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83. Silcnc grisca. Boiss. Diagn. Sen i., viii., p. 88. 

 Limestone rocks below the Cedars, Lebanon. P. 



84. Silene succulenta. Forsk. Descr., p. 89. 

 On the coast. 



85. Mdandriuin pratcnsc. Rcehl. Deutsch. Fl. i., p. 254. 

 Lebanon up to j.ooo feet. Area, Northern and Central Europe, 



Siberia. 



86. Melandrium o'iocalycinuDi. Boiss. Diagn. Ser. ii., i., p. 78. 

 Lebanon to the summit. 



ORDER XIII., ALSINE.^. 



1. Sagiiia apetala. L. Mant. 559. 



Coast of Palestine. Area, Europe, the Canaries. 



2. Biiffonia macrospenna. Gay in Ore. and God. Fl. Fr. i., p. 248. 

 Anti-Lebanon. Area, Central and Southern Europe. 



3. Alsine procutnbens. (Vahl. Symb. i., 50, pi. 33.) 



Sandy desert south of Gaza. Area, Mediterranean region. 



4. Alsifie riipestris. (Labill. Dec. iv., p. 8, pi. 4, f. i.) 

 Highest parts of Lebanon and Hermon. P. 



5. Alsine juniperina. Fenzl. Alsin., p. 18. 

 Hills and mountain districts up to 8,000 feet. 



6. Alsine libanoiica. Boiss. Diagn. Ser. i., viii., p. 98. 

 Bare alpine heights of Lebanon. P. 



7. Alsine meyeri. Boiss. Diagn. Ser. i., viii., p. 96. 

 Lebanon, 4,000 — 6,000 feet. 



8. Alsine billardieri. Boiss. Diagn. Ser. i., viii., p. 95. 

 Mount Gilead. 



