Mr. J. Hogg's Catalogue of Sicilian Plants. 305 



juice, which is sometimes used to colour wine. Is this plant really 

 a native of both the Old and New Worlds, or was it originally im- 

 ported from the latter into the former ? 



DODECANDRIA MoNOGYNIA. 



Lythrum Thymifolium. Moist places on the base of Mount Etna ; 



near the river Cantara. 

 L. Preslii,* Guss. In paludibus ad Panormum, Augustam, &c, 



Guss. , Fl. Sic. Prod. i. p. 533. 



DODECANDRIA TrIGYNIA. 



Reseda fruticulosa, Pers. ; R. fruticosa, Guss. Abundant in dry 

 places. 



R. undata. Fields about Palermo, Presl. 



R. Phyteuma. Fields in the south of Sicily, Presl. 



Euphorbia dendroides ; Fl. Gr. v. tab. 470. Mountains near Palermo. 



E. chamcesyce ; Fl. Gr. v. tab. 461. Uncultivated places. 



E. Terracina. Cultivated region of Mount Etna, and near Carini, Biv. 



E. pinea. In calcariis maritimis prope Sciacca, Panormum, &c, Guss. 



E. coralloides. In Sicilia, Pers. 



E. Myr smites \\ Fl. Gr. v. tab. 471. 



E. fruticosa,* Biv. Monte Pellegrino, near Palermo, Sic. Plant. 

 Cent. i. p. 35. Somewhat resembles E. dendroides. I learnt from 

 Sig. Gasparrini that Sicily produces many species of Euphorbia. 



Dodecandria Pentagynia. 

 Glinus lotoides;f Fl. Gr. v. tab. 472. Ditches near Catania, Guss. 



Dodecandria Dodecagynia. 



Sempervivum tenuifolium, Sibth. Limestone mountains near Cata- 

 nia, Palermo, &c, Guss. (Vide Fl. Gr. i. p. 335.) 



ICOSANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 



Cactus Opuntia ; B. Mag. 1. tab. 2393. The Indian fig, Ficu d' In- 

 dia, although so long naturalized in Sicily, most likely was intro- 

 duced from Africa. It flourishes in barren ground and even on . 

 the pure lava at Catania, where are the largest plants I noticed in 

 Sicily. I think the C. maximus, Salm., is only a large variety of 

 this species, having its thorns larger and stronger, and its fruit 

 less in size and very poor. 



Myrtus communis ; Fl. Gr. v. tab. 475. The myrtle (Mirtu) is a 

 common wild plant in Sicily ; it varies greatly in its leaves, and 

 is seen now and then with white berries. 



PunicaGranatum-, Fl.Gr. v. tab. 476 ; B. Mag. xliii. tab.1832 a. &b. 

 The pomegranate (Melagrdnu) will grow on the pure lava; it 

 chiefly is at home in the limestone districts. Several kinds are 

 cultivated in the island. 



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