COLLECTED IN DUTCH NEW GUINEA. 165 
Camp I, 700 ft., and Camp VI a, 3100 ft. 
This has the habit of Liparis disticha, Lindl., but the column is not broadly winged 
to the base. "The flowers appear to be green. | 
DENDROBIUM WOLLASTONII, Ridl., sp. nov. 
Pseudobulbi elliptico-conici, 79 em. longi, 5:5 cm. in circuitu. Folia oblonga, obtusa, 
coriacea, 10:5 em. longa, 4:8 cm. lata. Flores 2 vel plures, speciosi. Bractea ovata, 
lanceolata, acuminata, glabra, pallide viridis, 1 cm. longa. Pedicellus 2 cm. longus. 
Ovarium 5 mm. longum, hirtum, album, roseo-punctatum. Sepala lanceolata, 
acuminata, 5 cm. longa, basi 1 em. lata, alba, pilis viridescenti-albis tecta, 
mento lato obtuso kermesino-punctato. Petala alba, glabra, spathulata, 5 cm. 
longa, 39:5 em. lata quo latissima, ungue lineari-oblongo, limbo ovato acuminato. 
Labellum trilobum, glabrum, lobis lateralibus oblongis truncatis 2:5 cm. longis, 
apice 1:5 cm. latis lacteis, marginibus supra basin versus lineis violaceo-roseis macu- 
latis, subtus punctis rufescentibus in lineas dispositis ornatis, lobo terminali ovato- 
acuminato acuto 1:5 cm. longo 2 cm. lato lacteo, basi labelli incrassato decurvo, callo 
magno oblongo albo apice trifido et trisuleato. Columna brevis, 1:5 cm. longa, in 
utroque latere linea violaceo-rosea, et infra stigma macula hippocrepiformi notata, 
apice lato; stelidia erecta, dentiformia. Anthera lata, hemispherica, zequilonga. 
A living plant was brought home by Mr. Wollaston, and flowered by the Honourable 
Charles Rothschild. 
This handsome plant differs from D. Forbesii, Ridl. in its hairy sepals and mauve 
colouring, and from D. ternatense, J. J. Sm. in its acute lip and trifid callus. 
DENDROBIUM MACROPHYLLUM, A. Rich. Sert. Astrol. 22, t. 9. 
Launch Camp, at sea-level. 
Distrib. Java, Timor, Philippines, and Papua. 
DENDROBIUM ($ CRUMENATI) PLATYBASIS, Ridl., sp. nov. 
Caulis 30 cm. longus, complanatus, internodiis basalibus 4 flavis politis ancipitibus 
cum carina mediana in utroque latere. Folia curva, linearia, acuta, 4 em. longa, 
3 cm. lata. Flores e fasciculis bractearum in parte nuda terminali 4 em. longa. 
Bractee lanceolate, acuminate. Pedicellus 6 mm. longus, gracilis. Sepala 
postica ovata, acuta, 5 mm. longa, lateralis triangularia, latiora, acuta, 2 mm. 
lata; mentum obtusum, curvum. Petala linearia, angusta, sepalo postico sub- 
equilonga. Labellum 1 cm. longum, 1 cm. latum quo latissimum, obcuneatum, 
ungue late obtriangulari-obovato, marginibus undulatis minute denticulatis, carina 
media crassa carnosa bisulcata. 
Launch Camp, at sea-level. 
Very near to D. acerosum, Hook. fil., except for the dilated bases of the stem, which 
are flattened and thin, the biggest about 5 mm. across and 3:5 em. long and narrowed 
slightly at both ends (those above very distinctly narrowed below), whilst à sharp keel 
runs down each of the flattened faces. The flowers appear to have been pinkish at 
the tips. j | 
