148 CHRONOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS 



In "A. D. 1687," the accession of Suliman III., the eleventh Turk- 

 ish sultan who ruled Egypt, took place. 



The Oossypium vitifolmm, is figured by Rumphius, A. D. 1690. — 

 The plant was seen by Forskal, cultivated in Yemen; and by Forskal 

 and Delile, in gardens at Cairo and Rosetta. 



The Urtica nivea, is figured by Rumphius ; and according to Lou- 

 reiro, has been long cultivated in China and Cochin-China for making 

 cordage. — According to Clot-Bey and Figari, the plant has been re- 

 cently introduced by the way of France, and is now successfully culti- 

 vated in Egypt. 



The Spilanthus acmella, an Indian weed, is figured by Rumphius, 

 Plukenet, and Seba. — The plant, according to Clot-Bey and Figari, has 

 been recently introduced by the way of France into Egypt. 



In the last-named year, the Asclepias fruticosa (Gomphocarpus) was 

 brought from Austral Africa by Oldenland (Hermann, Parad. Batav. 

 p. 24) . — The plant is also figured by Plukenet ; was seen by Delile in 

 Egypt, in a single garden ; but according to Clot-Bey and Figari, has 

 since become more abundant. 



According to Aiton, the Pelargonium capitatum of Austral Africa, 

 was introduced into England in the same year. — It is described by 

 Cavanilles ; and is enumerated by Clot-Bey and Figari among the 

 garden plants of Egypt. 



In " A. D. 1691," the accession of Achmed II. or Achmet II., the 

 twelfth Turkish sultan who ruled Egypt, took place* 



According to Sprengel, The Mesembryanthemum crystallinum is de- 

 scribed by Volckamer (who died A. D. 1693). — The plant is said to 



* The Ageratum conyzoidcs is figured by Plukenet (Phyt. 88), and by Sloane. — It has 

 become a common weed in most Tropical countries ; but appears to have remained un- 

 known in Egypt. 



The Kerria Japonica is described by Kaempfer (who returned from Japan in A. D. 

 1692), and by Tlmnberg. — The plant has become common in gardens ; but appears to 

 have remained unknown in Egypt. 



The Camellia Japonica was seen by Kaempfer and Thunberg, growing spontaneously 

 in Japan. — The plant has become common in greenhouses; but appears to have re- 

 mained unknown in Egypt. 



The Saxifraga sarmentosa was seen by Kaempfer and Thunberg, indigenous on the 

 mountains of Japan. — The plant has become common in greenhouses; but appears to 

 have remained unknown in Egypt. 



The Hemerocallis Japonica was seen by Kaempfer and Thunberg, cultivated and grow- 

 ing spontaneously in Japan. — The plant has become common in greenhouses; but ap- 

 pears to have remained unknown in Egypt. 



