184/.] A couple of hours' Herborization at Aden, 1211 



was translated by Gladwin in a mode, considering the age and the 

 limited knowledge of Persian which then prevailed, that reflects much 

 credit on the translator. But it is a work which if several manu- 

 scripts could be obtained would well repay a modern translation. The 

 original work was finished of the close at the loth century. 



A couple of hours' Herborization at Aden. By M. P. Edgeworth, 



Esq. C. S. 



On my way back to India I touched at Aden in October 1846, and 

 while the steamer was coaling was able to make a short herborization 

 in the little ravine behind the hotel and on the very bare rocky sides 

 of the hill adjoining. As very little seems to be known regarding the 

 flora of this terrestrial paradise, I think that the results of my two 

 hours' stroll may prove not uninteresting, as there are some curious 

 forms and new genera and species to be noted among the few flowers 

 I collected.* The soil in which I found them was gravelly or rocky, 

 the rocks all of volcanic origin. Of several species, which I believe I 

 have identified with the description given in De Candolles Prodromus, 

 I subjoin more detailed characters. 



Capparidese, 6 Boraginese, 1 



Polygaleae, 1 Scrophularinese, 3 



Resedaceee, 1 Acanthacese, 1 



Zygophylacse, 1 Salvadoracese, 1 



Leguminosse, 6 Plumbaginiae, 1 



Ficoidese, 1 Nyctagineae, 1 



Paronychieae, 1 Chenopodiaceae, 1 



Cucurbitaceae, 1 Euphorbiaceae, 4 



Rubiaceae, 2 Gramineae, 3 



Compositae, 2 Cyperaceae, 2 



Asclepiadeee, 1 



Convolvulacese, 1 Total, . . 42 



Capparidece. 



Cleome droserifolia, De C. No. 23, p. 239, to which description 

 may be added — 



* It is probable that most of these plants are to be found in the collection made bj 

 M. Botta, but I have only seen the first part of the description of thai collection, con- 

 sisting only of Algae. 



