MR. R. A. ROLFE ON THE APOSTASIER. 235 
leyi, with which it has been confounded, is quite distinct, as 
pointed out under that species. The only specimen of JN. Zol- 
lingeri Y bave seen is in Lindley's Herbarium, the lower flowers 
of the raceme only being expanded. 
6. N. Grirrivui, Reichb. f.) Xen. Orch. ii. (1874), 215.— 
Folia lanceolata, acuminata, petiolata. Seapus brevis. Racemus 
brevis, multiflorus, hispidus. Bractee anguste lanceolate, his- 
pido-pubescentes. Ovarium hispidum, triquetrum, ovoideum. 
Sepala lanceolata, hispido-pubescentes, eum petalis et labellum 
breviter cuspidatis. Petala subsimiles, extus carinata. Labellum 
petalis subsimile, callo medio lineare paullo incrassato. Fila- 
menta brevis; antherw oblonge. Capsula triquetro-ovoidea, 
rostrata, hispida. 
Hab. Malacca; Griffith! Maingay, n. 1682! 
Leaves 4-10 in. long by 1-13 in. broad. Seapes shorter than 
the leaves. Racemes 3-4 in. long. Bracts 6-9 lin. long by 1 lin. 
broad. Ovary 2lin.long. Sepals3 lin. long. Filaments shorter 
than column; anthers 1 lin. long. Style exceeding anthers. 
Capsule, including the beak, 4 lin. long. 
Much smaller in all its parts than any other species; also 
readily distinguished by the very hispid pubescence. This is the 
only species of which I have seen quite mature capsules. 
Doubtful Species. 
F. Villar, in Blanco, Fl. Filip. ed. 3, Nov. App. 251, enume- 
rates the following :— 
N. veratrifolia, Blume, from San Mateo, Island of Luzon. 
N. Zollingeri, Reichb. f., from the same locality. 
These determinations may be correct; but as I have not seen 
specimens, and as these species with the above exceptions have 
only been recorded from Java, I prefer to consider the determi- 
nations as requiring confirmation. I should feel extremely 
obliged to any one who would forward specimens, not only from 
this locality, but also from any other. A good series of the 
genus is much wanted, for, with the exception of the last species, 
the material is not sufficient for complete description. The best 
characters for determination of the species appear to rest in 
the relative size of the flowers, the nature of the pubescence, and, 
I am inclined to think, in the character of the mature capsule. 
