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of the latter extremely short ; anthers hastate-ovate ; stigma didymous ; 

 ovary and crenulated annular disk glabrous. 



Between Endeavour-river and Port Douglas. 



In its very small and blunt sepals this species approaches L. urceo- 

 latus , but the form of the leaves is quite different ; the fruit also is 

 likely to exhibit further distinctive characteristics, but remains as yet 

 unknown. That of L. urceolatus , according to specimens from near 

 Cooktown, collected by Mr. W. Per sieh, forms a depresaed-globular 

 and somewhat quadrangular capsule , measuring i/s to nearly V- an 

 inch in width i it is glabrous and shining, bursts rather irregularly and 

 slowly , and contains four seeds , which are about i/ö of an inch long 

 and broad, imperfectly silky. Mr. B a r n a r d found the same species 

 on Mossman's River. 



Meniscium triphyllum. 

 Swartz, syn. fil. 19 et 206. 

 Daintree River. 



This fern, brought by Dr. Lucas, adds a new one to the Flora of 

 Australia , in which indeed the genus was neither found to be repre- 

 sented before. In 1864 (fragm. phytogr. Austr. IV. 166) I alluded 

 already to some affinity of this fern to Polypodium urophyllum through 

 Meniscium cuspidatum ; the two latter seem however to be also quite 

 distinct from each other. Dr. Lucas found M. triphyllum growing 

 along with P. urophyllum. The secondary vein, which constitutes the 

 boundary between the two rows of areoles, interjacent to the primary 

 veins, may on the same pinna be perfect, or may be moi'e or less 

 broken up by not reaching the transverse veinlet of the next ai-eole, 

 in that case mostly ending in a club-shaped apex ; this Interruption 

 of the secondary veins occurs exceptionally in P. urophyllum also, while 

 according to Blume 's illustration it seems of common occurrence in 

 M. cuspidatum. 



The foUowing are the rarer plants, obtained by Dr. Lucas in the 

 same region : 



Mollineda longipes, (2) F. v. M. ; Capparis nobilis, (2) F. v. M. ; 

 Pittosporum rubiginosum , (4) Cunn. ; Polygala leptalea, (1) Cand. ; 

 Hugonia Jenkinsii, (1) F. v. M. ; Urena lobata, (3) L. ; Tragia Novae 

 HoUandiae, (1) J. M. ; Harpullia alata, (4) F. v. M. ; Celosia aristata, 

 (1)L. (the wild form with conically attenuated slightly copper-coloured 

 spikes , assumed to be indigenous , thus adding even a new genus to 

 the Flora of Australia) ; Salicoinia cinerea, (1) F. v. M. (with spikes 

 IV- inches long); Crotalaria calycina, (1) Schrank; Indigofera pratensis, 

 (1) F. v.M.; Tephrosia reticulata, (1) Benth. ; Aeschynomene Americana, 

 (1) L. ; Kennedya retusa, (4) F. v. M. ; Cajanus reticulatus, (5) F. v. M. ; 

 Callistemon lanceolatus, ('S) Cand. ; Osbeckia Chinensis, (3) L. ; Loranthus 

 signatus , F. v. M. ; Helicia ferruginea (3j F. v. M. (a variety with 

 almost sessile less denticulated leaves and with less hairy flowers) ; 

 Oldenlandia galiodes, (1) F. v. M. ; Emelia purpurea, (1) Cassini ; Ipomaea 

 ex'iocarpa , (2) R. Br. ; Nelsonia campestxis , (1) R. Br. ; Tournefortia 

 sarmentosa, (3) Lam.; Plectranthus longicornis, (1) F. v. M. ; Hydrilla 

 verticillata , (1) Casp. ; Schelhammei-a multiflora , R. Br. ; Tricoryne 

 anceps, (1) R. I3r. ; Floriscopa scandens, (3) Lour. ; Ectrosia Gulliveri, 

 (1) F. V. M. ; Selaginella flabellata, (3) Spring; Selaginella concinna, 

 (3) Spring; Lindsaya lanuginosa. (4) Wall.; Adiantum lunulatum, (1) 

 Burm. ; Adiantum diaphanum , (3) Bl. ; Pteris geranifolia, (1) Raddi ; 

 Pteris marginata, Bory ; Pteris quadriaurita, Retz; Aspidium uliginosum, 

 (3) Kunze ; Polypodium phymatodes, L.] 



(1) Cooktown. (2) Port Douglas. (3) Daintree River. (4) Mossman 

 River. (5) Cape York Peninsular. 

 Keichenbach , H. G. fll. , Aerides Bernhardianum n. sp. (The Gardeners' 

 Chroniclo. New Series. Vol. XXIV. 1885. No. 621. p. 650.) 



|Foliis lineari-liguhxtis apice oblique bilobis; racemo pluriflox-o 

 Aeridis quinquevulneri Lindl.; sepalis tepalisque affinium labelli lacinüs 

 lateralibus subquadratis imbricantibus, lacinia mediana ligulata acuta 



