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on the rock of Gibraltar, but does not ripen its seeds on the 

 Bosphorus. 



Cistus crispus, creticus, and salvifolius, " cover all the 

 hills in the islands of the Archipelago and sea of Marmora ; 

 they are gummiferous, and, in June and July, secrete co- 

 piously a very fragrant gum, which adheres to the goats' beards 

 that browse on the plant, and is combed off, like the ladanum, 

 for which it is sometimes substituted. They are all distin- 

 tinguished by hypocistis, a succulent parasitic, of a rich red 

 colour, which I found growing from the roots, as described by 

 Dioscorides." 



Poterium spinosum ; common among the above-named 

 cisti, with prickly branches, like furze in England ; known to 

 the ancients, but whether under the name of stoebe or poterion 

 is uncertain. 



Vitex agnus-castus ; found on the banks of all the rivers of 

 Greece and Asia Minor, along with nerium oleander. It 

 was called agnos (lamb) by the ancients, because carried by 

 the priestesses in the feast of Ceres, a lamb being the usual 

 animal sacrificed. 



Quercus asgilops, coccifera, and pubescens ; common in the 

 islands of the Archipelago. 



Pinus maritima, and pinea; common in the islands of the 

 sea of Marmora. " The cones of P. pinea are gathered 

 and sold in the markets. When exposed to the fire, they 

 open, and the seeds, as large as hazel-nuts, then drop out ; 

 they are eaten like nuts, and called by the Turks fistik." 



Lavandula stcechas ; the latter name by Dioscorides from 

 the Stcechades, now the Hieres Islands, near Marseilles, from 

 whence it first came. It is very difficult to cultivate in - a 

 garden. It covers the hills in all the islands of the Archi- 

 pelago and sea of Marmora. 



Ruscus racemosus, the Daphne Alexandria, or Alex- 

 andrian laurel of Dioscorides, found in the islands of the Archi- 

 pelago. 



Kcelreuteria paniculata ; a native of China. A plant re- 

 maining in what was Sherard's garden at Tedikui, about 

 ten miles from Smyrna. 



Artemisia sp. Pretty, aromatic; produced spontaneously 

 in gardens, and used in salads. 



Erigeron graveolens. The conyza of Dioscorides ; stinking; 

 used against the bite of all manner of vermin, found in large 

 patches in the islands of Marmora. 



Pancratium maritimum, called Pancration, or all-excelling, by 

 Dioscorides. "Forskal found it in great abundance in Palestine, 

 and supposes it was the lily of the Scripture, like to which, 

 our Saviour said, Solomon in all his glory was- not arrr.yed. 



