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LILIACE^. 



Gagea reticulata, Pall. Gaza; Bethlehem; Jericho; Jerusalem. In 

 flower January 4th. 



Uropetalum erythrceum, Webb. (?) Sinai and in the 'Arabah, frequent ; 

 withered, but I think this species. 



Ornithogalum umbellatum, Linn. Tell .^.bu Hareireh to Gaza, and 

 at Qt2JLa.. Gaza to Jerusalem frequently. 



Urginea scilla, Sternh. Abundant in Judaea. Apparently this species 

 throughout Mount Hor and the Edomitic escarpment, at a moderate 

 elevation, from the Ghor es Safieh to Wady Ghurundel, but only in 

 leaf. 



*U. undulata, Desf. This plant flowered since my return under Mr. 

 Burbidge's care, and Mr. Baker refers it to the present species. These 

 bulbs were greedily sought after by wild boars. I found them sparingly 

 in the Wady 'Arabah near the Gh6r, and again at Blr es Seb4, generally 

 only broken remains. An addition to the flora of Palestine. 



Muscari racemosum, Linn. Jerusalem to Jericho ; in flower in the 

 second week of January. 



Bellevallia flexuosa, Boiss. Wadies Ghuweir, Harfin, M\isa, and Abu 

 Kosheibeh ; Tell Abu Hareireh ; Ghor es Safieh ; Bethlehem, etc. A 

 white variety occurs near Bethlehem. Slightly sweet-scented. In flower 

 first week of December. 



Asphodelus fistulosus, Linn. Widies Lebweh and Ghuweir ; Gh6r es 

 Safieh ; Gaza and Jericho. In flower in the middle of December. 



A. ramosus, Linn. Abundant in the Judaean plain, from Bir es Sebi 

 to Gaza ; about the Ghor es Safieh, from a few hundred feet above the 

 level of the Dead Sea upwards. In some places nearly as abundant as 

 the squill. In flower the first week of January. 



Allium sinaiticum, Boiss. Wady Harun and Mount Hor, 'a very 

 rare species, with the alternate filaments bearing three distinct cusps, as 

 in A. ponum and A. sativum.' Flowered in the Trinity College Botanic 

 Gardens, Dublin, since my return. Determined by Mr, Baker. 



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