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maritima in the Bay of Melleha, Euphorbia Para- 

 lias in the Bays of Saline and Gneyna, E. terra- 

 cina in Melleha Bay, Eryngium maritimum at Mel- 

 leha, Gneyna, etc., Pancratium Illyricum at Eamla 

 Bay in Gozo. Dr. Zerapha enumerates 19 species 

 of the handsome Euphorbia. A very common marine 

 plant which loves the sandy shore is the Crucia- 

 nella maritima, which may be met with at SHema 

 and elsewhere. It blossoms in April and June. 

 On the rocks of the southern shore are particularly 

 to be noticed the Hypericum ^Egyptiacum and An- 

 thyllis Hermannice, the latter having also an affect- 

 ion for the barren hill side. 



The islands are rich in the natural order of 

 the Papilionacece, Of this the genus Trifolium counts 

 the greatest number of varieties of which some of the 

 most interesting are Trifolium subterraneum found 

 in sunny spots during March and May, and Trifolium 

 suffocatum not unknown at Floriana. Then follow 

 the genera Medicago, Melilotus, Lotus, and Ononis. 



The grasses are of course in great variety, 

 We may note the Lygeum spartum found at St. 

 Paul's Bay, Imtahleb, Fauara, etc. The Stipa tortilis 

 and Stipa pinnata are found everywhere on uncul- 

 tivated spots. 



Aromatic plants are few in number but we 

 may note Mentha Pulegium vulgare, Melissa officinalis y 

 Nepetha calamintha, and Thymus capitatus, the flowers 



