52 MALVACE^. [Malva. 



are specimens in Dr. Mackay's Herbarium correctly named, 

 we trust that some effort will be made to re-discover this 

 interesting plant, which is a truly alpine species. The 

 search should be made on the mountains between Glengariff 

 and Hungry Hill, or on Brandon. 



ORDER Xm.— MALVACE-aE. 

 MALVA Linn. 



1. M. moschata (Linn.) — Mtisk Mallow. 



Districts '1 2 3 4 -^5 - 7 - - 10 - 12 

 Lat. 51°-56°- From South to North of L-eland. 

 Type in Great Britain, British, inclining to English. 



Dry banks, way sides, and borders of fields; rare. Fl. 

 July, August. 



1 and 2. Rather rare, and only on limestone soils, about 

 Cork ; Fbr. Cork — 2. Rare near Cloninel ; Mr. T. Ckandke. 

 South Tipperary; Miss S, Qrubh. — 3. In Kilkenny, several 

 localities; Wade Ear., &c. — 4. About Enniscorthy and 

 Wexford ; Seu- S. Madden. Near Enniskerry ; Flor. Hib. 

 On the Murrough of Wicklow; D.M. — 5. In Kjldare; 

 Mr. F. HaugMon. Two miles north of Dundalk; Flor. 

 Ulst. — 7. Ballyduff, King's County; Ir. FUrr. Between 

 Moate and Athlone; Wade Ear. — 10. Tandragen; Flor. 

 Ulst. — 12. Gilford and Holywood, Down; Flor. Ulst. 

 Templepatrick ; Lurgan; along the Bann; Ballyroan and 

 Moneymore ; Flor. Ulst. Gravel pit at Shane's Castle, and 

 by the Crumlin River, Antrini. By the roadside near 

 Downhill, Deny, along with the white variety ; often an 

 escape from gardening in the north of Ireland ; B. M. 

 Road-sides near Holywood, but not native ; Mr. D. Orr. 

 Apparently wanting on the west side of the Shannon. No 

 doubt introduced in some of the above localities. 



Ranges from 40 to 300 feet in Derry. 



