ROSE SARONSKAYA
in the East is the queen of flowers
by its smell, color and beauty
external form.
In the III century BC --- she, together with
lilies seem to be the best
decoration of gardens and as an image of complete
life beauty. She intertwined
among ancient peoples, in wreaths at solemn
cases and at religious services
Her seeds are like grains of sand
and can survive decades
in the desert at the first sign
water they sprout.
Some types of roses still grow
also in Palestine,
the so-called Saronic rose, is
species of tulip or daffodil and occurs
in great variety and abundance in the valley
Saron.
The rose of Jericho known in botany
growing now in the sandy steppes of Syria,
Egypt and Arabia; tough stems in
dry coagulate and,
ripped from the sand by the wind, rifts
often run across the steppe
, in the damp air the plant again
straightens out and its branches take
the previous view. And now
find many roses in different places
Palestine.
Rosa de Saron.
This blooming perennial
herbaceous plant of the north
America. Local population naz
he shines “Prairie Smoke“.
During flowering, fluffy
the fibers of this flower from
the wind blows remind
light haze. These roses are very similar
on cotton candy.
Gravilat “Prairie Smoke“ - perennial
herbaceous plant family
Pink (Rosaceae).
Another name is avens (avens).
meets
in damp places and on scree.
Forms dense groups up to 30 cm
in height and more in width. Blooms
yellowish red or
yellowish purple flowers.
Winter-hardy up to -20C.
The current Saronic rose is a desert
a plant that is found 1 hour away
from Jericho to the Dead Sea.
Saron is abbreviated - “flat land,
plain “) - 1) means,, terrain,
characterized by an abundance of water and rich
vegetation;
this area represented
good pastures for large
livestock. In the Bible, the name S. is always
used with define.
fertile blessed
Saron know
as a place called
between Mount Tabor (Tabor) and Genisaret
lake
the prophet speaks not of future transformation
C. in the pasture, a o that Saron
will belong entirely to the people
The Saron Valley has always been famous
vegetation, an abundance of beautiful
flowers. The poet compares with the narcissist Sarona
em the beauty of their brides.
The Saronian Plain is still rich
flowers,
such as: hyacinths, anemones,
tulips and lilies, roses of saron
Aquila translated it
expression: “like a bud of a rose S.“; based
of this translation the rose of saron became
“A symbol of love“ among the peoples of Palestine.
In time tannais Saronic wine
famous for its dark red
color. This plain is
northern coastal plain
y the foot of the Palestinian mountain range
(the southern part is called Shefela;
It is approx. 70 km; width
20 km.
The surface of this plain is not uniform.
There is a chain along the coast to Jaffa
sandy, sometimes rocky hills,
causing swamps nearby
with streams of rivers.
A group of hills east of Caesarea
covered with oak groves
The second group of hills is rising
between NAH ISKANDER and NAHRl-ADSHE
The third group rises to the east
from Jaffa, it preserved
traces of ancient forests.
The area between Jaffa and Ramla
well handled and irrigated
through numerous reservoirs,
especially in huge orange
gardens near Jaffa.
Further north, many parts of the plain
serve only as pasture
the area in the Trans-Jordan region,
north of Bashan, where the gadites lived
Saron Valley starts south
the Taninim stream, where the low hills of the Carmel
retreat to the east, revealing a spacious
lowland between the sea and the mountains of Samaria,
and reaches the Yarkon River basin.
Interrupted by the channels of streams and rivers (Hadera,
Alexander, Poleg
, Yarkon) the stripes of dunes lie
over fertile soil
The sands covered the parallel
along the entire Sharon kurkara ridge,
turning them into chains of low rolling hills.
Cliffs rise in places over sandy beaches
(height up to 40m) of the Kurkara coastal ridge.
Lying in the hollow and characteristic of Sharon
red sand (hamra) is the best soil for
citrus plantings.
The strip from the foothills of Samaria
up to the eastern ridge of the Kurkara is filled
washed away from the mountains by heavy soil, the main
in the way of red earth and black earth.
Rivers and streams of Sharon, muddy
and low-current, fill in winter
due to flood and rainwater.
Using
groundwater allowed transforming the Saron Valley
One of the most populated and fertile areas.
Native Americans use
the roots of the rose of saron
for the production of tea.
Also used in medicine
for application to wounds and treatment
throat
... The Saron Valley in its soil and
position is the very good
yes for growing
the most beautiful colors.