ON INTRODUCED ANIMALS AND PLANTS. 133 



Of the eighteen following grasses and herbaceous plants, some may 

 have been growing in Egypt from the time of the first introduction of 

 Agriculture; but being inconspicuous, were overlooked by the Ancient 

 writers ; or if noticed by them, have not as yet been identified : as the 

 Bromus mollis: — Seen by Sibthorp in the Grecian Archipelago; and 

 by Delile, growing spontaneously at Cairo. 



The Bromus rubens and B. distachyos ; — Seen by Sibthorp in Greece ; 

 and by Forskal and Delile, growing spontaneously at Alexandria. 



The Festuca uniglumis: — Seen by Sibthorp in Greece; and by Fors- 

 kal and Delile, growing spontaneously at Alexandria and Rosetta. 



The Crypsis aculeata: — Figured by Matthioli; and seen by Sibthorp 

 in Greece ; and by Forskal and Delile, growing spontaneously at Alex- 

 andria and Cairo. The C. schoenoides, by some writers considered as 

 only a variety, was also seen by Delile growing spontaneously at Cairo. 



The Crypsis alopecuroides : — Seen by Delile growing spontaneously 

 at Cairo. 



The Poa annua: — Seen by Sibthorp in Greece; and by Hasselquist, 

 at Damietta. 



The Poa eragrostis: — Figured by Lobel and by Barrelier; and seen 

 by Sibthorp in Greece ; by Forskal and Delile, growing spontaneously 

 at Cairo; and again by Delile in Nubia (where it has a native name); 

 and by Forskal in the mountain region of Yemen. 



The Dactylis glomerata: — Noticed by Dalechamp and C. Bauhin; 

 and seen by Sibthorp in the Grecian Archipelago; and by Delile, 

 growing spontaneously at Alexandria. 



The Vella annua: — Seen by Clusius in Spain ; by Sibthorp in Greece; 

 and by Delile growing spontaneously at Alexandria. 



The Coronopus Ruellii: — Noticed by Ruellius and Camerarius; and 

 seen by Sibthorp in Greece ; and by Forskal and Delile, growing spon- 

 taneously at Cairo. 



The Arenaria rubra: — Seen by Sibthorp in Greece and Cyprus; and 

 by Delile, growing spontaneously at Alexandria, Rosetta and Cairo. 



The Arenaria media: — Seen by Sibthorp in Greece; and (according 

 to Delile) "by Granger in Egypt, and by Olivier at Alexandria." 

 This, however, is a maritime plant, and probably indigenous. 



The Polycarpon tetraphyllum : — Seen by Sibthorp along waysides in 

 the Grecian Archipelago; and by Delile, growing spontaneously at 

 Alexandria. 



