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white and has seven petals instead of five, and it is not so free- 

 flowering. I brought the roots of both these plants to Melbourne 

 with me, and left them at the Botanical Gardens, but I think they 

 were dead. In this locality I found two varieties of an orchid 

 growing in deep shade, of which the leaf is veined in a very 

 distinct manner with silver lines, and which I think is an Angecto- 

 chilus. At the Temple Flower Show in London I have seen a 

 somewhat similar orchid. I had several of the largest trees cut 

 down to examine the orchids growing at the top, but in every 

 case the flowers were of an inferior nature. 



On 3rd November we proceeded up the Anoki Moia ridge till 

 we got to the summit, and then down the other side to Orege- 

 numu village, in the Eafa district. The valley above whicii the 

 village is situated is watered by a tributary of the Brown River. 

 In this day's march we went about 15 miles in a N.N.E. direc- 

 tion, the summit of the ridge being, I think, about 6,000 feet 

 above sea level. We were walking most of the time on roots and 

 mosses some distance above the actual ground. The trees on the 

 ridge were mostly small, and many had the Pitcher Plant growing 

 on them, but on the slopes there were large trees. Amongst 

 these was a curious tree, the trunk of which was surrounded with 

 successive pieces of rolled bark, having the appearance of 

 thatching. There was also a tree which resembled the Bunya 

 Bunya, but with fewer branches and growing to a great height. 



The Eafa tribesmen, who met us half-way to take us to their 

 village, are a very sturdy lot, being short, but with big bones and 

 muscles and strong features, and there is great breadth between 

 the eyes, contrasting with the more slender Moroka boys. These 

 men wore the short kilt peculiar to the mountaineers, composed 

 of plaited native string or of strips of bark taken from trees 

 grown in their gardens, the kilt being about a foot long. Orege- 

 numu village is prettily situated on a ridge, with handsome trees 

 and tree-ferns resembling the Norfolk Island variety growing close 

 by. It commands a fine view of the Owen Stanley Range, a 

 succession of well-wooded mountains and ridges leading up to 

 the bare summits of the range. Mount Victoria and neighbouring 

 peaks could be seen with great distinctness in a northerly 

 direction, and the peak of Mt. Nesbitt a long way further 

 east. 



The arrangement of the dwellings in this village is peculiar. 

 At one side of the clearing are the bachelors' quarters, consisting 

 of two houses with a covered in space in front. On the other 

 side are quarters of the married people and children, consisting 

 of a number of tiny huts, in a row, completely separated except 

 for a common roof which spans the spaces between the huts and 

 extends for about sixty yards. I believe this type of building is 

 uncommon in New Guinea. The chief has a separate house at 



