vines, or

of “20, v.5

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A land of wheat, and barley and vines, and fig-

trees, and g t Deut. 8, v. 8

I would cause thee to drink of spiced wine, of the

juice of my pomegranate.............. Cant. 8, v. 2

Upon the hem of it thou shalt make pomegran-

ates of blue Exod. 28, v. 38

To cover the chapiters that were upon the top

with pomegranates hence 1 Kings 7, v. 18

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And the wreathen work and pomegranates

upon the chapiter round about, 2 Kings 25, v.17
And made an hundred ie ess. and put
them on the chains.... 2 Chron. 3, v. 16

RvuE (Ruta graveolens).

For ye tithe mint, and rue, and all manner of
herbs : Luke 1. v, 42

The SHITTAH-TREE, supposed to be the Acacia.

I will plant in the wilderness the cedar and the

PERISH ROG 1 haces c casei isha coviuacestin ey Sel ieettvandenser cis Isa. 41, v. 19
And they shall make an ark of shittim-wood. Exod. 25, v.10
And thou shalt make staves of shittim-wood.. ‘* 25, v. 13, 28
And Bezaleel made the ark of shittim-wood... ‘ 37, v. 1,4
And T made an ark of shittim-wood Deut. 10, v. 3

The SYCAMINE-TREE ‘Morus nigra).

Ye might say to this sycamine-tree, be thou

plucked up by the root Iuke 17, v. 6

SYCAMORE (Ficus sycomora).

As the sycamore-trees that are in the vale for
abundance 2 Chron. 1, v. 15

As the sycamore-trees that are in the low plains
for abundance 46 9, v. vy f

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But I was an herdman and a gatherer of syca-

~ more-fruit Amos 7, v. 14

And he ran before and climbed up into a syca-

‘more-tree to see him . Luke 19, v. 4

The WALNUT-TREE (Juglans regia).

I went down into the garden of nuts to see the

fruits of the valley .............. Cant. 6, v. 11

The WILLOW (Salix Babylonica).
We hanged our harps upon the willows, in the

midst thereof ......... ss... Psalm 137, v.2

As willows by the water-Courses .........sesessse+0 seeee 180. 44, v.4
He placed it by great waters, and set it as a wil-

low-tree Ezek. 17, v. 5

And the boughs of thick trees, and willows of

EHO DOOR Gs cic viiecessccselasseuscscod seseesess voviee ve bees Levit. 23, v. 40
The willows of the brook compass him about.......Job 40, v. 22