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plant, is mentioned by Clot-Bey and Figari : and it was probably 

 derived from India. 



Mirahilis Jalapa, is enumerated by Hasselquist, Forskal, and others, 

 among the garden plants of Egypt. The name 'yimani,' indi- 

 cates, that the plant was received by the way of Yemen. 



Yucca ahifolia, according to Clot-Bey and Figari, is cultivated by 

 the European residents in Egypt. 



Acanthus mollis, is enumerated by Clot-Bey and Figari, among the 

 plants recently introduced into Egypt. 



Asclepias procera (Calotropis). I met with this plant, in the Botanic 

 Garden at Cairo ; and also wild, in the desert of the Thebaid. 



Asclepias fruticosa (Gomphocarpus), is enumerated by Delile, and 

 also by Clot-Bey and Figari, among the garden plants of Egypt. 



Saponaria officinalis, is enumerated by Clot-Bey and Figari, among 

 the plants recently introduced into Egypt. 



Spilanthes acmella, is enumerated by Clot-Bey and Figari, among the 

 plants recently introduced into Egypt. 



Tanacetum vulgare, the tansy, is enumerated by Clot-Bey and Figari, 

 among the plants recently introduced into Egypt. 



Cacalia Kleinii, is enumerated by Clot-Bey and Figari, among the 

 garden plants of Egypt. 



Tagetes erecta, is figured by both Dodonaeus and Mathioli ; and is enu- 

 merated by Forskal, Delile, and others, among the garden plants of 

 Egypt. 



Achillea millefolium, is enumerated by Clot-Bey and Figari, among 

 the plants recently introduced into Egypt. 



Anthemis nohilis, the chamomile, is enumerated by Clot-Bey and Fi- 

 gari, among the plants recently introduced into Egypt. 



Centaurea cyanus, is enumerated by Clot-Bey and Figari, among the 

 plants recently introduced into Egypt. 



Cochlearia officinalis, is enumerated by Clot-Bey and Figari, among 

 the plants recently introduced into Egy[)t. 



Cynoglossum officinale, was found in Palestine by Hasselquist. Ac- 

 cording to Clot-Bey and Figari, the plant has been recently intro- 

 duced into Egypt. 



Borago officinalis, according to For.skal and others, occurs in the gar- 

 dens of Cairo. 



Ligusticum Peloponense, is enumerated by Clot-Bey and Figari, among 

 the plants recently introducetl into Egypt. 



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