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Note. — Dr. Kitto, in his ' Natural History of Palestine,' to which the 

 previous article is somewhat indebted, states that the two Almond-trees, 

 Amygdalm communis and A. persica, and the common Pea, flower in 

 January : they flower here in March. In this month, he further says, 

 the groves are adorned with Anemones, Ranunculi, Crocus, Tulips, Nar- 

 cissus, Lilies, and Violets. He mentions blue Tulips as among the floral 

 productions of the land. Shaw is quoted as an authority for blue Lilies. 



In February all the flowers of the previous month are in blossom, toge- 

 ther with scarlet Poppies {Papaver Rhoeas, P. liyhriduw; Glaucmm lutemn). 



In March the Fig-tree, Apple- and Pear-trees are in bloom. Barley is 

 ripe in April. Li May, Gooseberries, Currants, and Strawberries, all in- 

 troduced from Europe, are fit for the table. 



Pocock, the traveller, relates that he ate new Olives on the 24th June. 



The Leguminifers common to Palestine and the British Isles are Ononis 

 antiquorum, Anthyllis Vulneraria, Hedysarum OnohrycJiis, Medicago sativa, 

 M. polymorpha, Vicia sylvatica, V. angustifoUa, Trifolium resupinahim, 

 T. stellatum, T. procitmbens, T. incarnatum, Genista tinctoria ?, Borago offi- 

 cinalis, EcJiium vulgare, SympJiylmn orientate. 



In Eussell's list of Aleppo plants, which are all probably natives of the 

 Holy Land, are mentioned Madder (iEwSia), Clivers [Galium), Veronica spi- 

 caia. Toad-flax, Spurges, Mouse-ear several species. Plantain (P. major 

 and P. lagopiis). Eight species of Arum, among which is A. maculatiim. 

 Asphodel, Liliiim candidum, L. Martagon, Gladiolus, Eose of Sharon (Cis- 

 tus roseus, Willd.), Anagallis arvensis, and A.coerulea, Ve7'bascum pulveru- 

 lentum, Valerianella olitoria, Vinca minor. Geranium I'otundifoUum, G. co- 

 Imnbinum, Chenopodium viride, C. maritimum, Salsola fruticosa ?, Eupliorhia, 

 Peplus, Mercurialis annua, Parietaria officinalis, Houseleek. 



THE FLORA OF NEW BRIGHTON. 



A few Remarhs upon the Flora of New Brighton. 

 By Jas. F. Robinson. 



On looking over the ' Phytologist ' for December^ I saw an 

 article on the Flora of New Brighton. As I was botanizing there 

 last summer, I found a plant which, if a distinct species, is ra- 

 ther rare, and which your contributor has evidently overlooked, — 

 the Erythraea linaricefolia, growing very plentifully on the rocks, 

 along with Anthyllis Vulneraria, Thymus Serpyllum, and Hor- 

 deum maritimum. In the British Flora it is mentioned as being 

 found on the sandy coasts of Lancashire, etc. When reading the 



