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Gypsophila rokejeka, Del. With Dianthus sinaicus at Zibb el Baheir 

 in Widy Lebweh; Wady Berrah; Jebel Abu Kosheibeh; 'Ay6n Buweirdeh 

 in the 'Arabah. 



G. (Saponarid) hirsuta, Lab., S alpina (Boiss.). Summit of Jebel 

 Katharina at 8,500 feet. One of the very few species of the higher 

 Mediterranean alps found in Sinai. This particular form is confined to 

 Lebanon, Hermon, Makmel, and the present station. 



Silene dichotoma, Ehrh. Widy Zuweirah to Bir es Sebi. 



5". atocion, Murr., S. cegypiiaca, Linn. Ramleh to Jerusalem ; 

 Jericho. 



*S. Hussoni, Boiss. Between Bir es Sebi and Tell Abu Hareireh. 

 Coming into flower at the end of December. Mons. Boissier, who named 

 this species for me, records it from a single locality, ' Ouadi Sahnour 

 deserti ^Egyptiaco-Arabici.' An addition to the flora of Palestine. 



5". injlata, Sm. Gaza. 



S. palcBstina, Boiss. Jericho. 



*S. colorata, Poir. Jericho. Not included in the ' Flora Orientalis,' 

 but found in Crete, according to Nyman. An addition to the flora of 

 Palestine. 



S. succulenta, Forsk. Sands at Gaza. 



Buffonia multiceps, Dene. Near the summits of Jebel Katharina and 

 Jebel Musa ; Zibb el Baheir at the head of Widy Lebweh. Confined to 

 Sinai. 



Arenaria {Alsine) picta, Sibth. Jericho. 



A. graveolens, Schreb. Summits of Jebel Miisa and Jebel Katharina ; 

 top of Zibb el Baheir, in Widy Lebweh. 



Stellaria media, Linn. Gaza. 



Cerastium glomeratum, Thuill. Bethlehem. 



Spergula pentandra, Linn. Jericho and Ghor es Safieh. Noticed 

 previously at Gaza. 



Spergularia marginata (Koch.). Saline swamps at Tell el Milh 

 (Moladah). 



