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the traverse to the Nile was made in less than a week, and Minia 

 was reached on March 3rd. But little attention was paid to the 

 vegetation of the irrigated areas in the oases, and only species 

 supposedly native to the region were noted. Of these but twenty- 

 six numbers were collected in making the entire loop out into the 

 desert, a journey of over six hundred miles. The sparsity of the 

 vegetation may be indicated by the fact that in one place the 

 caravan travelled thirteen hours, or over thirty miles, without 

 meeting a single seed-plant alive or dead. 



The polypetalous Dicotyledons have been determined mainly 

 by Mr. A. J. Wilmott, the gamopetalous and apetalous Dicoty- 

 ledons by Mr. H. F. Wernham and Mr. S. Moore, and the 

 Cryptogams by Mr. A. Gepp. 



DICOTYLEDONS. 



Crucifer^e. 



Farsetia csgyptia Turra var. ovalis Boiss. Near caravan track, 

 Farafra to Baharia, Feb. 23rd. — F. longisiliqua Decne. Sal Lorn, 

 Red Sea Province, Jan. 23rd. 



Matthiola elliptica R. Br. Sandy slopes near Kamobsana, Red 

 Sea Province, Jan. 25th. 



Sisymbrium Irio L. Sandy soil of khor and mountain slopes, 

 Kamobsana, Red Sea Province, Jan. 25th. 



Capparidace^;. 



Cadaba farinosa Forsk. A tree much ravaged by grazing 

 animals, 12 to 20 ft. high. Sandy soil in khors, near Sal Lorn, Red 

 Sea Province, Jan. 23rd. — C. longifolia DC. A shrub. Low 

 ground near shore. Port Sudan, Red Sea Province, Jan. 21st. 



Capparis decidua Edgew. A tree. Near Port Sudan, Red 

 Sea Province, Jan. 22nd. 



Cleome papilloma Steud. Rocky hill near Sal Lorn, Red Sea 

 Province, Jan. 23rd. — C. paradoxa Br. Slope of hill near Sal 

 Lorn, Red Sea Province, Jan. 23rd. 



Mcerua crassifolia Forsk. A tree along khor ; Talgwareb, Red 

 Sea Province, Jan. 26th. 



Resedace^:. 



Oligomeris subulata Boiss. Climbing on Acacia, Port Sudan, 

 Red Sea Province, Jan. 22nd. 



Frankeniace^e. 

 Franhenia pulverulenta L. Tenida, Oasis of Dakhla, Feb. 14th. 



Caryophyllace^. 



Cometes abyssinica R. Br. Sal Lorn hill, Red Sea Province, 

 Jan. 23rd. 



Polycarpcea prostrata Decne. Sandy soil in khor, Kamobsana, 

 Red Sea Province, Jan. 25th. — P. staticeformis Hochst. Flats near 

 Port Sudan and hill slopes near Kamobsana, Red Sea Province, 

 Jan. 21st and 25th. 



