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Page 191. After d. asphodeloides. O. Pyrenaicuiti, L. 2^.5, 



soft-pubescent, glandular above; stems ascending. Leaves reniform, 

 7-9-cleft into obtuse, crenate-dentate lobes, the upper small, palmati- 

 parted. Peduncles axillary, pedicels reflexed in fruit; sepals oblong, 

 short-mucronate ; petals purple, obcordate, ciliate above base, about 

 twice as long as calyx; valves appressed-pubescent or glabrescent- 

 Summer — Afqa (Lebanon). 



Page 200. After MEI^IACE^. 



Order ACfeUIFOl^IACE^, D. C. (Holly Family). 



Trees or s/iruds, with small, axilla?'?/, 4:-S-merousJloivers, 

 a mimtte calyx, free from the 4:''^-celled ovary and resulting 

 ^-'^-seededj lerry-lihe drupe* the stamens as many as the 

 petals^ alternate with them, inserted at their hase — Calyx 

 imbricated in aestivation. Cells of ovary 1-2-ovuled. Al- 

 bumen copious, embryo straight, small. 



ILEX, L. Holly. 



Calyx persistent, 4-5-toothed. Corolla rotate, 4-5-parted. Ovary 

 sessile, nearly globular, 4-5-celled, stigmas 4-5, nearly sessile. Drupe 

 globular, pyrenes 4-5, crustaceous — Shrubs, with leathery, ^glossy, 

 alternate leaves, 



I. Aqiiifolluiii, L. 5 5 2 ^0 ^ or more. Leaves ovate, acute, 

 wavy, spiny-dentate or entire. Peduncles axillary, short, many-flowered, 

 flowers somewhat umbelled ; drupe dark crimson, as large as a marrow- 

 fat pea — May — Gaiour Gagh (Amanus). 



Page 202. After R. Libanotica. R. glaberrima, Peyrou. ^ 2 

 to 4, unarmed, glabrous. Leaves petioled, oblong to lenticular, .0^5 

 to .05 long, entire. Umbel long-peduncled ; drupe black, as large as a 

 currant, half as long as pedicel — May — Forest of Ehedin. 



Page 222. After T. Cassia. T. Amaua, Post, .1 or more, 

 soft-pubescent. Leaflets obovate to cuneate-truncate, denticulate at 

 tip. Flowers 2-4 in axillary and terminal clusters, pale yellow ; calyx- 

 teeth one-fifth as long as hirsute tube, narrow-triangular, acute ; corolla 

 once and a half as long as calyx, immature pods sparingly hairy — 

 April — Hassan Beyley to 'Othmaniyeh; BeiBn to Kurk-khan. 



Page 222. After T. astroites. T. aurantiaca, Boiss. .1 

 to .15, appressed-pubescent, procumbent. Stipules short-triangular; 

 leaflets obovatc-cuueate, small, denticulate at tip. Peduncles filiform, 

 twice to thrice as long as leaves; flowers 8-12 in a head, orange-colored ; 

 calyx half to one-third as long as corolla, teeth setaceous, longer than 

 tube; pods appressed-pubescent, curved, .02 long, .001 thick, trans- 

 versely reticulate-nerved — June — Kurd Dagh. 



Page 222. After T. Noeana. T. ortUoceras, Kar. et Kir. 



Appressed-hirsute, erect. Stipules semi-sagittate, dentate; leaflets 

 obovate, dentate at tip. Peduncle nearly 0; flowers 2-4, .005 long, 

 sessile ; calyx a little shorter than corolla, teeth subulate, longer than 

 tube; pods appressed-puberulent, .012 long, .0015 broad, straight, re- 

 ticulate-veined with the areolce longer lengthwise — Spring — In a gar- 

 den near Beirut (Peyron). 



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