These also are often quite pretty. Luzula, Veronica (with its pretty legend), Mimulus (the little monkey), Circæa (Enchanter's Nightshade), Senecio (_the old man_, from its woolly head of fruits), Nymphea, Naias, Carlina (_the old witch_), and so on, are quite as pretty and as nice as Mugwort, Devil-in-a-bush, Hairy Rock Cress, and the rest. One curious result of the use of popular names is seen in the Biblical names of plants. The Rose of Sharon seems most probably to have been _Narcissus Tarzetta_, and not a rose at all. As regards the lilies of the Field, Mr. Ridley has the following remarks. The Hebrew word _Shushan_ was a generic name given to a mixture of flowers, exactly as we now talk of ferns, herbs, or grass. The Sermon on the Mount was preached near the plain of Gennesaret, and there flourish the Anemone (_Anemone coronaria_), _Ranunculus asiaticus_, and _Adonis aestivalis_ and _flammea_, which are exactly of the same colour and follow each other in close succession. This word _Shushan_ is the original of the Christian name Susannah or Susan. The Arabic name for _Anemone coronaria_ is Susan. The Almond of the Bible is the common almond which is wild in Syria and Palestine. "Aaron's rod that budded was a branch of an almond tree; the bowls of the Golden Candlestick were designed from the almond blossom. Even at the present time English workmen call the glass drops for ornamenting candlesticks almonds." The Apple of the Bible was more probably an Apricot. The husks of the prodigal son were probably the Locust-beans, sometimes called St. John's bread, but it is quite probable that the "locusts" eaten by St. John were the insects. At any rate, locusts are regularly eaten in the East. The Locust Tree (_Ceratonia siliqua_), or Algaroba or Carob, has large, dark-purple pods; there is a pulpy material between the seeds which forms a valuable cattle food. The seeds are said to have been the original "carat" weight of jewellers. The Spikenard (_Nardostachys jatamansi_) belongs to the natural order _Valerianaceæ_. It is a wild plant of Bhutan found near Rangasnati, in India, and in ancient times it was transported on camels by the regular caravan route to Syria, Greece, and Rome. It was then worth about £3. 10s. per lb. The essence is obtained from the roots, but one hundred pounds of roots will furnish only half a pound of essence. Now it has but little value.[153] [153] Heuzé, _Les Plantes Industrielles_.