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Brisbane, February 14, 1898, he says : — " Mr. Veitch makes no 

 mention of the Queensland species Nepenthes Bemaysii, de- 

 scribed by me in the 'Proc. of the Linnean Society of N.S. Wales,' 

 vol. v., page 186. He contents himself with the remark, ' There 

 is one in North Australia.' Now I believe that there are several 

 as yet unrecorded species waiting for the collector on Cape York 

 Peninsula. During my visit to that part of the colony in June 

 1897, I was enabled, through the kindness of Mr. F. L. Jardine, 

 to describe two new species, which brought the number of 

 Queensland species up to four, and I have since received specimens 

 of one or two which may also prove fresh. 



"It is generally supposed that the homes of these curious plants 

 are the unhealthy, hot, humid parts of the globe — conditions not 

 to be met with in any part of Australia ; in fact, it would be 

 difficult to find a more healthy locality than that in which our 

 Australian pitcher-plants grow. The elevation above the sea- 

 level is also but little. I merely mention this so that European 

 growers may have some idea as to which part of the hothouse 

 our plants should be placed in when they receive them. In 

 passing I may remark that our Australian species seem easy to 

 transplant, for I have seen plants which have been sent down 

 from Cape York to Brisbane in a most careless manner, after 

 being placed in a greenhouse, strike root and grow vigorously. 



" F. Manson Bailey." 



In a subsequent letter, dated June 30, 1898, Mr. Bailey 

 continues : — " In addition to the four already published, I have 

 received from Mr. Jardine specimens of perhaps two others. 

 These, however, do not in my opinion furnish sufficient material 

 for drawing up descriptions good enough for publication. The 

 species of this genus in Queensland are, so far ^as at present 

 known, all found on the northern part of Cape York Penin- 

 sula, say 1,300 or 1,400 miles from Brisbane. They are a 

 long distance from Somerset (where Mr. Jardine resides), and 

 after being gathered have to be brought to his residence by pack- 

 horse, so that they are often much injured by the journey ; and if 

 the inflorescence is not attached to the plant, from which I draw 

 up the diagnosis, I can take no notice of them, for in this genus 

 the distinction is usually very slight in different species. I 

 enclose a sketch (natural size) by our artist, Mr. F, C. Wills, of 



