COLLECTED IN DUTCH NEW GUINEA. 195 
ovata, obtusa. Mentum nullum. Labellum haud unguiculatum, obovatum, obtusum, 
rotundatum, medio depressum, saccatum, marginibus elevatis, nervis in medio 
rubris. Columna minima. Anthera ovata, rotundata. 
Camps XI to XII and XIII, 8300 to 10,500 ft. 
This species somewhat resembles Ph. Lorentzii in the form of stem and leaves, but 
the flowers are very much smaller. The lip is boat-shaped, the sides elevated, and the 
centre depressed. 
PHREATIA (0 EuPAREATIA) Krossrr, Ridl., sp. nov. 
Caules breves, multifoliati, 2 cm. longi. Folia linearia, acuta, coriacea, 10 cm. longa, 
2 cm. lata, vaginis oblongis ad basin fissis costatis ad margines crispis 7 mm. longis. 
Racemi axillares, erecti, graciles, 12 mm. longi, basi ad 4 cm. nudi vaginis longe 
acuminatis exceptis. Flores dense congesti, minimi. Bractee lanceolate, acumi- 
natze, flores equantes vel longiores, 15 mm. longe, lanceolate vel ovato-lanceolate, 
acuminate.  Sepalwm posticum ovatum, obtusum, lateralia ovata, obtusa, latiora, 
mento pro flore longiusculo horizontali. Petala multo minora, ovata.  Labellum 
trulliforme, ungue latiusculo, lamina latiore ovata obtusa. Anthera breviter 
rostrata, rotundato-oblonga. Capsula cylindrica, sessilis vel subsessilis, oblonga, 
fere 3 mm. longa. 
Camp III, 2500 ft., and at Camps VI a to VIb, 3100 to 3900 ft. 
Near Ph. linearifolia, Schlechter, but smaller, with narrower stiffer leaves, and nearly 
sessile flowers. 
PHREATIA LINEARIFOLIA, Schlechter, in K. Schum. & Lauterb. Fl. Deutsch. Schutzg. 
Südsee, Nachtr. 188. 
Camps III, 2500 ft., and VI a, 3100 ft.. 
Distrib. Endemic in New Guinea. 
PHREATIA (0 EUPHREATIA) FALCATA, Ridl., sp. nov. 
Planta parvula, caule brevissimo 1 cm. longo. Folia circiter 5, disticha, oblanceo- 
lata, falcata, coriacea, ex apice versus basin angustata, 2'5 cm. longa, 5 mm. lata. 
Racemus axillaris, gracilis, 5'cm. longus, basi vaginis tubulosis tectus, parte florifera 
3 em. longa laxa multiflora. Bractee breves, lanceolate, ovate, euspidatz. Flores 
parvi, albi, 1 mm. longi. Sepalum posticum ovatum, obtusum, lateralia multo 
majora, ovata, rotundata, mento brevi. Petala minora, lanceolata, obtusa. Labellwm 
basi latum, saccatum, lamina ovata hastata triangulari latiore obtuso. Columna 
brevis, lata. Anthera ovata, rotundata. 
Camps I, 700 ft., and III, 2500 ft. : 
A very distinct little plant in its distichous flattened falcate leaves. The inflorescence 
when very young is cone-shaped lengthening out into the slender lax raceme. 
PHREATIA ($ EUPHREATIA) MODESTA, Ridl., sp. nov. 
Caulis brevis, 5 mm. longus. Folia 3, linearia, obtusa, coriacea, 35 cm. longa, 
3 mm. lata. Scapus brevior, gracilis, basi vaginis 3 laxis ovatis vel late lanceolatis 
cuspidatis involutis tectus. Flores quaquaversi, minimi, albi, dissiti, Uum cum 
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