List of Spontaneous Vascniar Plants, hitherto ohserved in flyprns. ^i 



Nearly related with subsp. S neglecta Weihe, which ai>-rees with our plant in most of its important 

 characters, but has only a single scries of hairs on its stems and pedicels like the typical S. nwiliu. Oav 

 plant, whis is always easily recognized by the characters spaced out in the diagnose above, seems to 

 be limited to the countries about the eastern part of the Meditei'ranean, here partly replacing .S', ntylecta. 

 I have seen in Herb. Boiss, and Herb. Boiss.-Barb. specimens from Palestine and Syria (Boissiee), 

 Lebanon (Gaillaedot), Caverne de Houi') (Blanche), the island of Skopelos, one of the Sporades (Leonis), 

 Peloponnesus (Gillaed), Attica (Heldeeich) and Zante (Maegot); in all important points these specimens 

 agree with the Cyprian plant. 



Althougii I have not had any opportunity to see Post's typespecimens of tiie var. jmhesæns 

 established by him and described with few woids in his flora, still I do not believe, that there can be 

 any risk in identifying it with the present plant. When the plant is considered here as a distinct sub- 

 species, and not as a variety of S. neglecta, it is partly because I have not seen intermediate forms 

 connecting it with S. neglecta, and partly on account of its well limited geographical distribution. The 

 name S. pubescens could not be used for this subspecies, as it has already been given by Willbenow 

 to a (juite different plant, and I have therefore named if aftei' Dr. G. E. Post, the indefatigable naturalist, 

 who has given so important contributions to the knowledge also of the Cyprian flora. 



Shady places in the lower regions of the island, common. Kuklia in the Messai'ia, abundant in 

 fruit-gardens (JH 365, a luxuriant form), Alethriko (JH 220). 



subsp. S. apetala Ucria in Eoem. Arch. I, 1, 68 (1796); llurbeck, Cuntrili. Fl. Tun. I, 37 I't in Botan, notiser 1899, 

 19.). S. media p apetnla Boi.ss. Fl. orient. I, 707 (1867). 



Muebeck quotes Sintenis' and Bigg's exsiccate-numero 227 from Cypi'us, not seen by me, as 

 belonging to this subspecies. 



S. eilicica Boiss, et Balansa, Hiagn. PL orient. Ser. 2, V, 29 (1856); Boiss. Kl. orient. I, 706: K<itscliy. I '.yjiern, 346. 

 Moist places near Pi'odromo (UK). 



CernstUim anomaluin Waldst. et Kitaih. ex Willd. Sp. pi. II. 812 (1799); Boiss. Fl. (irient. T, 714; Post in 

 Jl.'iu. Herb. Boiss. 1900 no. 18. 92. 



Wet places, in the mountains. Troodos, according to Post. 



C. seuiidecandriiin L. Sp. pi. ed. 1. 438 (17.53); Boiss. Fl. orient. I, 723. 

 Diy fields. Nikosia (JH 290, small, little developed plants). 



C. fra^itliniuiu Boiss. Diaan. PI. <»rient. Ser. 1. I, 54 (1842); Fl. orient. I. 724. C. pejjUdifoUum KoiwV^ 'm h^rh. 

 (teste Boiss.). 



In the mountains of Cyprus (UK 715. teste Bois-s. — not mentioned in the list of Kotschy). Near 

 the top of Chionistra (JH 075). 



C. hrachypetalum Pesp. apud Pers. Syn. pl. I, 520 (1805); Boiss. Fl. orient. I, 723; Kotschy. Cypern, 347. 

 Not rare in the environs of Prodrome (UK). 



C. glomeratum Thuill. Fl. env. Paris, ed. 2, 226 (1799); Murbeck in Bot. notiser 1898, 255. C. viscosnm Sibth. 

 et Smith. Prodr. I, 315 (1806); Kotschy, Cypern. 347; Boiss. Fl. orient. I, 722; vix L. 



As a weed in fields and gardens. Alethriko (JH 242). Phaneromene near Ijarnaka (JH 124). 

 Up to Prodromo (UK). Already observed by Sibthoep. 



C. dicbotomum L. Sp. pl. ed. 1. 438 (1753); Boiss. Fl. orient. I, 721. 



Troodos, as a weed in the nuisery-gai'den of the Forest-Depai'tment at Pasha Livadia (JH 1081). 



') Probably near Tripuli ur Beiruut. where Blanche has collected the greater part ut his plants. 



