FAUNA AND FLORA OF SINAI, PETRA, AND WADY 'ARAB AH. 99 



ERICACE^. 



Arbutus andrachne, Linn. Limestone cliffs above Bib el Wid, 

 between Ramleh and Jerusalem. 



PRIMULACE^. 



Anagallis arvensis, Linn. Jericho. 



A. arvensis, Linn., var. ccerulea. Jericho ; Bethlehem. 



A. latifolia, Linn., = var. A. arvensis ? Ghor es Safieh. 



Lysimachia dubia. Ait. Gh6r es Safieh, near the Dead Sea. 



Cyclamen latifolium, Sibth. First seen near Bir es Sebi ; thence to 

 Jerusalem. Common. 



Primula boveana, Dene. Wady es Sheikh. Not in flower. 



OLEACE^. 



Olea europea, Linn. Olive-trees were measured a little north of 

 Gaza, having a circumference of 18 and 20 feet a couple of feet above 

 the ground. These were the largest and oldest trees seen. Schweinfurth 

 has suggested that this tree, perhaps the oldest cultivated, was originally- 

 derived from the Nubian mountains, where he has found it native. 



SALVADORACE^. 



Salvadora persica, Garcin. Ghdr el Feifeh and es Safieh. Very 

 abundant, forming dense groves, and giving off a heavy smell, resembling 

 that of a monkey-house. Found also in Sinai. 



APOCYNE^. 



Nerium oleander, Linn. Wadies Musa, Hartin, Ghuweir, and 

 Ghurundel, in Edom ; and in the wadies of Moab leading to the Ghor el 

 Feifeh and es Safieh ; Jericho. 



ASCLEPIADE^. 



Calotropis procera, Willd. Ghor el Feifeh and Safieh. Found also 

 in Sinai. 



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