Ff. Columne is found in the department of the Bouches du Rhone, on the 
shores of the “ Etang de Berre,”’* near Toulon, Hyéres, and Aigues 
Mortes (Gren. et Godr.), Fréjus, Cannes, Mentone, and near Pegli (De 
Notaris).f Its general range reaches its extreme northern limit at Dawlish, 
and follows the north-westernand western coast of France, and the southern 
and north-eastern coasts of Spain,{ to reappear again at Montpellier 
and traverse the Riviera as recorded above, and after showing itself at 
several points in western and south-western Italy, Sicily, Ischia, and 
Corsica (Parlatore), finds its eastern limit in Greece. 
EXPLANATION OF PLate XCI.—Fig. A 1, an outer segment of the perianth 
of the natural size, and fig. A 2, the same magnified. A 38, an inner 
seoment of the perianth of the natural size, and fig. A 4, the same magni- 
fied. A 5, a stamen and portion of the perianth, and fig. A 6, the same 
magnified. A 7, stamens and style with base of perianth, magnified. 
A 8, upper valve of the spathe, magnified. Figs. B and C represent 
other specimens of R. Columne. EH 1, an outer, and E 2, an inner 
segment of the pefianth, of the natural size. EH 3, a stamen with a por- 
tion of the perianth attached, of the natural size. EH 4, the style of the 
natural size. E 5, stamens and style with base of perianth, magnified, 
E 6, the upper valve of the spathe, magnified. Figs. D and F represent 
other specimens of R. Columne var. discreta. 
* Derbés et Castagne, Cat. Pl. Bouches du Rhone, p. 153. + Rep. Fl. Lig. p. 430. 
t+ Wilk. et Lange, Fl. Hisp. Prod. i. 145. 
