278 ORCHIDEA. [Orchis. 
1900, and Beginish Island, Valencia Harbour, 1892 : 
R.W.S.—V. About Castlegregory and on the west side of 
Smerwick Harbour: Hart 1884. Abundant about Castle- 
gregory, 1907, and about Fermoyle sandhills, Brandon Bay, 
1905: R.W.S. On sandhills near Brandon village, 1913: 
Praeger.—VI. Sparingly in Muckross demesne between the 
House and the Lower Lake, 1901, and near the mouth of the 
River Deenagh in the Home Park, Killarney, 1904: R.W.S. 
First record in 1884: Hart, Proc. R.I.A. 
Of the few representatives of Watson’s Germanic group 
which occur in Kerry, this Orchid is the only one that forms 
a conspicuous element in its flora. It follows closely the 
distribution of the limestone and sandhills in the county. 
[O. morto Linn. Green-winged Orchis—III. Around 
Rossbehy near Glenbeigh, ‘‘ varying from the palest pink 
to the deepest purple ” (F'. Bouskell) Irish Nat. 1903, p. 53. 
If correct, this record would give a welcome extension to the 
known range of this Orchis. It has recently been found in 
the north of Co. Clare, but is otherwise not known to occur 
nearer than south Galway and Tipperary. It has not been 
seen moreover in the county by any other observer and 
there is reason to fear that some other Orchis was mistaken 
for it, probably O. incarnata or O. latifolia, both of which 
occur abundantly in the locality mentioned.] 
O. mascula Linn. Early Purple Orchis. 
Districts I. TI. — IV. V. VI. VII. — IX. 
Native. Shady places, banks, moist pastures, &c. Rather 
common, but rare over wide areas. Peren. April—May. 
From sea-level, to 2,300 feet on Brandon (Marshall & 
Shoolbred). 
First record in 1890: Stewart, Proc. R.I.A. 
Probably occurs throughout the county, but appears to 
be very unevenly distributed. The height for which this 
plant is recorded on Brandon is quite exceptional ; it is very 
rarely seen above 1,000 feet. 
O. incarnata Linn. 
Districts I. TW. I. IV. V. VI. VI. VIII. Ix. 
Native. Wet pastures, bogs, damp hollows in sandhills, &c. 
Common, often abundant. Peren. May—July. 
From sea-level, to 750 feet in the Slaheny valley (R.W.S.), 
and probably higher. 
First record in 1857: Rev. W. M. Hind, Phytol., p. 25. 
