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Cynodon dactylon, Pers. Ghdr es Safieh ; Tell Abu Hareireh ; Ramleh 

 to Jerusalem. 



C. dactylon, var. Wddy Ghurundel (Elim). 



Phragmites communis, Trin. ; P. gigantea, J. Gay. Wadies Ghurundel 

 (Elim) and el 'Ain ; 'Ay6n Buweirdeh ; Wady Zelegah ; Gh6r es Safieh. 

 This species appears to have been called Arundo donax by several writers, 

 especially in Sinai. In Wady el 'Ain this gigantic species reached a 

 height of 1 5 feet. 



Lamarckia aurea, Moench. Jericho. 



Koeleria phlcBoides, Vill. Jericho. 



*Eragrostis pceoides, P. de B. Gh6r es Safieh. An addition to the 

 flora of Palestine. 



*^. pilosa, Linn. Ghor es Safieh. An addition to the flora of 

 Palestine. 



^E. megastackya, Link. Ghdr es Safieh. An addition to the flora of 

 Palestine. 



E. cynosuroides, Retz, Abundant at 'Ain Tibi, near El Taba, in the 

 'Arabah ; Ghor es Safieh ; Gaza. 



Sckismus marginatus, P. de B. Jericho. 



Poa annua, Linn. Ghor es Safieh ; Tell Abu Hareireh. 



P. ? sp., P. sinaica, R. .'' Zibb el Baheir and Jebel Watiyeh, in 

 Sinai. 



Bromus madritensis, Linn. Jericho. 



CONIFERS. 



Pinus halepensis, Mill. Jerusalem. 



Juniperus phcenicea, Linn. Jebel Abu Kosjieibeh ; summit of Mount 

 Hor ; plentiful along the brow of the Edomitic limestone escarpment east 

 of the 'Arabah, where it appears to be the main ingredient of a respectable 

 growth of trees. Doubtfully mentioned by Tristram from Lebanon, but 

 not elsewhere in Palestine. The present locality is in Boissier, partly. 



Juniperus, (.f*) sp. Bethlehem. Not in an identifiable condition. 



