THE MONTANE FLORA OF FIJI, 175 
like those of 2. secundum, Lindl. The old pseudobulbs are wreathed in 
flowers, in allusion to which the specific name is given. Flowers of a delicate 
pinky white. 
CHRYSOGLOSSUM GIBBSLE, Rolfe, sp. nov. 
Rhizoma validum.  Pseudobulbi ovoidei, 2-3 cm. longi, monophylli. 
Folia longe petiolata, elliptico-oblonga, acuminata, plicata, membranacea, 
5-nervia, circa 20 cm. longa, 6 ст. lata; petioli circa 8 сш. longi. Scapi 
erecti, circa 60 em. alti, vaginis paucis vestiti; racemi laxiflori. Bracteæ 
lineari-lanceolatæ, acuminate, circa 1 em. longæ. Pedicelli 1:5-2 cm. longi. 
Flores “lutei.” Sepalum posticum lanceolatum, acutum, 1:3-1:7 em. longum ; 
lateralia falcato-lanceolata, acuta, 1-1:3 cm. longa. Petala lanceolato-oblonga, 
falcata, acuta, 1-1:3 em. longa, sepalis paullo latiora. Labellum trilobum, 
cirea 1 em. longum, basi utrinque auriculatum ; lobi laterales late oblongi, 
obtusi, 4-5 mm. longi; lobus intermedius obovato-orbicularis, obtusus, con- 
cavus, 5 mm. longus; diseus tricarinatus, carinis lateralibus undulatis et 
longe extensis, carina intermedia parva. Columna arcuata, 4-5 cm. longa, 
alis triangularibus subacutis infra medium instructa. 
Hab. Nadarivatu, 2700, in forest. Fl. Sept. 886. 
About twice as tall as C. vesicatum, Reichb. f., the other Philippine species 
of the genus, and more like the Indian C. erraticum, Hook. f., in habit. 
PHREATIA VITIENSIS, 01е, sp. nov. 
Herba epiphytica, cæspitosa, nana, circa 5-6 cm. alta. Folia linearia, 
subobtasa, subcoriacea, 4-6 cm. longa, circa 2 mm. lata, basi vaginata, 
latiora et imbricata. Scapi graciles, circa 2 em. longi, puberuli ; spice 
multifloræ. Bracteæ ovate, acuminate, 0°75 mm. longs. Pedicelli 1 min. 
longi. Flores “ viridi-albi.” Sepala ovata, apiculata, 1 mm. longa. Petala 
oblongo-lanceolata, subacuta, 1 mm. longa.  Labellum obovato-oblongum, 
truncatum vel subbilobum, 1 mm. longum. Columna brevissima. 
Hab. Nadarivatu, 2700, on trees in forest. Sept. 619. 
А very small species, not unlike P. pachyphyta, Schlechter, in stature, but 
having much narrower leaves. 
Barina LAXIOR, Reichb. f. Оба Bot. Hamb. 54 (1878). 
Nadarivatu, 2700, forming large clumps in the forks of trees, very common. 
Sept. 586. 
Distrib. Fiji, Tonga, Tahiti, New Caledonia. 
A most peculiar inflorescence consisting of a spike terminating with ladder- 
like branches at right angles to the rhachis, for about a quarter of its length. 
Only the persistent old spikes and very immature young ones were to be 
found in August, September, and October ; but a specimen of Horne's (Herb. 
Kew.) labelled ** Viti Levu, June," bears flowers. 
