Origmal Articles. 
ON THE BOTANY OF THE MALTESE ISLANDS IN 1874. 
By J. F. Durum. 
SEVERE winter, followed by a cold, wet spring, eely kept back 
the vegetation of these islands, as well as of other parts of the Medi- 
end 
plant never recorded before for these islands. It was most plentiful 
near the sea in shady places, where it ei attained a great size 
(for it) some of the plants measuring from 8 to 10 inches; whereas 
the e xamples from southern Sicily, where sey it was supposed to 
be restricted, were described by ye one as from 2 to 3 inches only in 
height ; but the locality, I am told, is a very 
The places in aa where I botanised ‘hilly this a ee the 
Corradino Hill, Kerda, Wied el Zasel, Wied el Zorrik (also 
called Wied Babu), cena the enh Ahood of Melleha. I will give a 
short description of each of these aparn mentioning some of the 
more interesting plants which may be m 
The Corradino is a large piece of sity ground situated to the S.E. 
of the Grand Harbour. A considerable portion of it towards the ver 
specimens of many of the commoner Malte: ht on on 
devoid th Ta I have gathered most of the fo! 
or and eitrina, Ran us fla ssie a incana 
a dei osa, Viola a, ne rents var ride, Sagina 
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Pale Gor C. pte Si deeb and C. lineatus, Corinthe aspera, Euphorbia 
Peploides, Orchis saccata and O. fragrans, Iris egyptiaca (said to grow 
here), Narcissus Tazzetta and NV. Cupaniana, Brachypodium Plukenetit 
and B. dista tachyon. 
rk of Zebbug to the ‘* Marsa,” which i is a large piece of crak ma 
of Erica stcula (in one spot), Coronilla a ipl a iarsiterta micro- 
tg Andropogon hirtum and A. distachyon, Lycopodium denticu- 
el vol. 3. [ NovemBER, 1874. ] . 
