THE NEPENTHES OF AUSTRALIA. 
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Brisbane, February 14, 1898, he says :—“ Mr. Veitch makes no 
mention of the Queensland species Nepenthes Bernaysii , 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 pi ants 
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, 0. Wills, of 
