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{More) : Cyh. Near Greencastle, IniBhowen ( W. JE. Hart) : Sa/rt 

 1883. EosBgull ; Miss A. O. Kinahan. — XII. Side of a glen in 

 Ballymascreen mountains, Derry, 1800; soutliem side of the Black 

 Mountain, Antrim, 1803 : Templeton MS. A mile east from Balli- 

 nure ; Squire's HiU ; Carrickfergus commons : Flor. TTlst. Plenti- 

 ful in tlie townland of Carus, parish, of Dungiven, Derry : Moore 

 MS. Carngaver HiU above Holy wood, Down, 1883 {Stewart); 

 Scawt Hill, north of Larne {Praeger) : Flor. N.-F. On Slemish, 

 Antrim, 1793 {Templeton) : WhitlaMS. — and plentiful at the south- 

 west base of the mountain in 1896 {Hart) : Ir. Nat. i8g6. Conlig 

 Hill, Down, 1891 {Praeger); Squires Hill, neai- Belfast, 1893 {W. 

 H. Patterson); Grlenariffl, Antrim {Rev. S. A. Brenan) : Stewart i8g^. 

 To 800 ft. in Donegal and in Derry {Oyh.). 

 A widespread species most frequent in the North, hut seldom 

 ocCTU'ring in abundance. 



4. H. viridis E. Br. — F^^og Orchis. 



Ccdoglossum vi/ride Hartm. 



Districts I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. XI. XII. 



Lat. b\\°-bb\°. Throughout Ireland. Type, British-Scottish. 



Hilly pastures and sand-hills ; not infrequent. Fl. June-July. 



Sea-level in N. Donegal and in Kerry. To 1000 ft. in Derry 

 {Moore); to 1050 ft. in Dublin (if. C.) ; to 1075ft. in Clare {Foot). 



5. H. bifolia E. Br. — Lesser Butterfly Orchis. 



Platanthera hifolia Eioh. 



Districts I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. XI. XII. 



Lat. 51i°-55i°- Throughout Ireland. Type, British. 



Marshy pastures and heaths ; rather frequent. FT,. June-July. 



Sea-level to 1000 ft, in Derry {Stewa/rt). 



Apparently rare in the East and generally less frequent than 

 the following species. 



6. H. chloroleuca Eidley. — Greater Butterfly Orchis. 

 H. chlorantha Bab. — Platanthera ehlorantha Custer. 

 Districts I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. XI. XII. 

 Lat. 51J°-55i°. Throughout Ireland. Type, British. 



Boggy fields and moist upland pastures ; frequent and locally 

 abundant. Fl. June-August. 



From 100 ft. to 1000 ft. in Derry {Stewart). 



