Orchis.] OECHIDACE^. 281 



3. O. maoulata (Linn.) — Spotted Orchis. 

 Districts 123456789 10 H 12 

 Lat. 51°-56°. Throughout Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain, British. 



Woods, banks, pastures, and heaths ; common. Fl. June. 



Ranges from sea-level to 1950 feet in Donegal (Flor. Ulst.). 



4. O. latifolia (Linn.) — Marsh Orchis. 

 Districts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 

 Lat. 51°-56°- Throughout Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain, British. 



Boggy places and wet meadow, sa»d-hills, &c. ; frequent. 

 Fl. June. . 



0. incamata (Linn.) is the more frequent form, but we do 

 not feel any confidence in distinguishing it from 0. latifolia. 



A large and early-fiowering variety, remarkable for 

 attaining the height of nearly three feet, has been found 

 near Step-aside, Dublin; D. M. (Dubl. Nat. Hist. Soc. 

 Proceedings, iv., p. 180.) 



Ranges from sea-level to 700 feet in Derry. 



5. O. pyramldalis (Linn.) — Pyramidal Orchis. 

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 Lat. 52°-56°- Middle of Ireland chiefly. 

 Type in Great Britain, Germanic, inclining to English. 



Calcareous pastures ; local, and rather rare. Fl. July. 



2. Once found on the shore of Little Island, Cork ; /. C. 

 Ballyarthur ; by the Funcheon at Ballyhindon ; on a wall at 

 Moore Park ; Glanworth ; Carrick-a-brick ; but rare in Cork ; 

 Mr. T. Chandlee. Common near Clonmel, both in Tipperary 

 and Waterfprd ; Miss S. Grubb. — 3. In Bjlkenny and Queen's 

 County ; Sev. S. Madden. — 4. Near the Sugar Loaf, &c., in 

 Wicklow ; -P. M. — 5. Common in the County of Dublin; Flor. 

 Hih. ! Glasnevin ; Scribblestown ; Finglas ; Raheny ; Kil- 

 barrock; Portmarnock; I^- Flor. Common near Ballytore, 

 Kildare ; /. C. 6. Castle Taylor, Galway ; A. G. M. Abun- 

 dant in Burren, Clare ; Mr. F. J. Foot. — 7. Not uncommon 

 in the midland counties ; Mr. F. J. Foot. — 8. On the west 

 side of Galway ; Frof. MdviUe. — 9. Roscommon ; Rev. S. 



