114 SOME ACCOUNT OF THE 



[N.B. — Bulbous plants of many other species in the four foregoing 

 orders were brought home, and are almost all growing. Only in a few 

 instances have they, however, thrown out flowers.] 



ASPARAGACE^. 



Asparagus aphyllus, Linn. Jebel Abu Kosheibeh ; Gaza ; Ramleh 

 to Jerusalem. Recorded from Nazareth only. 



A. acutifolms, Linn. Mount Hor ; Mejdel to Jaffa. Recorded only 

 from Lower Lebanon. 



JUNCACE^. 

 Junctts subulaius, Forsk.,y! multiflorus, Desf. Gh6r es Safieh. 

 J. acutus, Linn. Gaza ; a stunted form. 



J. maritimus. Lam., /3. arabicus, A.B. Wadies Sudur, Ghurundel 

 (Elim), and el 'Ain ; 'Akabah ; in the 'Arabah and Ghor es Safieh. The 

 common form was seen also at Gaza and Ghor es Safieh. The desert 

 form acquires the whitened appearance characteristic of its flora, and is 

 very large. 



CYPERACE^. 



'^Cyperus Icevigatus, Linn. Widy el 'Ain ; Gaza. An addition to the 

 flora of Palestine. 



C. distachyos. All. ; C. Icevigatus, var. junciformis, Cav. Tell Abu 

 Hareireh ; Gaza. 



*C eleusinoides, Kunth. Frequent on the margins of the Arundo 

 jungles, near the Dead Sea, in the Ghor es Safieh. Recorded only from 

 Afghanistan in the Oriental Region. A native of India, tropical Africa, 

 and Australia. An addition to the flora of Palestine. 



C. papyrus, Linn. Mr. Oliver could not be positive about this species, 

 the specimens, owing to the season, being imperfect. The plant had not 

 attained the full size of the papyrus, but in the floral characteristics they 

 agree. The papyrus occurs at Lake Huleh, near Jaffa, and at Gennesaret ; 

 but not elsewhere indigenous nearer than Nubia. At Sicily it is believed 

 to be anciently introduced. It occurred in the Gh6r sparingly with the 

 last species. 



