38 ON THE BOTANY OF THE MALTESE ISLANDS IN 1874. 



by having the fruit cernuous, and from the latter by the alternate 

 sepals being mucronate. Its leaves are remarkably long, connate at 

 the base, and terminated by a long slender awn ; they are ciliate below 

 and along the edges of the inflated sheath. iSome of my specimens, 

 however, are almost entirely glabrous. I have gathered it also near 

 JSasciar, and in,Wied Xlendi, Gozo, in rather moist, sandy soil. 



Sagina apetala, L. Old ramparts, Rabbato, Gozo. Calyx and 

 peduncles very thickly beset with glandular hairs. 



Herniaria cinerea, BC. Del. Cat., 93. Banks and roadsides ; not 

 uncommon in Gozo. 



Polycarpon a) sinifolium, BC. Generally in a sandy soil and near 

 the sea, e.g., EamlaBay and Guirdan Hill, Gozo; sandy bays in the 

 island of Comino ; Corradino heights and Nasciar lines, Malte. This 

 species, which is cloisely allied to P. tetraphyllum, is pentandrous and 

 has rather larger flowers. 



Lavatera creiica, L. Ramla, and between IS'adur and Redun-il- 

 Kibir, Gozo. I have a specimen from Marfa in Malta, gathered in 

 1872. 



Malva cretica, Cav. Del. Cat., 101. Var. albiflora, Pari. Fl. It., 

 vol. v., p. 39. Limestone rocks. Island of Comino. 



Hypericum segyptiacum, L. Sp. 1103. Del. Cat., 108. I have 

 been told that this is not the true plant of Linni3eus. The description 

 given by De Candolle, Prod. vol. i., p. 549, is certainly unsuitable to 

 it in some particulars, e.g., *' foliis . . . impunctatis, floribus paucis 

 . . , calyce acuto . . , sty lis minimis." With reference to the last 

 character (^as I mentioned in Journ. Bot., 1872, p. 208), there are two 

 distinct forms of the plant, diftering from one another as to the rela- 

 tive lengths of their styles and stamens. The character " stylis 

 minimis" could therefore only refer to the short-styled form. It is 

 plentiful on steep rocky places, especially near the sea. 



*-Erodium laciniatum, Willd. Sandy bays at Marfa and Melleha, 

 Malta ; and at Ramla Bay, Gozo. 



Linum angustifolium, Huds. In a field near the tower at Selmun, 

 Malta. 



Anthyllis Hermanniae, L. Del. Cat., 130. This plant forms a 

 considerable portion of the vegetationjon the open rocky ground in the 

 north-west part of Malta and in Gozo. It commenced to flower this 

 year about the middle of April. 



A. tetraphylla, L. {Vulneraria tetraphi/Ua, Guss.). Del. Cat., 137. 

 Marly ground by the sea, south-east coast of Gozo. 



Ononis mollis, Savi. Del. Cat., 132. I have noticed it at several 

 spots in Gozo. It is abundant on the old ramparts of Rabbato. 



0. variegata, L. Sandy ground, Ramla Bay, Gozo. 



*-0. ornithopodioides, L. Rocks near Has il Kala, and in the 

 Forno Valley, Gozo. Limestone rocks, island of Comino, but very 

 scarce. 



0. ramosissima, Desf. Del. Cat., 135. Yery abundant where it 

 occurs, as at Melleha Bay, Malta ; top of the hill Harrax, and Ramla 

 Bay, Gozo. 



Medicago circinata, L. Not uncommon in Gozo ; I have speci- 

 mens from Ta Harrax, and Forno Valley, near Rabbato ; and from the 

 cliffs called Redun-il-Kibir, near Ramla Bay. I have not heard of its 

 occurrence in Malta. 



