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^Galium petrcs, sp. nov. hispidulum, caulibus diffusis elongatis 4-angu- 

 latis fragilibus plus minusve intrlcatis, foliis quaternis angusti linearibus 

 uninerviis rigidiusculis, cymis saepius paucifloris axillaribus terminalibusque, 

 folio 2-4 plo longioribus pedicellis gracilibus divaricatis hispidulis, fructu 

 (immaturo) pilis brevibus incurvis uncinatisve hispido. Hab. in Wddy 

 Mtisa, apud Petram. Foliis 1^2 linese longis setiformibus, internodis 

 inferioribus 7-8 linese longis, verticillatis foliorum supremis approxi- 

 matis. ' Affinis G. jungermannioides sed foliis quaternis nee senis, caule 

 ramisque elongatis nee pulvinatis ' E. Boissier. [Plate XVI., 



% I.] 



G. aparine, Linn. Jerieho and Gaza. 



G.judauum, Dene. Bethlehem. Confined to Palestine, from Lebanon 

 to Jerusalem. 



DIPSACE^. 



''" Pterocephalus sanctus, Dene. Jebel Musa ; Deir el 'Arbain and Jebel 

 Katharina, Petra, and Mount Hor. An addition to the flora of Palestine. 

 Hitherto found only on Sinai. 



COMPOSITE. 



Bellis sylvestris, Cyr. Rocky places about Bdb el Wid, between 

 Ramleh and Jerusalem. 



Asteriscus pygmceus, Coss. Abundant on the Edomite escarpment, at 

 the head of Wddy Ghurundel ; Ghor es Safieh. 



A. graveolens, Forsk. Frequent on Sinai. 



Anvill^a garcini, 'D.C. Wady Harfin. 



Inula crithmoides, Linn. Gh6r es Safieh, 4 to 7 feet high. 



/. viscosa, Desf. Widies east of the 'Arabah ; Ghor es Safieh ; 

 between Ramleh and Jerusalem. 



/. dysenterica, Linn. Gh6r es Safieh. 



Pulicaria arabica, Cass. Gh6r es Safieh ; 'Ayun Buweirdeh in the 

 'Arabah. 



P. {Francoeuria) crispa, Forsk. Jebel M<isa ; Widy el 'Ain ; Ghor 

 es Safieh. 



