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hairs as are the staminodes. Stamen white half as long 

 as the dorsal sepal, filament broad pubescent. Anther 

 short oblong, crest very short truncate obscurely 3 toothed 

 shorter than the style. 



Cultivated in the Botanic Gardens, Singapore from 

 plants supplied by T. D. Pereira, Fl. Oct. 1908. It is 

 believed to be from Padang, Sumatra. Something of 

 the habit of a Kaempferia with flowers of Gastrochilus. 

 The violet coloring of the lip is unusual in that genus. 

 Gastrficliilus hirtus, n. sp. 



Stem short covered with hairy sheaths. Leaves 2 obo- 

 vate bblanceolate subobtuse mueronulate. much narrow- 

 ed to the base 6-7 inches long '-? inches wide, about (i pairs 

 of nerves conspicuous glabrous petiole and sheath 3 inches 

 long hairy densely. Spike central, subcylindric thick 2 

 inches long. Bracts lanceolate cuspidate with long acu- 

 minate points thickly hairy. Floral bracts lanceolate 

 cuspidate 1 inch long densely hairy." Calyx 4 inch long 

 ribbed hairy. Corolla white tube slender cylindric over 

 an inch long hairy, lobes lanceolate obtuse \ inch long 

 hairy. Staminodes narrower acute. Lip hardly longer 

 oblong obovate entire apex truncate, shortly toothed. 

 Stamen crest ovate rather small, entire. 



Borneo: Sarawak, Tiang Layu (J. Hewitt). 



" Flowers pale white, lip with sonic red centrally.'" 

 Nearest perhaps to G. Ciirtisii, Bak.. but the flowers are 

 much smaller. 

 Gasiroehilus bra'ctescens, n. sp. 



Stem woody creeping with long wiry roots. Leaves 

 numerous lanceolate long petioled. obtuse acuminate at 

 the base, blade 5 inches long 1 inch across, petiole 3 

 inches long, base 2 inches sheathing with a narrow sheath 

 margin. Inflorescences axillary on erect peduncles 1 

 inch long, at first ohcuneate 1 inch long of 4 branches 

 each half an inch long subtended by convolute lanceate 

 obtuse bracts. Bracts at length spreading an inch long 

 1 inch wide, enclosing the- spikes. Flowers numerous in 

 the spikes small white. Bract to spike oblong obtuse 



R. A. Soc, No. 54. 1909- 



