The hills of Samaria from Sûlem, the ancient Shunem. Zerîn (Jezreel) appears upon the plain below, and in the foreground there is a characteristic example of the Cactus Opuntia (prickly pear) in blossom, 1881
* cactus opuntia in italics. Date: 1881. Collection: Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt..