2,80 OKCHIDAGE^. [OrcMs. 



OEDEE LXVI.— ORCHIDACE^. 



OBCHIS Linn. 



1. O. Morio (Linn.) — Green-winged Orchis. 



Districts --3456789--- 

 Lat. 52°-54°. East and Middle ,of Ireland, chiefly. 

 Type in Great Britain, Englisih. 



Meadows and pastures ; ratter rare. Fl. M^y, June. 



3. Castle Inch ; PVeshford ; KUmanagh, &c., in Kilkenny ; 

 Bev. S. Madden. — 4. Baltinglass,.Wicklow; Mr. T. Chandhe. 

 In Wicklow, along the road-side half-way between "Wooden- 

 bridge and Aughrim ; D. M. — 5. Lands about Lough^ns- 

 town ; sand-banks below Eaheny ; Ir. Flor. Frequent in the 

 county of Dublin ; Fhr. Hib. and I). M. Straffan, Kildare ; 

 Mr. J. Douglas. — 6. Near Portumna ; Herb. Mackay. Abun- 

 dant on the " Eskers," near Ballinasloe ! Mr. F. J. Foot. — 

 7. In West Meath ; Mr. F. J. Foot. — 8. Eoad-side, in one 

 place, between Clifden and Eoundstone ; Prof. Melville. — 9. 

 On the " Eskers," near Athlone, in Eoscommon ; Mr. F. J. 

 Foot. 



Scarcer in the west. Mr. Carroll has not been able to 

 find 0. Morio in any part of the county of Cork; and he 

 informs us that Mr. Drummond's specimen, preserved under 

 the name of " 0. Morio" is really 0. mascula, which was 

 probably also the plant gathered by Mr. Nash and Mr. 

 Townsend (see Flor. Cork). 



2. O. masciila (Linn.) — Early Purple Orchis. 



Districts 12345 6789 10 11 12 

 Lat. 51°-56°. Throughout Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain, British. 



Pastures and woods ; frequent. FL May. 



Var. /3 speoiosa (0. speciosa, Host). 



4. On a boggy field adjoining the Mnrrough of Wicklow 

 (1832); D.M. 



Ranges from sea-level to 1100 feet on Beifi Evenagh, 

 Derry (D. M.). 



