ON INTRODUCED ANIMALS AND PLANTS. 151 



Leersia oryzoides is described by Linnaeus, A. D. 1753, and by 

 Schreber. — The plant was perhaps derived from North America ; but 

 is now found in Central Europe ; and was seen by Delile at Rosetta 

 and Damietta. 



In "A. D. 1754," the accession of Osman II. or Othman II., the 

 sixteenth Turkish sultan who ruled Egypt, took place. 



In "A. D. 1757," the accession of Mustafa III., the seventeenth 

 Turkish sultan who ruled Egypt, took place. Coins issued at Cairo 

 during his reign, are figured by Marcel, p. 239. 



Sterculia platanifolia, according to Aiton, was cultivated in England 

 in the last-named year. — Six years later, the tree was seen by Forskal 

 among the mountains of Yemen; where it was called "kulham." It is 

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

 Egypt. 



In "A. D. 1768" (Marcel), war was declared between Russia and 

 Turkey; and Egjpt was called upon to furnish "twelve thousand 

 men." At this time, the Memluk chieftain, Ali-Bey, having acquired 

 great influence in Egypt, and the sultan failing in an attempt to get 

 rid of him, declared himself independent; and maintained his position 

 for about four years. Coins issued by him, are figured by Marcel, p. 

 335. 



Phytolacca dioica, a native of Tropical America, was cultivated in 

 England by Miller in the last-named year. — The plant is figured by 

 L'Heritier-; is described by Aiton ; and according to Clot- Bey and Figari, 

 has been recently introduced into Egypt. 



Phormium tenax, the New Zealand flax, was discovered by Cook and 

 Forster in New Zealand, in A. D. 1773. — The plant, according to Clot- 

 Bey and Figari, has been recently introduced by the way of France 

 into Egypt. 



In "A. D. 1774," the accession of Abd-el-Hamid, the eighteenth 

 Turkish sultan who ruled Egypt, took place. Coins issued at Cairo 

 during his reign, are figured by Marcel, p. 249. 



Polygonum tinctorium, used for dyeing in China, was introduced into 

 England by J. Blake in A. D. 1776. — The plant is described by Aiton, 

 and by Loureiro ; and according to Clot- Bey and Figari, has been re- 

 cently introduced by the way of France into Egypt. 



Aloysia citriodora is described by Ortega; and was ascertained by 

 Dombey to be a native of Chili. — It is enumerated by Clot-Bey and 

 Figari among the garden plants of Egypt. 



