420 DR. G. E. POST: DIAGNOSES 
Herb. Kew), resembles it in all but the club-shaped umbonate 
capsules. Further study will probably reduce P. umbonatum, 
Boiss., P. stylatum, Boiss. et Bal., P. clavatum, Boiss. et Haussk., 
P. commutatum, Fisch. et Mey., and P. polytrichum, Boiss. et 
Ky., to varieties of P. Rhaas. 
III. CRUCIFERZ. 
HrsPERIS AINTABICA. Perennis, parce pilosa, foliis inferio- 
ribus obtusis lyrato-pinnatifidis vel sinuato-dentatis, superioribus 
integris acutis, racemo elongato laxo ramoso, floribus violaceis 
petalorum limbo ungue duplo breviore, siliquis (junioribus) 
strictis, glabris. 
Hab. prope Aintab; floret vere. 
Closely allied to the Armenian H. bicuspidata, Willd., and 
H. unguicularis, Boiss. from which it differs by indumentum 
and entire stem-leaves. 
Stems numerous, 1 foot high or more, woody at base from & 
woody root, green, narrowly paniculate above; lower leaves nar- 
rowly oblanceolate, 3-5 inches long, 4-7 lines broad, obtuse, 
tapering into a petiole; stem-leaves smaller, oblong and oblong- 
lanceolate, sessile, rather obtuse or acute; calyx violet; flowers 
8 lines broad, pods stipitate. 
MALCOLMIA AURANITICA. Annua, sparse glanduloso-puberula, 
caule fere a basi ramoso erecto, foliis ambitu linearibus runcinatis, 
floribus roseis, petalorum laminis oblongo-obovatis, siliquis (juni- 
oribus) parce papillosis. 
Hab. in agro ad viam prope Sowarat-es-Saghirah, ditionis 
Haurán ; floret Maio. 
Near M. runcinata, C. A. Mey., from which it differs by the 
indumentum, the shape of leaves and petals, and the pedicelled 
flowers. 
A small herb, the single immature specimen being 3 inches 
high ; the lower leaves 1} inch long, 2-3 lines broad, with minute 
sparingly dentate lobes 1-14 line long, 4-1 line broad; racemes 
few-flowered, simple; the pedicels half as long as calyx ; sepals 
erect, green, sparingly papillose, obtuse, narrowly scarious at 
margin ; petals pink, 5 lines long. 
M. zacHLENBSIS. - Annua, patule pubescens, caule simplici 
