100 SYNOPSIS OF 



Ornithopus compressus, L. 



Hab. South of Europe. Asia Minor. North of Africa. 

 OBS. Communicated by Dr. Lemann. 



Hippocrepis inultisiliquosa; L. 



Hab. South of Europe. Cyprus. Egypt. North of 

 Africa. 



OBS. I have met also with another form, which is perhaps a 

 variety, or the H. ciliata of Willd. A friend has shown me a 

 specimen of the H. comosa, but he was not sure of having ga- 

 thered it in Gibraltar. It is found near St. Roque. 



Hedysarum coronarium, L. 



Hab. South of Spain, and other southern parts of the 

 Mediterranean region. North of Africa. 



OBS. Very rare in Gibraltar; abundant in the cultivated fields 

 on the road to St. Boque. The H. fontanesii is also found in 

 the neighbourhood of St. Eoque and Gaucin. 



Vicia atropurpurea, Desf. / / *- 

 V. benghalensis, L. 

 V. perennis, De C. 



Hab. Southern Mediterranean region, Sicily. North of 

 Africa. Azores. 



Vicia gracilis, Boiss. 



Ervum gracile, De C. 



Hab. Portugal, Spain, South of France, Italy, Greece. 



Vicia sativa, L. 

 Hab. Britain, Europe. North of Africa. 



OBS. The Vicia faba and Phaseolus vulgaris are cultivated in 

 the south-district. The Vicia vestita (Boiss.) is also said to 



