GIBRALTAR PLANTS. 141 



Caules elongati lignosi. Capitula magna densa 

 conglobata. Tota planta valde cano-tomentosa. 



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

 of Africa. 



OBS. Grows in great abundance on the higher parts of the rock. 

 " No plant," observes Boissier, " is more polymorphous than 

 this plant." The var. . montanum, Boiss., may possibly also 

 grow in Gibraltar. 



Teucrium lucidum, Schreb. 

 Hab. South of Europe. 



OBS. Communicated by Captain Robinson, 72nd Highlanders. 



VERBENACE^E, Juss. 

 Verbena officinalis, L. &*~>+^t*~~^ l *~ t/&i^-^ 

 Hab. Europe, Britain. North of Africa. Asia Minor. 



OBS. This is not a common plant on the rock ; it is more fre- 

 quently met with on the neutral ground. 



ACANTHACE^E, Juss. 



Acanthus mollis, L. 



Vulg. Yerba gig ante. 



Hab. Mediterranean shores of Europe. Asia Minor. 

 North of Africa. 



OBS. This is perhaps the most remarkable plant on the rock. Its 

 graceful forms add to the picturesque beauty of the scenery in 

 the vicinity of the Alameda and other parts of the rock. 



PRIMULACE^l, Vent. 



Anagallis arvensis, L. c V^*^A*u-c~y^^*^^v 

 Hab. Europe, Britain. Asia Minor. North of Africa. 



Anagallis caerulea, E. B. 

 Hab. Spain, Portugal, Britain. 



