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twigs possessing all the characters of EjjJiedra, on the shores of Lougli Neagh. Species 

 have been described by linger from Sotzka, by lieer from Switzerland, and by Ettings- 

 hausen from Haring. 



Some thirty existing species of EjjJiedra, are known. They are erect or scandent, 

 leafless, copiously-branching shrubs, abounding on the sandy seashores of Eastern 

 Europe, North Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia, and extra-tropical America from 

 Chili to California. 



CEDAE OF LEBANOlSr. 



(Veitch's ' Manual.') 



