Book I — The Watchers

XXVIII-XXXIII. Further Journey to the East.

1And I saw other mountains, and amongst them were groves of trees, and there flowed forth from them nectar, which is named sarara and galbanum.

2And beyond these mountains I saw another mountain to the east of the ends of the earth, whereon were aloe trees, and all the trees were full of stacte, being like almond-trees.

3And when one burnt it, it smelt sweeter than any fragrant odour.