73. ORCHIDACE^. 437 



Agrarian region. Inferagrarian — Superagrarian zones. 



Descends to the coast level, in Thames or Channel. 



Ascends to 400 yards, or upwards, in East Highlands. 



Range of mean annual temperature 50 — 43. 



Native. Paludal, Uliginal. A scarce species with refe- 

 rence to its wide area ; although doubtless rendered appa- 

 rently more scarce than the reality, through its diminutive 

 size causing it to be overlooked. I have not seen it at a 

 greater elevation than 300 yards ; but the locality men- 

 tioned in the Flora of Forfarshire " on the side of the hill 

 above the Kirkton of Clova," seems to imply a greater al- 

 titude. A specimen is in my herbarium, from the Botani- 

 cal Society of Edinburgh, collected by Mr. J. H. PoUex- 

 fen, at " Loch Brandy, Aberdeenshire." Tf this intend 

 Loch Brandy, above Kirkton, in Glen Clova, Forfarshire, 

 the altitude of 400 yards is probably exceeded. The Ma- 

 laxis has been recorded for thirty counties, or upwards ; 

 and though drainage may have destroyed it in some of its 

 published localities, the estimate of 40 counties is not 

 likely to be too high. 



1064. LiPABis LoESELii, Rich. 



Area * * 3 4. 



South limit in Kent ? Suffolk } Cambridge. 



North limit in Norfolk, Cambridge, Huntingdon. 



Estimate of provinces 2. Estimate of counties 5. 



Latitude 51 — 53. Geraianic type of distribution. 



Agrarian region. Inferagrarian zone. 



Descends to the coast level, in Thames or Ousc. 



Ascends very little above the coast level. 



Range of mean annual temjicraturc 50 — 48. 



Native. Uliginal. Doubtful whether this jilant can 



