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to Mount Ararat, in the summer of 1906, and 

 the collection made was large and valuable. Dr. 

 Post was working upon these plants as he had 

 opportunity, when death snapped ofif the sweet 

 bloom of life. A number of new species were 

 discovered on this trip, but their description is 

 still unpublished. One of the plants collected 

 was a pretty species of Postia. Many years ago, 

 a new genus of Compositae was named Postia 

 for him by Boissier and Blanche. The following 

 species of Syrian plants were also named for him 

 by fellow-botanists: Cousinia Postiana, Wink- 

 ler; Centaur ea Postii, Boissier; Tracheliopsis 

 Postii, Boissier; Ajuga Postii, Briquet. 



On one of the high mountains above the Cedars 

 of Lebanon, he discovered two specimens of a 

 new genus, one of which was submitted to Wink- 

 ler and Barbey for determination. This they 

 named Autrania pulchella, its description being 

 given by them in Plantae Postianae, fasciculus 

 iii, following which are these words : " Habitat 

 in Syriae monte Rijal-el-Asherah altitudine 

 8500', ubi cl. Post Julio mense anni 1891 generis 

 novi exemplaria duo detexit, quorum unum illus- 

 trissimus Post sub No. 136 liberalissime herbario 

 horti Petropolitani communicavit." 



The Flora of Syria, Palestine and Sinai, in 

 English, was his magnum opus in Botany. The 

 volume of 91 1 pages represents the labor of over 

 thirty years, although for many years he was only 



