soon as he had taken the
complete measurements of the remains.

"We don't want the box or the things in it now," said Harry.

"Indeed, I want the hatchet," answered George.

"Yes, and the rope," added John.

The boys went back to the camp with thoughtful expressions on their
faces.

"This seems to be a Wonder Island, too," said George, more to himself
than to any one else.

They descended the incline, and crossed the narrow neck of land that
joined the two parts of the island. Beyond, as they advanced the ground
grew more uneven and rugged. Occasionally rocks appeared, the first that
they had noticed except around the place where George was captured.

Nevertheless, vegetation grew in even greater profusion than on the
other branch of the island. There were more berries upon which all the
natives feasted, and the boys were not slow to pick them as they passed.

In traveling alongside of a hill Harry was the first to call attention
to a peculiar leaf on a plant, which bore rose-shaped flowers. "This is
something new to me. There is nothing like it on Wonder Island. Did you
notice it, John?"

The latter took a branch, and gazed at it for a long time. "I am
surprised to find this growing here. It is a plant well known in
Palestine, and is called the Rose of Jericho."

"What a delightful perfume it has," said Harry.

[Illustration: _Fig. 12. Rose of Jericho._]

"It is not noted on that account, however. It is the _resurrection_
plant."

"How singular; and in what way did it get that name?"

"It may be dried up entirely, and if placed in water it will again
appear to revive and raise itself up. This is, of course, due to its
power to absorb a vast amount of water. It is found near the shores of
the Dead Sea, and I recall that when I was in Jerusalem it was a common
thing to see the plant in its dried-up state, sold to pilgrims who were
instructed how to resurrect it."

Here was caught the second and only other animal on the trip. It was
somewhat smaller than Sunny, and the latter danced about the dead
animal, as the "boys" brought it in.

"And what is this big-eared fellow?" asked George.

John laughed as he recognized the apt description. "It is a kind of
Australian kangaroo. It inhabits trees, but is very clumsy in appearance
and in action. It is a kind of sloth, or wombat."

[Illustration: _Fig. 13. The Koala._]

"Isn't that a dandy fur?"

"The fur is not so valuable as its skin. There is nothing