Orchis. ORCHIDES. 279 
_ This plant appears to be rather more widely distributed 
in Kerry than the following species and to affect wetter 
situations. It is not uncommon even in soft shaky bogs, 
oF its colour is usually pale salmon or sometimes pure 
white. 
O. latifolia Linn. 
Districts I. TI. I. IV. VY. Vi. Vil. — IX. 
Native. Wet meadows and pastures, damp places in sand- 
hills, &e. Common, often abundant. Peren. May—July. 
From sea-level, to 800 feet in the Glencar valley (R.W.S.). 
First record in 1857: Rev. W. M. Hind, Phytol., p. 25. 
When this and the preceding plant grow together, as they 
sometimes do abundantly, intermediate forms have been 
gathered which could not be referred definitely to either 
species. Mr. Marshall, who noticed similar forms about 
Castlegregory, &c., has suggested a hybrid origin for these 
plants. 
O. maculata Linn. Spotted Orchis. 
Districts I. II. TI. IV. V. VI. VIE VII. IX. 
Native. Pastures, heaths, banks, woods, damp places, &c. 
Common. Peren. June—July. 
From sea-level, to 2,380 feet on Brandon (Hart), to 2,796 
feet on the summit of Baurtregaum, Slieve Mish range, 
(R.W.S.), and to 2,800 feet on the Reeks (Hart). 
First record in 1881 : Barrington, Proc. R.I.A. 
The most common and widely distributed of the Kerry 
Orchids ; it is sometimes seen with pure white flowers. 
O. ericetorum Linton. 
This subspecies or variety, first described by the Rev. 
E. F. Linton in his Flora of Bournemouth, appears to be 
quite as common in Kerry as the type. The Rev. E. S. 
Marshall and Mr. W. Shoolbred found it to be abundant in 
the Dingle Peninsula during their visit in 1902 (vide R.W.S. 
1903), and it has been noted by the writer in many other 
places nearly throughout the county. 
OPHRYS Linn. 
O. apifera Huds. Bee Orchis. 
Districts — — — — — VWI. — — IT 
Native. Grassy places and sandhills. Very rare and local. 
Peren. June—July. Calcicole A. 
VI. Abundant over a small area in the Home Park 
