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in Portugal, Spain, Sardinia, Naples, Sieily, Greece, Smyrna, Rhodes, and 
Algeria. Shortly "Og oid some fine specimens were gathered in a 
valley near St. Julian's, 
O. lutea, Cav., is i, mat not hose recorded for Malta, which is 
rather ma as, after finding a few specimens on March 3rd, I 
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it for some distance. Its presence in Malta is in accordance with 
its geographical distribution as given by Parlatore. 
sca, Link. Rather common in Malta and Gozo. I saw some 
fine specimens in the latter island, one of them measuring over two feet. 
It varies much in the colour of the labellum 
O. bombyliflora, Link. Very common in Gozo on the dide of the 
valleys ; less frequent in Malta. 
ichone: i 
Tamus communis, L. Migiar, Gozo, March 22nd. It grows also in 
Wied Xlendi. N ot found in Malt ta. 
Cyperus mucronatus, Rottb. Moist ground in a valley near Cape San 
- Dimittrio, Gozo 
Scheenus mucronatus; ; L. Sandy ground, Melleha Bay, Feb. 21st. 
Carex gynobasis, Vill. Babu ; valley near Ashiack 
Pv deletae Hemionitis, Sw. Wied Xlendi, Gozo, Feb 
The following are the species I am able to record me to those 
previously known :—Cardamine sylvatica, Diplotaxis scapos unuas 
rucago, Malva hirsuta, Hedysarum agpi Sind fio, 
enecio vernus, Ophrys lunulata, O. utea, O. speculu ric: 
lumne, Cyperu us mucronatus, Rehconns mucronatus, Ceres gynobasis, gr 
ium Hemi 
These are new "e: Malta : —Draba verna, Rosa sempervirens, And these 
had not been previously undi in Gozo :—WMedicago elegans, Prenanthes 
bulbosa, Euphorbia a melapeta t 
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REY OnRcHIDs.— Recent numbers of the * Gardeners' Chronicle’ 
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have been found on the chalk of Surrey. In a letter printed at p. 466 of 
. Choules mentioned that thirty-eight years ago he 
some very rare ones. This statement cm din (p. 542) been called j 
question by Mr. nnett eue Ar TIR (p. 564) by another 
correspondent, Mr — was in to ublish a list of es En 
