328 Mr. J. Hogg's Catalogue of Sicilian Plants. 



longearistata of Bivona is var. /3. of this species, having three 

 stigmata. 

 Carex nervosa,*^ Desf. ; Fl. Atl. ii. p. 337. 



Moncecia Tetrandria. 

 Urtica membranacea.f 



Morus alba. Originally from Persia : it is now much cultivated for 

 feeding silk-worms, and called in Sicily, Moru biancu. Roger I. 

 king of.Sicily introduced the art of making silk to Palermo, from 

 Greece : now the principal silk manufactorie's are established at 

 Catania. 



Moncecia Pentandria. 



Ambrosia maritima. In maritimis Messanensibus et Catanensibus, 

 Biv. 



Amaranthus spicatus. 



Moncecia Polyandria. 



Poterium polygamum.f 



P. spinosum ; FI. Gr. x. tab. 943. Abundant on the sand-hills be- 

 tween Catania and Augusta. 



Juglans regia. This tree is cultivated. 



Quercus Ilex. The ilex (Ischiu) and the cork are frequent in the 

 natural woods in Sicily. 



Q. suber. 



Q. cocci/era ;f Fl. Gr. x. tab. 944. 



Q. Esculus.f 



Q. Fontanesii,f Guss. Hsec est Q. pseudo-suber, Desf., quae a Q. 

 pseudo-subere, Santi, omnino differt foliis deciduis non perennan- 

 tibus ; Tnd. Sem.p. 10. 



CastaneaVesca. Chestnuts afford the poorer people their chief food 

 in many parts of Sicily ; bread, puddings, and polenta are usually 

 made of the flour. 



Platanus orientalis ; Fl. Gr. x. tab. 945. 



Arum dracunculus ; Fl. Gr. x. tab. 946. "Apov, Diosc. lib. ii. cap. 197, 

 and Theoph. lib. i. cap. 10, secundum Stackhouse. 



A. arisarum ;f Fl. Gr. x. tab. 948. 



A. tenuifolium; B. Mag. xlix. t. 2282. Plentiful in the honeycomb- 

 like cavities of the limestone on Mount Pellegrino. 



MONGECIA MONADELPHIA. 



Pinus maritima ; Fl. Gr. x. tab. 949. In Sicily, tar, pitch, resin and 

 turpentine (Terebintina) are taken from this species; also from 

 several other sorts of pines. 



P. Pinea. I conclude the stone pine must originally have been in- 

 troduced from Greece into Sicily and Italy, as I never saw it in a 

 natural wood in either of those countries. 



Cupressus sempervirens. In Sicilian Cipressu. The stone pine and 

 the cypress are planted in Sicily near villas ; also in gardens and 

 cemeteries. 



Croton ttnctorium ;f Fl. Gr. x. tab. 950. 



