OF ACCOMPANYING ANIMALS AND PLANTS. 85 1 



Cissi/s rotundifolia of the mountains of Yemen. Called in Egypt "oudneh roumy;" — and 

 observed there in gardens by Delile. Farther South, observed by Forskal p. 35 among the moun- 

 tains of Yemen, frequent and called "haelaes" or " halka," the leaves cooked and eaten though very 

 sour. 



Psoralea Pal&stina of Syria. Known in Egypt as early perhaps as this date; — observed there 

 in a garden at Cairo by Delile ; and known to grow wild in Palestine (Linn., Jacq. hort. ii. pi. 184, 

 Pall., and Pers.). 



Potentilla supina of middle Europe and the adjoining portion of Asia. Known in Egypt as early 

 probably as this date;— but introduced and only naturalized on the river-flat and islets of the Nile 

 near Cairo, where it was observed by Forskal, and Delile. Farther North, observed by Sibthorp on 

 the Bithynian Olympus ; and known to grow in Siberia (Pers.). Westward, termed "pentaphylloides 

 supinum" by Tournefort inst. 29S ; known to grow in Austria, Germany, and France (Crantz, Lam. 

 fl. fr., and Pers.) ; and from transported specimens described by Plukenet phyt. pi. 106. 



Kalanchoe Aegyptiaca of the mountains of Yemen. Called in Egypt " ouedneh ; " — and observed 

 there in gardens by Forskal, Delile, and Clot-Bey. Farther South, observed by Forskal p. 89 in its 

 wild state on mount Melhan in Yemen, and called there "odejn." From transported specimens, 

 described by Plukenet aim. pi. 228. 



Scabiosa prolifera of the Mediterranean countries. Called in Cyprus "sitothori ; '' — observed 

 there in cultivated ground by Sibthorp ; and received from Egypt by Willdenow. Westward, described 

 by Hermann parad. pi. 125 ; termed " s. stellata annua prolifera " by Tournefort inst. 465 ; and known 

 to grow in Barbary (Pers). 



Teucrium marum of Southern Europe. — Described by Matthioli comm. p. 537, Bauhin iii. 243, 

 and Ludwig ect. pi. 14; and observed by Clusius in Spain. Eastward, observed by Gittard in South- 

 ern Greece, on mountains at Armyros (Chaub.) ; and according to Clot-Bey, recently introduced from 

 the French gardens into Egypt. 



Celsia Orientalis of the East Mediterranean countries. — From transported specimens, described 

 by Zanoni 34 (Spreng.), and Linnaeus; termed "verbascum orientale sophiae folio'' by Tournefort 

 cor. ,8. In its wild state, observed by Sibthorp pi. 605, and Chaubard, in Southern Greece and on the 

 Greek islands ; and known to grow in Cappadocia and Armenia (Lam. ill. pi. 532, and Pers.). 



Celosia margaritacea of Hindustan and Burmah. Called in Japan "goofits " or " ino kadfits " 

 (Thunb.), in Tagalo "candayohan" or "quindayohan '' (Blanco), and known in Egypt as early prob- 

 ably as this date; — observed there by Delile, growing spontaneously around Cairo; and farther 

 North, known in the gardens of Europe as early at least as the days of Tragus f. 219. Southward 

 from Egypt, observed by Forskal under cultivation in Yemen. Eastward, observed in Hindustan by 

 Rheede x. pi. 38 and 39, Burmann ind. pi. 25, Roxburgh, by Graham "common everywhere during 

 the rains," and by myself in the Concan, to all appearance indigenous. Farther East, enumerated by 

 Mason as indigenous in Burmah ; by Blanco, as frequent on the Philippines, known to the natives; is 

 known to grow in China (Pers.) ; and was observed by Kaempfer, and Thunberg 30, naturalized in 

 Southern Japan. 



Aerua tomenlosa of Tropical Arabia. Called in Egypt " sadjaret ennadji ; " — observed there by 

 Forskal, and Delile, as far North as Cairo, also in Upper Egypt, growing in gardens and even in the 

 Desert. Farther South, observed by Forskal p. 171 abounding in Yemen in sandy and calcareous 

 soil, called " ra " or " aerua," and the spikes of flowers used for stuffing cushions and saddles. East- 

 ward, enumerated by Mason as " exotic " in Burmah ; and known to occur also in Hindustan and 

 Java (Linn., Juss., Burm. ind. pi. 65, and Pers.). 



Euphorbia thymifolia of Tropical Arabia and Hindustan. Called in Bengalee " shewt-kherua," 

 in Telinga " biddarie-nanabeeam," in Tamil "sittra paladi " or '■ chin-amaum-patchayarise " (Drur.), 

 in Yemen " rummid ; " — observed there among the mountains by Forskal, and perhaps the same 

 species near the sea at Ghomfude, the bruised herb applied to wounds, and the juice with wheat flour 

 formed into pills given as a powerful purgative. In Upper Egypt, observed by Delile, as also on the 

 Mediterranean border near Damietta: and from transported specimens, described by Plukenet aim. pi. 

 113. Eastward, known to grow in " gravelly places all over India," the " leaves and seeds given by " 

 Tamul physicians '■ in worm cases and certain bowel affections of children " (Lindl.) ; in Ceylon, ob- 

 served by Burmann pi. 105 ; and farther East, by Thunberg in Japan, but no native name is given By 

 European colonists, carried to the Mauritius Islands, where it has become a troublesome weed (Pers.). 



Omithogalum elatum of ... . Known in Egypt possibly as early as this date ; —described by 

 Andrews bot. repos. p. 528 from specimens received from Alexandria. 



Dactylis glomerata of Europe and the adjoining portion of Asia. Known in Egypt as early 

 probably as this date :— observed there by Delile, growing around Alexandria. Farther North, 

 observed by Forskal, Sibthorp, and Chaubard, in Greece and on the Greek islands, not uncommon 

 along roadsides. Westward, described by Dalechamp 427, C. Bauhin, and Parkinson ; termed "gra- 



