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Capparis galeata, Fres. Cliffs above Widy Sarawat, and with the 

 last. This species is sometimes an erect bush. At the base of Jebel 

 'Aridah I measured one eight feet high. 



RESEDACE^. 



Ockradenus baccatus, Del. Frequent in Sinai from Widy Ghurundel 

 (' Elim ') to the Dead Sea. 



Reseda pruinosa, Del.,=i?. amblyocarpa, Fres.? Wady el 'Ain to 

 'Akabah, and thence along the 'Arabah to the Dead Sea. 

 R. alba, Linn. Jericho ; Ramleh to Jerusalem. 



R. stenostachya, Boiss. ? Wady el 'Ain. Too young to be certain 

 about. 



Caylusea canescens, St. Hil. Frequent in Sinai, and thence to the 

 Dead Sea, along the 'Arabah. From the Gh6r across to Bir es SebA in 

 two or three places. An addition to the flora of Palestine. 



CISTINE^. 



Cistus villosus, Linn. Medjel to Jaffa. 



Helianthemum Lippii, Pers. Frequent in the upper parts of Sinai, 

 and along the edge of the Tlh to 'Akabah ; Mount Hor ; Gaza. A 

 variety, with larger pedunculate flowers, occurs at Jebel Abu Kosheibeh. 

 A late summer flowerer, almost all dead in December. 



H. kahiricum, Del. Widy Zuweirah to Bir es Sebi. A very early 

 flowerer, just appearing at the end of December. 



SILENE^. 



Dianthus multipunctatus, Ser. Widy Ghurundel (Edom) and Mount 

 Hor ; plain of Judaea from Widy Zuweirah to Gaza. Not found so far 

 south previously. 



D. sinaicus, Boiss. Mountains about Widy es Sheikh. Confined to 

 Sinai. 



Saponaria vaccaria, Linn. Jericho. 



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