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e. g. Mayish (Cehis aiisiralis) which appears in the proper name 

 Mishael. From Refah {Artemisia monosperma) one of the de- 

 scendants of Ephraim is named. Matricaria aurea is used by the 

 women of Palestine for a tea taken at childbirth. 



During the winter season, which is rainy, the plants have a 

 green, succulent aspect, while in summer, when rain never falls, 

 they have quite a different appearance, some becoming quite 

 hard and thorny. Thus it is that the Psalmist says: Ps. 32:4, 

 "For day and night the land was heavy upon me; my moisture 

 is turned into the drought of summer." 



Two oaks are common: Quercus lusitanica in the central 

 part of the country and Q. coccifera to the southward. The 

 former is the biblical Nahalulim, while the latter is Nazusim. 



As to what plant is meant by the lilies of the field, in "Even 

 Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these," Dr. 

 Ha Reubeni believes for various reasons* that Anthemis pal- 

 estina was indicated. 



(An abstract of Dr. Ha Reubeni's address is printed in this 

 issue.) 



Arthur A. Graves, 



Secretary. 



NEWS NOTES 



Check List of The Flora of the Vicinity of 

 New York 



Local botanists have suggested that a check list of the names 

 in the writer's "Flora of the Vicinity of New York" would be 

 useful on field trips and in checking collections. 



Such a list will be prepared if there is sufficient demand for it, 

 at fifty cents a copy, to cover printing and postage. In order to 

 make the list of use to those who are familiar with only one of 

 the manuals, the names used in the "Flora of the Vicinity of 

 New York" and the "Gray Manual" will both be included. 

 There will be, also, symbols indicating where the different species 

 are chiefly found. Additions since the "Flora of the Vicinity of 

 New York" will be included. If interested, write to Norman 

 Taylor, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn, N. Y. 



* See Torreya 25: 35-38. 



