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and under the stone heaps by the sides of these 

 fields Helmintia echoides in great profusion. In 

 certain waste places we meet with a variety of the 

 Cardus pycnocephalus of Linnaeus, which differs 

 from the typical species in having perfectly white 

 flowers. 



Since the Chair of Natural History and Medical 

 Jurisprudence has been occupied by Dr. Gavino 

 Gulia, the Botanical Garden has been re organised, 

 and now contains some 2000 foreign plants. The 

 most critical and rare plants belonging to the 

 Maltese flora are also cultivated, so that the tourist 

 lover of botany will have no need to visit the 

 ravines during the great heats of summer. 



