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opposite leaves and purple flowers. The hairy 

 alpine poppy was in flower here. The neigh- 

 bourhood of Esky Hissar and Adalia supplied 

 us with Reseda midata, Delphinium peregrinwn, 

 Lagcecia cuminoides, Fibigia clypeata, and some 

 interesting forms of Cynoglossum, Draba. Scro- 

 phularia, and Paronychia. 



In the corn fields around Almalee the blue- 

 bottle (Centaurea cyanus) was flowering as in 

 corn-fields at home. The Malope and the 

 Acanthus were in blossom upon waste ground. 

 In the thickets around the edge of the plain 

 the holly-oak (Quercus coccifera) was mingled 

 with the yellow jasmine (Jasminum fruticans) 

 now in full bloom. Leaving the yailah plains, 

 and travelling from Armootlee to Arsa we passed 

 over some high ground, mostly covered with 

 pine-forests, and at its upper part with woods 

 of Juniperus ewcelsa. On our way we were 

 attracted by several fine plants, especially Tulipa 

 oculus solis, which flowered gorgeously in open 

 grassy spaces. Some handsome mountain species 

 of ranunculus were common. The pretty My- 

 ogalum nutans was also in full flower, and several 

 shewy onions. Some curious spurges were 

 gathered. We met with Poly gala venulosa for 



