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each 4 lines (9 mm.) long ; ovary densely clothed with long 

 white hairs. Pod about 1 in. (2"5 cm.) long, of 7-9 articles, 

 ferruginous-pubescent with spreading hairs. 



Astrolabe Range [Stephansort, bei Erima am Strande, 

 Lewandowsky n. 62 am 20 Aug. 1899.] 



Closely allied to D. polycarpuni from which it is easily distinguish- 

 able by several features, as for instance its usually 1-foliolate leaves, 

 pubescent non-striate stipules, more generally pubescent character, larger 

 flowers, and larger ferruginous-pubescent pods. Lewandowsky's plant 

 (referred by Schumann and Lauterbach in " Die Flora der Deutsche- 

 Schutzgebiete in der Siidsee" to D. polycarpum) I would refer here. 



Alysicarpus vaginalis DC. Port Moresby (with oblong 

 leaves) ; Yule Island (a form with very narrow-lanceolate 



leaves). 



Uraria lagopoides DC. Mt. Warirata ; Yule Island. 



Phylacium bracteosum Benn. Javararie ; Sogeri ; Mafulu 

 (a very common climber) ; [Boku, Mrs. H. P. Schlencker.] 



Dalbergia densa Benth. Bail. Rep. Visit B.N.G., 28. Yule 

 Island. A form \\ith large leaflets, the leaflets up to 2f in. 

 long and 1^ in. broad. 



D. monosperma Dalz. Port Moresby. A common climber 

 on the coast over mangrove trees, etc. 



Derris uliginosa Benth. Yule Island. Known in Papua 

 under the name of " Djmamite Plant" from its use by the 

 natives as a fish-poison. 



Inocarpus edulis R. & G. Forst. Bail. Ann. Rep. B.N.G. 

 1900-01, 142 ; Queens. Agric. Jouni., xxii, 147. Yule Island. 



Abrus precatorius Lmn. F. Muell. Pap. PL, i (iv), 62. Port 

 Moresby. 



Clitoria ternatea Linn. Port Moresby. 



This pretty little climber is seen everywhere about the town, over 

 the fences of the native gardens, etc. Flowers varying from almost 

 white to very deep blue. 



Glycine tomentosa Benth. Yule Island. 



Erythrina indica Lam. Coral tree. F. Muell. Pap. PL, ii 

 (vi), 8 ; Bail. Rep. Visit B.N.G., 27, 28. Port Moresby ; Yule. 

 Island . 



Mucuna gigantea DC. Yule Island. 



