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cultivation, or distribution of the various species for the general 
regions indicated in Palestine. 
This list seems to have its chief value in its accompaniment 
of arabic names for such species as are identifiable and for those 
species concerning which there is little doubt in the application 
of native names. "These arabic names are distinguished so far 
as authoritative use is concerned by initials after those who have 
made special study or who have already published such arabic 
equivalents. The noticeable feature of these arabic equivalents 
is the large number of them whose application to species botan- 
ically known is the authoritative work of Professor Dalman. 
Were it not for these additional arabic terms, which must be of 
great reference value to any one understanding the arabic lan- 
guage and having occasion to deal in any way with Palestine 
plants, it would seem that the time and money invested in this 
list had been unwisely expended, for the classification is now 
far out of date and in no wise departs sufficiently from DeCandolle 
and Post to be of individual value. It is to be regretted that 
the pamphlet was not written with the classification of Engler's 
Syllabus which represents the most widely accepted classification 
in present-day use. 
It should be borne in mind that Mr. Dinsmore was limited 
to conditions in the city of Jerusalem, under which it is exceed- 
ingly difficult to do the highest grade of scientific work, due to 
the almost entire absence of library facilities and on account of 
the long distance to extensive collections where thorough and 
adequate comparison of material could be made. 
It is quite probable, too, that Mr. Dinsmore had no oppor- 
tunity to study Decaisne's Florula Sinaica, Ann. Soc. Nat. 
Paris, 1836; Lowne's Flora of Sinai, Jour. Linn. Soc., 1865; 
Tristram’s Fauna and Flora of Palestine, Palestine Exploration 
Fund, London, 1884; the manuscript catalog of the Flora of 
Palestine, by Hanbury and J. Hooker (at Kew); or Hart's 
Some Account of the Fauna and Flora of Sinai, Petra and 
Wady’ Arabak, Palestine Exploration Fund, London, 1891. 
The author of the list has introduced a few forms under already 
recorded species, which forms appear by the character of pub- 
