4i8 FAUNA AND FLORA OF PALESTINE. 



17. Arisaruin vulgare. Targ. Tozz. Ann. Mus. Flor. ii., p- 617. 

 = Ar7im arisarum. L. 



General ; littoral and central districts. Area, Portugal, Mediterranean 

 region, Canaries. 



18. Dmcunculus vulgaris. Schott. Melet. i., 17. Herb. Kew. 

 Area, Mediterranean region. 



19. Dracunatlus cyinitiis. (Ait. Kew. iii., 314.) 

 Area, Mediterranean Islands. 



20. Acorns calaiiins. L. Sp. 462. Sweet Flag. 



Margin of streams. Area, Europe, Siberia, Himalayas, Japan, 

 North America. 



ORDER CXXVHI., PALMyE. 



1. Phccnix dactylifcra. L. Hort. Cliff. 4S2. The Date Palm. 

 Heb. I^W. Arab. ijXej, Nakhleh. The date, y^, Tamar. 



Indigenous in the ravines east of the Dead Sea, especially Callirrhoe. 

 Formerly abundant at Engedi, where it is sub-fossil, and all along the 

 Jordan valley. Cultivated in the plains of Palestine. Area, interior of 



North Africa. 



2. Chani(?rops Immilis. L. Hort. Cliff. 482. 



Said to be found in the Jordan valley ; but has not been met with by 

 me or other collectors. Area, Mediterranean region. 



ORDER CXXIX., TYPHACE^. 



1. Sparganium ramostun. Hudson. Angl, 401. Burweed. 



On the edges of lakes, ponds, and streams ; general. Area, Europe, 



Siberia, North Africa, North America. 



2. Typha latifolia. L. Sp. 1377. Bulrush. 



By sluggish and stagnant water ; general. Area, Europe, Siberia, 

 Abyssinia, North America. 



3. Typha angnstifolia. L. Sp. 1377. Lesser Bulrush. 



By streams, Lebanon. Area^ Europe, Siberia, Africa, North 



America. 



