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PARONYCHIACE^. 

 Polycarpcea fragilis, Del. Frequent in the lower parts of Sinai, and 

 along the 'Arabah Valley to the Gh6r es Safieh. 



P. [Robbairea) prostrata, Dene. Same range as last, but less common. 

 At Jebel Usdum. Plentiful at Debbet er Ramleh, in Sinai. 



*Polycarpon succulenhtm, Del. At ' Jericho, and between Tell Abu 

 Hareireh and Gaza. An addition to the Palestine flora. 



Herniaria kemistemon, J. Gay. (?). Jericho. Too young to be 

 certain about. 



^Paronychia nivea, D.C., = P. capifata, Lam., not Koch. About 

 Bir es Sebi. Not included in the ' Flora Orientalis,' but found as far 

 east as Greece, according to Nyman. An addition to the flora of 

 Palestine. 



P. argentea, Lam. Mount Hor. A variety of this species occurred 

 at a considerable elevation. Gaza ; Jericho. 



*P. desertorum, Boiss, ' Ayun M<asa, near Suez ; Widy Ghuweir, on the 

 east or Edomitic side of the 'Arabah. Perhaps only a form of P. arabica, 

 Linn. An addition to the flora of Palestine. 



Gymnocarpum fruticosum, Linn. Common in Sinai and along the 

 'Arabah, especially in the Edomitic valleys. 



* Sclerocephalus arabicus, Boiss. Gh6r es Safieh. A desert species 

 found in Sinai. An addition to the flora of Palestine. 



Pteranthus echinatus, Desf. Jericho. 



CERATOPHYLLE^. 



Ceratophyllum demersum, Linn. Drifting in the Gulf of Suez at ' Aytin 



M^isa. 



MOLLUGINE^. 



Glinus lotoides, Linn, Widies Nasb and Sarawat. Not noticed 

 hitherto in Sinai. 



TAMARISCINE^. 



Tamarix gallica, Linn., var. nilotica, Ehr., et T. nilotica, Ehrh. 

 Frequent in Sinai to the Dead Sea, and in the Jordan Valley. Var. 



