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Linaria chalcpensis (Mill.) : white flower; 5 to 8 inches high, specimen from 



Lebanon. 



Lobelia: small blue flower. 

 Lychnis Oricntalis : very much resembles the small monopetalous clustering 



pink flowers called &quot;mountain pinks.&quot; 

 Lotus : a little yellow blossom, and is a leguminous plant. 



Mimosa Farnesiana : tree, grows from 10 to 15 feet high, bears a downy, yellow, 

 bell-like, fragrant blossom, and the usual form of the niinosa 

 leaf. 



Morns alba (Linn.) : white mulberry ; very common in Lebanon ; cultivated 

 largely for silkworms. 



Moss : long and delicate kind, correctly figured in &quot;Palestine, Past and Pre 

 sent,&quot; in the plute of birds. 



Myrtls commit n is : white blossoms, very slightly yellow, appear first, and after 

 ward the leaves. 



Olxa Europxa (Linn.). 



Ornithogalum wnbellatum: &quot;star of Bethlehem. 7 



Ornithopus comprcssus, or purpurillus. 



Papaver glacium flavum : bright orange poppy, rather rare, specimen found 

 north of Lake of Tiberias. 



Papaver Oricntale (Linn.) : with purple-and-brown flowers. 



Papaver Rhwus (Linn.). 



Paronycliia Hispanica (var. B. Poic.) : &quot;everlasting&quot; flowers, very thin petals, 

 and white, described in &quot; Palestine, Past and Present,&quot; p. 350. 



Pinus Cedrus, or Ccdrus Lebani : Arabic arz, Hebrew ercs. Cedar of Leba 

 non, two little plants, each 6 to 7 inches high. 



Punica granatum (Linn.) : double-flowering and fruit-bearing pomegranate. 



Polygonum aviculum (Linn.) : small pink blossoms alternate on the branch. 



Quercus cocci/era (Linn.) : bears prickly leaf; tree grows 12 to 15 feet high 



