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Suceda fruticosa, Linn., j3 brevifolia. Ghor es Safieh ; Jericho. 



Traganum nudatum, Del. Wady Ghurundel, on the east side of the 

 'Arabah. 



*Salsola inermis, Forsk. Jebel Usdum ; Petra ; Gaza. This species 

 has been found only near Alexandria, in Forskahl's old locality. An 

 addition to the flora of Palestine. 



S. tetragona, Del. Ghor es Safieh and Jebel Usdum ; Wady 

 Ghuweir in Edom. 



^vS. longifolia, Forsk. Jebel Usdum. Known only from Egypt, 

 where Forskahl originally discovered it. An addition to the flora of 

 Palestine. 



*>S. foetida, Del. Jebel Usdum ; El Tiba in the 'Arabah. An 

 addition to the flora of Palestine. 



5*. rigida, Pall. Mount Hon 



5. rigida, Pall., var. tenuifolia, Boiss. Jebel Usdum. 



NocBa spinosissima, Moq. Tell Abu Hareireh to Gaza ; Jebel 

 Usdum ; Mount Hor, summit. 



Anabasis aphylla, Linn. ? Wady Lebweh. Named doubtfully. 



A. articulata, Forsk. The commonest plant throughout Sinai to the 

 Dead Sea. Less frequent from the Ghor to Gaza. 



*y4. setifera, Moq. 'Ayun Musa ; Wadies Ghurundel (Elim), es 

 Sheikh and el 'Ain ; Jebel Usdum ; Tell Abu Hareireh to Gaza. An 

 addition to the flora of Palestine. 



[N.B. — The species of the above order have been almost entirely 

 determined by M. Boissier.] 



AMARANTACE.^. 



Albersia blitum, Kunth. Gh6r es Safieh : at a well in Wady Nasb, 

 Not native (.?). 



A. caudatus, Linn. Ghor es Safieh. Appeared amongst seeds 

 brought from there, and grown by Mr. Burbidge. 



CErua javanica, Juss. Frequent in Sinai, from Wady Sudur to 

 'Akabah ; Ghor es Safieh. Var. /3 bovei, Welb., was also gathered, as in 

 Widy Lebweh. 



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