ON INTRODUCED ANIMALS AND PLANTS. 149 



have been found by Thunberg, indigenous in Austral Africa. It was 

 seen by Sibthorp, naturalized within the limits of the city of Athens ; 

 and by Delile, at Alexandria. 



In " A. D. 1695," the accession of Mustafa II., the thirteenth 

 Turkish sultan who ruled Egypt, took place.* 



The Acacia lebbeck is figured by Plukenet. — The tree was seen by 

 Forskal and Delile at Cairo ; where it has become common in gardens. 

 It was also seen by Forskal, cultivated in Yemen ; and according to 

 Graham, is well known in Hindostan. 



The ash-leaved maple of North America, Acer negundo, is figured by 

 Plukenet, 123. — The tree, according to Clot-Bey and Figari, is now 

 planted in the gardens of Egypt. 



The Phytolacca decandra, a North American Aveed, is described by 

 Plukenet and by Tournefort. — The plant, according to Sibthorp, has 

 become naturalized in Greece ; it was seen by Forskal and Delile, 

 growing spontaneously at Cairo. 



The Cassia Occidentalis is figured by J. Commelyn, A. D. 1697, and 

 by Sloane. — The plant is now naturalized in most Tropical countries ; 

 and was seen by Delile in gardens at Cairo.f 



The vanilla plant (Vanilla aromatica), a native of Mexico, is de- 

 scribed by Plukenet, Catesby, and Schwartz. — According to Clot-Bey 

 and Figari, the living plant has been recently introduced, and is now 

 successfully cultivated in Egypt. 



According to Loudon, the Gleditscfiia triacantJios of North America 

 was introduced into the English gardens in A. D. 1700. — The tree is 

 enumerated by Clot-Bey and Figari, as planted in the gardens of Egypt. 



In "A. D. 1703," the accession of Achmed III. or Achmet III., the 



* The Asclepias Curassavica is figured by Hermann (who died in the last-named year), 

 and by Sloane. — The plant has become naturalized in most Tropical countries; but 

 appears to have remained unknown in Egypt. 



The Sicyos angulata is figured by Hermann (Parad. Batav., p. 133). — The plant was 

 seen by Thunberg in Japan ; and is abundantly naturalized in the United States; but it 

 appears to have remained unknown in Greece and Egypt. 



The Amaryllis belladonna, a native of Tropical America, is figured by Hermann 

 (Parad. Batav. p. 194), and by Seba. — The plant has become naturalized in Madeira ; 

 but appears to have remained unknown in Greece and Egypt. 



f The Agapanthus umbellatus is described by J. Breynius (who died in the last-named 

 year). — The plant has become common in Northern greenhouses ; but appears to have 

 remained unknown in Egypt. 



The Mollugo verticillata, a North American weed, is figured by Plukenet (Mant. tab. 

 332). — The plant appears to have remained unknown in Greece and Egypt. 



