very rare in Algeria, but is found plentifully in Granada and Anda- 
lusia, attaining 6000 feet in the Sierra Nevada, in the Sierra de Fuan 
Santa, near Murcia; and at Collioure in the Pyrénées Orientales, in 
Languedoc, south of Nimes, Montpellier and Beziers; on the narrow 
strip of land between Cette and Agde, which separates the Mediter- 
ranean from the Etang de Thau; on the Pie St. Loup, at Baume Oriol ; 
in the “ Quartier de Touris” (where the specimen figured was gathered), 
near Toulon ; on Monte Niolo, Monte Cagna, near Talbuccio, near the 
road between Bastia and Corte, and in the Forest of Aitone, between 
Vico and Calvi, in Corsica (MSS.). In the district referred to in this 
work, the known stations for A. cerasiferus, Gay, are those in the 
neighbourhood of Marseilles (Montredon, etc.), and of Toulon and 
Hyeres, in the Esterelles, and on Mont Mulacé, near Mentone. It 
probably is found between Mentone and Genoa, but accurate observa- 
tions are wanting. M. Gay also acknowledges the existence of a rare 
intermediate form, which he distinguishes as A. cerasiferus, 8. inter- 
medius; this approaches towards A. albus, Mill., in having fruits rather 
smaller, which do not turn orange, and black bracts. This variety, 
8. intermedius, is synonymous with A. Villarsii, Verlot, and is found 
on Mount Rachet, near Grenoble; on a hill near Turin (MSS.), and on 
Monte Senario, near Florence (MSS.). 
EXxpianation oF Prate LXIX.—Fig. A 1, two divisions of the 
perianth, and two stamens, of the natural size. <A 2, A 3, claw of a 
longer and shorter stamen, magnified. Fig. B 1, capsule of A. cerasi- 
ferus, Gay, of the natural size. Fig. C, capsule of A. albus, Mill., of 
the natural size. Fig. D1, two divisions of the perianth, and two 
stamens, of the natural size. D 2, one of the longer stamens, magnified. 
D 3, part of a fruiting raceme, of the natural size. D 4, D 5, a seed, 
magnified and of the natural size. 
