THE PHILIPPINE 
Journal OF Science 
C. Botany 
Vol. Ill 
ATJCtUST, 1908 
No. 4 
ALABASTRA PHILIPPINHNSIA, II. 
By C. B. RoiJi.vsox. 
{From the liotanicul Section of the Biological Lahoraiory, Jiureau of Sciencef 
Manila, P. L) 
During the years 1903-1905, Mr. I?. S. Williams iiuule a colkH-tion 
aggregating 3^126 numbers of Philippine plants for the New York Bo- 
tanical Garden, where the phanerogams with the exception of certain 
families were plaeoJ in my hands for study. Many of the orchids of 
tliis collection w^ere reported npon by Oakes Ames, and several of them 
became the types of new species. The first paper of the present series * 
was also devoted to them, and tliereia some 12 species wim-c iloscribed as 
ne \v. 
rn 
The localities represented were Lamao, Baguio and vicinity, and Los 
Banos, all in Luzon: Zamboanga and vicinity, and the country on the 
west coast of the Gulf of Davao and inland to Mouut Apo, in ^lindanao; 
and a few species came from Jolo. 
Owing to tlie other large collections made at Lamao and in Benguet, 
the great majority of the species collected at these places have already 
Ijcen described, but there still remain a few even from Luzon, while tlie 
Mindanao plants furnish ninny novelties. N'ot all of these are here 
described, as several must await additional collections, especially in the 
case of dioecious species, or tliose represented by fruiting iuatej'ial only. 
A nearly complete set of du]tlicMtes of this collection has been pres- 
ented to the Bnrenu of Science through the kindness of Dr. X. L. 
'BulL Torrey Bot. Cluh 35 {1908} 63-75. 
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