Whether P. niceensis is found further to the westward than Fréjus, I 
do not know; Prof. Caruel states that itis found in the neighbourhood of 
Nice, in Northern Tuscany, and to the east of the Apennines from Ancona 
to Rimini. 
EXPLANATION OF PLateE LXXVII.—Fig. A 1, upper part of inflorescence 
in bud, magnified. A 2, an expanding bud, with bracts, magnified. B 1, 
intermediate bract, and B 2, one of lateral bracts of a distinct plant, magni- 
fied. C1, C 2, the same from another plant. D 1, one of the wings from 
a distinct plant, and D 2, a capsule, both of the natural size. EH 1, F 1, 
and G 1, wings from so many separate plants, of the natural size. 
