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128. Pifltacia vera, L- 



a. Hninchlot with deUichcd fruits. 



Jonisjilom, whore there are three trees growing among uome 

 olives outside one of the gates. — Dr. D. J. Hooker 

 and I). Hanbury, Sept. -Oct., 1860. 



b. Twig with leaves only. 



Instituto Agrario C;istelnuovo, near Palenno ; 21 May, 



1872 ; cultivated, trees grafted. 

 [The leaves in this specimen are more wedge-shapc<l belovr 



and more ohtuse than in specimen b.] 



c. Leafy twig without flowers or fruit. 



This is a hybrid between Pistacia vera and P. Terebinthm. 

 In.stituto Agrario Castelnuovo, Palenno; 21 May, 1872. 



d. Branchlet with fruit. 



Beyront, 4 Nov., 1860 ; Dr. J. D. Hooker and D. Hanbiuy. 

 From a tree in a courtyard in the town. [The leaves of 

 this specimen arc more oblong than in ct.] 



129. Rhus Coriaria, L. 



a. Leafy twig, with flower bud. 

 Toulon, May, 18.51. 



b. I.)itto, without flowers or fruit. 



Smyrna, 1854 ; S. Maltass. " Called in Turkish 'Somaki.' 

 Its leaves are used for dyeing purposes, and the sap 

 of the root is occasionallj- mixed with Scammonv." 

 — S. M. 



A specimen of the root is in the Hanbury ALiteria Medica 

 Collection. 



c. Leaf}' twigs, with flower buds. 



Hebron, 22 Oct., 1860 ; Dr. J. D. Hooker. [This specimen 

 has very small leaflets, and is marked Rhus Corinria ?] 



d. Twig, with detached fruit. 



Beyrout, 9 Nov., 1860 ; Dr. J. D. Hooker and D. Hanbury. 



130. Rhus Cotinus, L. "Wig tree." 



a. With flowers and fruit ; with detached fruits. • 

 Pariset, near Grenoble, 18 June, 1857. 



131. Rhus Syriaca, Boiss. et Bl. 



a. Twig, with flower buds and detached fruits. 



Mountains overlooking the Wady el Kelt, going from 

 Jerusalem ; level countrj' lying between Kiha and 

 the Jordan ; Marsaba, near the Convent. "The tree 

 is so exceedingly like a Bahamodendron, that Dr. 

 Hooker and I mistook it for one until we found the 

 fruit." — D. H. The following appear to be the same : 

 EIius dioica, Willd ; R. oryacanihoidif, Dum. Coui-s ; 

 R. zizyphinus, Tineo. 



