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the Theatre, were much narrower than those 

 represented in the Flora Grseca. 



By the first of March great numbers of spring 

 flowers had opened. Aspliodelus ramosus was the 

 most conspicuous. Lavendula stcechas displayed 

 its compact purplish spikes on the serpentine hills 

 near the sea. At Xanthus we gathered many in- 

 conspicuous though interesting species, as Plantago 

 lagopus and psyllium, Erodium malacoides, Vero- 

 nica prcecox, Parietaria cretica, Vallantia hispida, 

 Antheniis mucronulataf Rumex bucephalophorus, 

 and Biscutella ciliata. The Valeriana Dios- 

 coridis, and Salvia officinalis were also in flower 

 among the ruins. 



Among the shrubs Cytisus spinosus was in 

 flower. Some common British plants were 

 mixed up with the strangers, as Sonchus ole- 

 raceus, Anagallis, Sawifraga tridactylites, Stel- 

 laria nemorum, and Cer ostium mdgatum. Ranun- 

 culus aquatilis was in full bloom in the ponds 

 among the marshes. Between Xanthus and 

 Antiphellus we did not meet many species of 

 interest. A curious Ajugo (cliia f) was the most 

 novel. At Antiphellus we found a southern 

 sea-side vegetation in great luxuriance, and 

 full bloom. Great bushes of Euphorbia den- 



