BY F. M. BAILEY, F.L.S. 



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white, short, the prominent wings ending in elongated points. 

 Capsule, oblong ribbed, about 3 lines long and 1^ lines diameter. 



This pretty species was found growing on rocks between 

 Herberton and Mourilyan Harbor, by J. W. R. Stuart. 

 Bulbophyllum Bowkettas,* ^p. Nov. 



Rhizome creeping and forming dense patches. Pseudobulbs 

 oval-oblong, compressed, bluntly ribbed, 3 to 5 lines long, 2 to 

 2| lines broad. Leaves solitary on the pseudobulbs, thick, 

 dark-green, ovate to suborbicular, 4 to 6 lines long. Flowers 

 solitary on scapes of about 4 lines long, articulate about the 

 middle just above a minute, obtuse, sheathing bract. Sepals 

 about 2 lines long greenish-yellow, bordered by a purple lino, 

 and with three purple lines down the centre, the lateral ones 

 forming a short spur. Petals about half the length of the 

 sepals, with one central purple line. Labellura linear, thick, 

 long as petals, purple, the tip yellowish. Column short the 

 front teeth erect and longer than anther. Capsule not seen. 

 Hab. On trees between Herberton and Mourilyan Harbour. 



(J. W. R. Stuart.) 

 Cleisostoma Keffordii, Bail, in Rep. Ql. Acclimatisation So., 



April, 1884. 

 Hab. Johnstone River. W. R. Kefford. 

 Pterostylis grandiflora, R. Br. 

 Hab. Mount Perry. James Keys. 



Chiloglottis trilabra, Fitzg. in Britten's Journal of Botany, 1883. 

 Hab. Queensland, in MuUer's Suput. to Census of Austr. Plants-. 



ORDER CYPERACE.E. 

 Cyperus flavidus, Retz. 



Hab. Queensland, in Muller's Suppt. to Census of Austr. Plants. 

 Cyperus tenuiflorus, Rottb. 



Hab. Queensland, in Muller's Suppt. to Census of Austr. Plants. 



ORDER FILICES. 



Acrostichum Taylori, Bail, in Rep. of Ql. Acclimatisation So., 

 April, 1884. 



Hab. on wet rocks, Johnstone River. W. R. Kefford. 



ORDER MUSCI. 



Dawsonia superba, J rev ; Fl. N.Z. 



Hab. fine specimens of this magnificent moss have been lately 

 collected by Mr. H. Schneider near Nei'ang Creek. 



* The specific name is in honor of a lady who has painted most faithfully, some of 

 these small flower Queensland Orchists. 



