rain-producing

Updated: May 16, 2025

On the way a mistletoe was pointed out as a rain-producing tree, probably because, on a former occasion, I had advised the king to grow groves of coffee-trees about his palace to improve its appearance, and supply the court with wholesome food at the same time informing him that trees increase the falls of rain in a country, though very high ones would be dangerous, because they attract lightning.

John Hanning Speke - The Discovery of the Source of the Nile