ii6 SOME ACCOUNT OF THE 



Saccharum csgypHacum, Willd. Wady Ghuweir. Known from Sidon 

 and Beiriit in Palestine. 



Erianthus ravenncs, P. de B. Ghor es Safieh. 



Sorghim halepense, Pers. Gh6r es Safieh. \S. vulgare, P., culti- 

 vated.] 



Andropogon foveolatus, Del. 'Akabah. Found in Egypt and S.E. 

 Arabia, only in the Oriental region. 



A. annulatus, Forsk. Ghor es Safieh. 



A. kirtus, Linn. Summit of Mount Hor ; Tell Abu Hareireh ; Gaza. 



Elionurus hirsutus, Vahl. ; Coelorachis hirsutus, Brongn. Common 

 in Sinai, and extending to the edge of the Gh6r. 



Phalaris minor, Retz. Jericho. 



Aristida ccsrulescens, Derf. Widy el 'Attiyeh. 



A. ciliata, Desf Widies Ghurundel and 'Arabah ; Gh6r es Safieh. 



A. plumosa, Linn. Debbet er Ramleh ; Widy el 'Attiyeh ; 'Akabah, 

 and along the 'Arabah to the Gh6r. A most beautiful little grass, with 

 long feathery styles. 



A. plumosa, Linn., /3. Haussknechtii? In the 'Arabah near the Ghor. 



A. obtusa, Del. Widies Nasb, Sudur, and Ghurundel (el 'Ain) ; 

 Debbet er Ramleh. 



Piptatherum, Tnultiflorum, Beauv. Widy es Sheikh ; widies on both 

 sides of the 'Arabah and in the main valley. 



'^Sporobolus spicatus, Vahl. 'Ayftn Miisa ; near the mouth of a valley 

 a few miles south of Gaza, apparently this species. An addition to the 

 flora of Palestine. Not previously recorded north of Cairo, nor in Sinai 

 or Palestine. 



*Agrostis verticillata, Vill. Jericho, and near Bethlehem. An addition 

 to the flora of Palestine. 



Polypogon monspeliense, Desf. Wddy el 'Ain ; Gh6r es Safieh. 



Avena sterilis, Linn. Jebel Abu Kosheibeh ; Bethlehem. 



'^ Danthonia Forskahlii, Vahl. Widy Nasb ; Debbet er Ramleh ; Wady 

 'Arabah, near the Ghor. 



