ADDITIONS TO THE NEW GUINEA FLORA. 
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Order ORCHIDEZ. 
OBERONIA, Lindl. Z ge 
O. papuana (n. sp.) Stem about 2 in. wide at the base, mostly 
formed from the thick and Iitpaly gare i leaf-s i 
Leaves 6 to 8 in. long, tapering from a widely stem- -clasping 
to an obtuse, oblique, or unequally sided end, where it 1s more OF ol : 
torn or toothed. zouuncle 4 or 5 mm, long, somewhat oT q 
nearly 2 lines diam ; raceme about 6 in. long, flowers bs 5 i. 
Bracts of peduncle mennbranous closely stem-clasping, keeled, : 
ending in filiform ponte, tho subtending the flowers much narro 
cordate, with entire margins. Column short, pollen-masses anne a 
coloured. Capsule angled and somewhat tuberculate. ee 
Hab.: New Guinea. The above description is written from a aco ie 
notes and a raceme of flowers received from Mr. H. Dixson, of he Hone : 
ossesses an extensive te iach of Australasian Orchidew. I have descrip ae 
‘a large number of Oberonias, none — with the above, i in my opinion. ae 
fore have aeactied the above porisiaua ally 
DENDROBIUM, Sw. ait ae 
D. Chalmersii, F. v = Southern Science Recor ne 
page 96. Stems about 1 or 14 in. long and somewhat dite 
cieuine at both pe more or less swelling yee length. 
centre, and prominently fluted, leafy often re a third of t nee ee 
Leaves of somewhat thin texture, ine 3 or 
prominent. Racemes sender, 3 or 4 in. long, bearing about ae 
Bracts minute. Pedicles 4 to om zi a — i in. Tong; creamy 
the base, tapering to narrow poi Mar s almost — ing 
white, at first recurved, a hana aheied: ce dorsal 0 
attached to the whole om of t 
Petals same colour and about as long as the sepals, hi 
narrow lilac ka wings, in qainwte. ook at te 
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glen small; pollen- cae sieorate. oblong or near 
golden-col isba 
Hab.: The ees: is from a plant now (J uly, 3 1896) flowering in the ©* 
Gardens, which was received from New Guinea. 
