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species of Verbascum and Hypericum. On the 

 higher parts of the mountain we found Aubrietia 

 deltoidea, a silvery leaved Ranunculus, an alpine 

 variety of Veronica cymbalaria, Draba aizoides, 

 and Scilla bifolia, whose exquisitely blue flowers 

 contrasted with the snow-masses in the clefts, 

 near which they always grew ; also a beautiful 

 Fritillary of small size, but bearing a large tessel- 

 lated flower (F. Fleischer if), Scutellaria orientalis, 

 Prunus spinosa, a Ranunculus very near R. 

 T/iora, a Centaur ea, an Astragalus, a Cotoneaster, 

 a very pretty little Ornithogalum with white 

 flowers and filiform leaves, and a number of 

 cruciferous plants belonging to several genera. 

 A variety of the common pansy occurred — perhaps 

 Viola gracilis of Sibthorp. The cedar-juniper 

 (Juniperus excelsa) was now forming its fruit. 

 The mountain maple grew beside it. These 

 were the last plants collected by us in Lycia. 



Probably the best season for exploring the 

 botany of Asia Minor is the end of spring 

 and commencement of summer, — that part of 

 the year when we were obliged to leave the 

 Lycian shores. Consequently our collections 

 afford but imperfect materials for determining 

 the flora of the country in which they were 



