226 LABIAT A. (Mentha. 
R.W.S. 1891. Sparingly by the Flesk River below Colts- 
mann’s bridge, Killarney, 1901 ; near Garrie’s bridge, Glen- 
flesk, 1894.—VII. Abundant by a small stream at Fybagh 
bridge, Castlemaine Harbour : R.W.S. 1891, and in 1904.— 
IX. Near a cottage east of Ballybunnion, 1902, and in one 
or two spots near the railway between Lisselton and Bally- 
bunnion, 1908: R W.S. 
First record in 1391: R W.S., Journ. of Bot. 
Seen only in suspicious stations, and no doubt a relic of 
or escape from former cultivation. 
[M. syLvestris Linn. M. longifolia Huds. Horse M nt.— 
II. In some plenty in one or two spots about the Coomna- 
horna stream below Caherdaniel, Darrynane : R.W.S. 1890, 
and in 1904.—III. Sparingly near the old Abbey at Ballin- 
skelligs, 1911: Miss Delap. At Valencia (Rev. S. Madden) 
Cyb. 1866—but not seen there recently. In its Darrynane 
locality this plant grows in a small rocky stream below a 
village from which it has most probably been derived.] 
M. piperita Linn. Peppermint. 
Districts I. I — — V. — ~— VIII. IX. 
Alien. By streams and roadsides. Very rare. Peren. 
August—September. 
I. In several places about Kenmare, as by a roadside 
ditch near the Workhouse, near Killowen and by a neigh- 
bouring stream, sparingly by a roadside south of the Suspen- 
sion Bridge: R.W.S. 1891, and in 1903.—II. With Mentha. 
sylvestris beside a stream below Caherdaniel, 1889-1904: 
R.W.S.—V. Roadside about a mile north-east of Dingle: 
Druce 1907.—VIII. Sparingly by a roadside near Ardfert, 
1914, and near cottages between Ballymacquin and Cause- 
way, 1905.—IX. About Ballybunnion, 1902, and by a road- 
side north of Tarbert, 1904: R.W.S. 
First record in 1891: R.W.S., Journ. of Bot. 
An escape, but appears quite established in the county. 
M. hirsuta Huds. M. aquatica Linn. Water Mint. 
Districts I. IL I. IV. V. VI. VIL. vu Ix. 
Native. By streams and ditches, in marshes and other wet 
places. Very common  Peren. August—September. 
From sea-level, to 850 feet by the old Killarney-Kenmare 
road (R.W 8.), and probably higher. 
First record in 1804. Wade Rar. 
