30 l^ist of Spontaneous Vascular Plants, hitherto observed in ('\iiru.s 



of their characters. It should be noticed, that wliile the typical form of the Lebanon-cedar has green 

 leaves, there exists also both on Lebanon and on the Cilician Taurus together with the type a form with 

 glaucescent leaves (f. ylauca Carr.), but in other respects resembling the typical C. libanotica. In his paper 

 on the Cedar of Cyprus J. D. Hooker comes to the important conclusion, that our tree in size of cone, and 

 size, form and colour of leaf "appi'oaches the Algerian far more closely than it does any Taurian, Himalayan 

 or Lebanon-cedar'' (1. c, 519). To the characters indicated by Hooker we may now add those regarding 

 the form of the cones, which were at first observed by L. Beissneb. In this respect the Cyprian tree is 

 as much different from the Algerian C. aUantka Manett. as from the cedar of Lebanon; also the habitus 

 of the crown differs from C. atlantica. the branches being horizontally spread and the tops of the young 

 trees early becoming flaccid and inclining as in the typical C. Uba)iotica. C. atlantica has, even when old, 

 a regular pyramidale growth with erect top and less horizontally spread branches. While in some respects 

 the Algerian cedar, from a morphological point of view, holds an intermediate position between the cedar 

 of Lebanon and that of Cyprus, it differs from both of them as to growth and external habitus. 



Especially Hooker has in an interesting paper, accompanied by excellent drawings (in Nat. Hist. 

 Rev. II p. 11 and sequ.) clearly pointed out the close affinities between the cedar of Lebanon and the 

 cedars of Himalaya (C. Deodara Loud.) and of northern Africa (C atlantica Manett.). "They should be 

 regarded as three') well-marked forms, which are usually very distinct, but which often graduate into one 

 another, not as colours do by blending; but as members of a family do, by the presence in each of some 

 characters common to most of the others, and which do not interfere with or obliterate all the individual 

 features of their possessor. Moreover, I regard them as in so far permanently distinct plants, that though 

 all sprang from one parent, none of them will ever assume all the characters either of that extinct parent 

 or of the other two forms." He says, that the different types of cedar may be regarded either as as many 

 separate species or as varieties of a single species. As they all possess each its own geographical area, 

 it would seem preferable under these circumstances, following the method of v. Wettstein (Geogr.-morph. 

 Method, d. Pflanzensyst.) and his school, to arrange them as subspecies under one collective species, which 

 has to bear the name of C. libanotica Link. For the Syrian type growing on Lebanon might then be 

 used the name of subsp. C. Lihani Lawson. 



We have the same reasons to consider the Cyprus-cedar as a distinct subspecies, of e(iual I'ank as 

 the others, and with affinities partly to C. Lihani and partly to C. atlantica. 



The Cyprian cedar, well known by ancient authors, was forgotten and continued to be so until 

 the year 1879, when it was again discovered and branches of it sent to Europe by Sir Sam. Baker. 

 Its distribution throughout the mountains between Kykko and Stavros tis Psochas is represented on a 

 map-sketch in a subsequent chapter of the present work.— Kykko (.JH 1006). 



Angiosperniae Brongii. 



Monocotyledones Juss. 



Typliaceae St. Hilaire. 



Typha laiifolia L. Sji. pi. eil. 1. 971 (175:)); (iaudry. Kei'lien-hes. Uii): Bniss. Fl. (uient. V. 49: Kdtsihy. I'ypeni. 

 ■Jl-J: Kronfeld in Verli. zool. hot. (ies. Wien. XXXIX. 176. 'PXojSi. 



Stagnant or running water: Livadia near Larnaka. \atili (Kotschy). 



T. angustata Bury et Chauli., Kxpé.l. scicntif. Morée. 11. 2. :i.!8 (1832); Boiss. Fl. (irient. V. .o(l: Kronfelil in Verh. 

 Koid.-liot. Ces. Wien. XXXIX. 159. 



Wet places at Gastria near Trikonio (.IH 473). 



') Thi.s was written in 1862. before the discovery of the Cyprian cedar. 



