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(Sibth. ?) which seems a mere variety of umbellalum; 

 Hellcborus viridis — this is not in Prodr. Fl. Grcec; 

 Lycopsis variegata.) a charming plant, forming here 

 extensive fields of blue ; — Sibthorp says it is rare 

 in Peloponnesus and the Archipelago, so that I 

 suppose this island is its head-quarters ; Ajuga 

 reptans, extremely large ; Symphytum tuberosum ; 

 Linum usitatissimum ; Euphorbia dendroides ; 

 Chrysanthemum coronarium ; Erodium malacoides 

 and moschatum ; Lotus ornithopodioides ; Echium 

 calycinum (not in Prodromus) ; Tordylium officinale, 

 — this is the commonest umbelliferous plant on the 

 island. At Ancona, in Italy, I saw the other day a 

 scarlet corn-field ; — arrived at the spot, I found it 

 owing to a profusion of Tulipa Oculus Solis. — The 

 weeds of the South of Europe are very handsome. 



April 2. 



I can add to the list two Ophryses which are not 

 in the Prodro7?ius, — lute a and aranifera, besides 

 tenthredinifera. I observed today, in flower, Anagal- 

 lis arvensis and coerulea; Hippocrepis unisiliquosa ; 

 Saponaria ocymoides (not in Prodromus) ; Eunaria 

 rediviva ; Astragalus monspessulanus ; Galium 

 cruciatum ; Sparlium villosum ; Cistus salvifolius ; 

 Ant hy His vulneraria (florerubro), and Vicia luteaf 

 Veronica Buocbaumii ; Bellis annua ; Scorpiurus 

 subvillosa ; Phalaris uti'iculata, very abundant (not 

 in Prodr.); Trifol. resupinatum: Sherardia arve?isis; 

 Geranium dissectum ; Lithosp. purpureo-coeruleum ; 

 and a noble Echium. 



I am convinced the beautiful Geranium of this 

 island is distinct from pyrenaicum : the flowers are 



