Algar'di, Alexander

an Italian painter and sculptor, B. at Bologna; D. 1654. He executed many fine works, among which may be mentioned the Attila, which is the largest alto-relievo in the world, and is in St. Peter's Church, at Rome. Al'garinejo, a town of Spain. prov. of Granada, close to the frontiers of Cordova. Pop . (1895) 2.670. Al'garoba-Bean, n. [Ar. al , the, and garoba , be an tree] ( Bot . ) A plant called also carob-tree, the Cera tonia siliqua , ord. Fubiaceæ . It is consumed in South Spain by horses, and is used in England as a substitute for oil-cake. The dry pulp in which are the seeds is very nutritious, and is supposed to have been the food of St. John in the wilderne , wherefore it is called locust-tree, and St. John's bread. Singers are said to chew this fruit for the purpose of improving their voice. The seeds of the Carob-tree are said to have been the original carat weights for the jeweller.