(Alteration and Addition in CHAP. XXV. p. 662. line 11.
introduced in the Second Edition.)

When we landed, we found the earth still covered with flowers at this advanced season of the year: many of these were unknown to us. We collected five new species among the shrubs upon the northern side of the harbour, towards the point of the promontory; a new species of Senecio, of Figwort, of Convolvulus, of Ruscus, and of Rubus. The description of them is given in a Note; together with the list of others, whether common or rare, that were here added to our herbary'. It

CHAP. XXV.

PLANTS.

(1) I. A fine species of Senecio, hitherto undescribed, with the general habit of an Aster, excepting the foliage; the flowers solitary, about an inch broad, in long scaly peduncles; the leaves unequally pinnatified, with the terminal lobe lanceolate. We have called it SENECIO FLEXUOSA. Senecio corollæ radiis plurimis, patentibus, majusculis; squamis calycinis adpressis; foliis lyrato-pinnatifidis laciniis integerrimis glabriusculis, planis; caulibus striatis pilosis; pedunculis elongatis, multibracteatis, flexuosis, unifloris.

II. A new species of Figwort, having much of the general habit of Scrophularia appendiculata; but differing, by the exhibition of leaves sharply toothed at the base, finely ciliated, and perforated with innumerable transparent spots; being also without appendages; the peduncles and bracts, viscous and downy; and the flowers also shorter and broader than in the species mentioned. We have called it SCROPHULARIA GLANDULIFERA. Scrophularia racemo terminali composito; foliis subcordato-ovatis, lato-dentatis, minutè punctatis, basi inæqualibus; petiolis pilis glanduliferis pubescentibus.

III. A new shrubby species of Convolvulus, about two feet in height; the branches hairy and spreading, and, for the greater part of their length, without leaves; the leaves about an inch long; the calyx hairy, about a third part the length of the corolla. This species most resembles the Convolvulus suffruticosus of Professor Desfontaines, but differs in having the flowers not placed upon long peduncles with linear opposite bracts, but at the ends of the branches, and the corolla hairy. We have called it

CONVOL

CHAP. XXV. It is interesting to notice circumstances of locality, even with reference to the most vulgar plants. As it will be necessary to add names to the new-discovered species, I shall, in a single instance, deviate from the method usually adopted in my travels, of affixing characteristic appellations, and here endeavour to commemorate the botanical researches of my friend and companion, by denominating

the

CONVOLVULUS PATENS. Convolvulus erectus, suffruticosus; foliis inferioribus, subspatulatis, superioribus lanceolatis, utrinque hirsutis, elongatis, inermibus, unifloris; -corollâ extus hirsutâ.

IV. An elegant new species of Ruscus, about a foot in height, the branches densely crowded into a little oval bush; the leaves, including the thorn at their point, from about half an inch to three quarters in length; each having from eleven to thirteen strong nerves on both sides, giving them a singular ribbed appearance. We have called it RUSCUS DUMOSUs. Ruscus pumilus, ramis confertis, foliis ovatis, mucronato-pungentibus, utrinque validè nervosis, supra floriferis nudis.

V. The Rubus Crippsii mentioned in the Text. This curious plant has leaves ternate, inversely ovate, and almost circular. Their superior surface is hairy and of a dark green colour, but their inferior white and cottony. The flowers appear in very large bunches upon cottony foot-stalks, and the upper part of the stem is also a little cottony. Rubus fruticosus, foliis crassis, ternatis, lato-obovatis acutis, duplicato dentatis; supra hirsutis; subtus albido-tomentosis; aculeis recurvis; paniculis terminalibus, patulis.

The other plants collected by us in this very interesting botanical harbour, were as follow:

the last-mentioned of the five, RVBVS CRIPPSII. When the CHAP. XXV. former edition of this volume was prepared for the press, a principal part of our collection from Ineada had been mislaid, and the nature of the new-discovered species had not been accurately ascertained. If we had visited this part of Turkey in an earlier season, it is probable other non-descript species would have been observed.