July, 1890. 
A TOUR THROUGH SPAIN. 
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From Seville a journey was made to Granada, which again 
made a most interesting place to stay in, the view of the 
great mountain range of the Sierra Nevada, with its snowy 
summits, being especially beautiful. Under the shade of 
Wellington’s elms grew violets, Ficaria grandiflora , Allium 
neapolitanum , Adiantum Capillus Veneris, etc. On the walls of 
the world-famed Alhambra occurred Clypeola Jonthlaspi, and 
Cotyledon lutea. By the golden sands of the Darro grew 
Holosteum umbellatum. A very rich gathering was made on the 
lower slopes of the Sierra, which included Thlaspi perfolicitum , 
Echinarict capitata, Euphorbia retusa, Gagea Soleorolii. The 
tanks of the Alhambra were bordered with Myrtle, and in 
them grew Zannichellia and Chara vulgaris , while the badge 
of the town, the pomegranate, also ornamented the courts. 
By the Xenil Asperugo procambens , Asperula arvensis, etc., 
occurred with sugar canes and maize. 
The Cathedral has a splendid chapel, with the tombs of 
Ferdinand and Isabella. 
Cadiz was next visited. The railside on the wav was fenced 
with aloes and prickly pear. By the sea, Lagurus ovatus, with 
purple spikes, was noticed. Alopecurus utnculatus, Lamarckia 
aurea, Antirrhinum Orontium, Retama monosperma , Mesem- 
bryanthemum crystallinum, Calendula arvensis, Solanum 
sodomceum, Trifolium tomentosum, Medicago denticulata, etc., 
etc., were also gathered. Here was experienced the only 
wet day of the five weeks’ journey. From San Fernando 
(near which are extensive salt works) a drive of seventy miles 
was made to Algeciras, which for richness of vegetation and 
natural beauty it would be difficult to rival. The wayside was 
gay with a most varied flora. It included the brilliant Hedy- 
sarum coronarium, Lupinus luteus, Anemone palmata , Iris 
hispanica, Scilla peruviana, Gladiolus segetum, Cistus in great 
variety, Scrophularia sambucifolia, S. scorodonia, Scirpus Holo- 
chcenus var. romanus, Allium roseum, Stachys hirta , Fhlomis 
purpurea, Quercus occidentals, Abies Pinsapo , Lotus tetrago- 
nolobus, and various species of Coronilla, Vida , Convolvulus, 
Fumaria, Genista, Cytisus, and Iberis. Psoralea bituminosa and 
Lathyrus ochrus were also gathered. From Algeciras, Gibral¬ 
tar was reached by walking round the bay, which again 
afforded a numerous collection, including Orobanche ramosa , 
Smilax aspera, Anneria plantaginea, Aristolochea rotunda and 
glauca , Trichonema Columnce , Urginea Scilla, Schcenus mucro- 
natus, Ranunculus bullatus, Serapias Lingua, Asparagus acuti- 
folius, Ornithogalum bceticum , Allium triquetrum, Mathiola 
tricuspidata, Juncus mantimus , Erodium malacoides , Lupinus 
albus , Ononis hispanica , Ornithopus compressus, Senecio gallicus, 
