324 Notes on the Spreading ut' some (Jyprian Plants. 



Mercurialis annua. At Alethriko common in holes on the stem of Olea europaea, up to 1.5 ra. 

 above the field. 



Ferula communis var. anatriches. A specimen 1.7 m. above the field, in the crown of Ceratonia 

 at Alethriko. 



Olea europaea. Mr. G. Vassilion has kindly informed me, that he has quite often seen young 

 specimens growing epiphytically in the crown of other trees. 



Prasium majus. A flowering bush, 2.5 m. above the field, in the crown of Ceratonia at Davlos. 



Epiphytes can not be said to be very common on Cyprus; nor was this to be expected in a 

 country of such a dry climate. Most frequently we find them growing in the crown of the carob-trees, 

 what is easily explainable, as owing to the dense shadow of these trees the epiphytes are here better 

 protected against exsiccation than in most other trees. 



