a flora op gibraltar and the neighbourhood 99 



Aroide.^. 



Arisarum vulgare Kunth. Dry open and bushy places ; very 

 abundant; 11-1. I.! III.! 



Arum italicum Mill. Shady banks; rather frequent, and quite 

 native ; 3-4. I. Sandpits ! Above Willis's ! Above Engineer 

 Road! III. i. Malaga Gardens! ii. and iii. ! 



[A. mamdatum L. is recorded from Algeciras by Clemente, but 

 is unconfirmed.] 



[A. Dracuncidus L. is subspontaneous here and there, but I 

 have not seen it.] 



'''Colocasia antiquonim Schott. Shady ravines ; quite natura- 

 lised in one spot ; 6-7. III. ii. Valley below Waterfall ! 



Typhace^. 



Typha latifolia L. Pools and streams ; rather rare ; 6-7. 

 My gathering has rather narrow leaves, 3-3| lines wide, and male 

 spike about J in. above female. It may be a hybrid. III. i. 

 Near Almoraima I ii. In the Miel ! iii. Guadacorte Marshes ! 

 Salt Pans ! 



T. angustifolia L. Similar places; locally common; 6-7. 

 More frequent than my records show. III. i. In the Lajo ! 

 ii. Carnero Hills ! iii. Guadacorte Marshes ! Salt Pans ! 



Sparganium ramosum Huds. In streams ; locally common ; 

 4-7. III. i. In the Lajo ! Cork Wood Sotos ! ii. In the Miel ! 

 Marsh below El Cobre ! Towards El Saladillo ! 



Palmes. 



Ghamarops humilis L. Bushy hills ; very common ; very 

 rarely in woods or heathy places ; 4-5. I. ! Often with a trunk 

 4-6 ft. high. III. I 



Orchidace^. 



Serapias cordigera L. Woods, rarely open ground ; rather 

 locally frequent ; 4-5. I. West slopes, iT., ScAo^^. III. i. Queen 

 of Spain's Chair! S. Lorca ! Cork Woods! ii. M. de la Torre ! 

 Palm ones Pinar ! Waterfall Valley, especially at El Cobre I My 

 1895, from marshy open spots near railway beyond upper Miel 

 Bridge, is a peculiar form in an unusual situation, with small 

 flowers, and a rather narrow lip, almost intermediate between 

 type and S. Lingua, but Mr. Rolfe thinks it belongs here. 



S. occidtata J. Gay. Damp grassy places ; rare? 4-5. Flowers 

 smaller than next, hidden in bracts except lip, which is short, 

 narrow, and reflexed, the basal ridges pale and distant. III. ii. 

 Near i\lgeciras, Bcv., Frere. Carnero Point ! 



S. Lingua L. Similar places ; very common ; 4-5. Lower 

 perianth lobes more exposed, lip nearly twice as long as last, and 

 broader, basal ridges dark and close, so that they are described as 

 one. I. ? West slopes, Schott. II. ! III. ! 



Orchis papilionacea L. Bushy ground; very rare; 4-5. Lip 

 large, reddish purple. III. i. Magazine Hill, a single plant ! 



0. Morio var. picta Reichb. Woods and bushy places ; rare ; 

 3-5. Spur truncate, almost as long as ovary. III. i. Between 



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