Their leaves are broad and point upwards with very few slanting sideways, much less upside down.

它滑而有银色晕圈，微微泛出淡色。

Some of these shells were furrowed with flaky, greenish bands that radiated down from the top. These were the young oysters.

有些珍珠母外壳上面带一条一条淡色线纹，线纹尽头处有些发亮。这是属于年轻一类珍珠母。

They saw few or no churches, but the prophet's mansion, the court–house, and the arsenal, blue–brick houses with verandas and porches, surrounded by gardens bordered with acacias, palms, and locusts.

这里教堂极少，有名物只有摩门先知祠、法院和兵工厂。此外，就是许多带着前檐和长廊淡色砖房，四周是花园，花园里长着皂角树、棕榈树和小红果树。