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110. Sarcochilus crassifolius, Rolfe; caule ancipite scandente dis- 
tichophyllo, foliis breviter petiolatis ovato-oblongis subacutis crasso- 
carnosis supra canalieulatis subtus carinatis pallide viridibus, pedunculis 
brevibus teretibus paucifloris, bracteis late triangulari-ovatis subacutis, 
sepalis petalisque elliptico-oblongis subobtusis concavis, labello un- 
guiculato trilobo lobis lateralibus faleato-oblóngis membranaceis, inter- 
ce ae obtuso carnoso, callo parvo didymo, eolumna 
brevi 
Bae Not ; kno 
Caules 3—4 lin. “Tati Folia 12-2 po longa, 6-9 lin. lata; petiolus 
2—24 lin. longus. Pedunculi 1^3 po l. longi. Bractee 3 lin. long. 
Pedunculi 2-24 lin. longi. Sepala Pe lin. longa, T Hn lata. Petala 
sepalis subzequalia. Labium: 2 lin. longum, 31 lin. latum. Columna 
ih 
A climbing species, with curiously MR stem, which flowered in 
the collection of M. A. Van Imschoot, of Mon t-St. -Amand, Gond, in 
October last. It is apparently allied to the Javan S. anceps, Rehb. a a 
species only known me. the very short description, but which, however, 
has a filiform pedune e flowers are yellowish white, with the front 
lobe of the lip Telf and an orange blotch behind the crest, 
CCCCXXIII.— PLAGUE OF CATERPILLARS AT 
HONG KONG. 
(Metanastria punctata, Walker.) 
In the Kew Bulletin, 1890, pp. 224—229, there appeared an account, 
pete en by the Foreign Office, of a serious forest plague in Bavaria 
by the caterpillars of a moth known as Liparis Monacha 
Büvibias plague was estimated oH Mor dia loss amongst pine trees in 
one year of nearly 40,0007. In some of ee forests attacked the excreta 
from the promis was lying 6 Vindhes d 
This yea mewhat similar plague of ape as appeared on pine 
trees in the Ee of Hong Kong and on the mainland of China, in 
British Kowloon. These caterpillars also belonged to a large moth 
(Metanastria punctata, Walker). "This species is apparently not. kn 
out of China, but it is not remote, according to to Mr. W. F. H. Blandford, 
.E.S., from the European Gastropacha pini. 
In Hong Kong the trees attacked were those of Pinus ciem veu 
very largely planted in the island for re-foresting el eee A 
the caterpillar plague at Hong Kong has recently be en siden tein te 
Kew by the Secretary of State for the Colonies. This was prepared by 
J. Tutcher, the acting superintendent of the Botanical and 
Afforestation Department. The caterpillars were first seen towards the 
end of April, when the insects were not more than two or three lines in 
length, At that time the pest had not commenced its ravages, but 
pie its habits by past experience, and in view of the fact that 
rs were greatly in excess of anything seen before, active steps 
were tad by Government to employ Chinese to coliect them, and to 
establish depóts in various parts of the island where the caterpillars could 
ber mdp and -— for by weight. The caterpillars were caught by 
