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7. R. lata, Tayl. ; fronde cuneata, dichotoma, iequabili, leete 

 virenti, lobis oblongis, obtusiusculis, canaliculars, lsevibus, 

 tumescentibus, margine subtus squamosis, squamis ro- 

 tundatis, concoloribus, distantibus. 



Hab. Swan River, Mr. James Drummond. 



Fronds half an inch long. In young plants the marginal 

 scales being concolorous with the fronds, are not easily 

 observed. Beneath a pit on the channel of the frond are 

 buried together one or two capsules with cuticular sides and 

 large brownish seeds. On other fronds, near the base of 

 the lobes are placed in a series along the channel 6-10 

 emerging, linear bodies ; these are erect, the emerging part 

 is of the same colour as the frond, but the part immersed is 

 dark purple. Such are quite distinct from styles, and may 

 be the male parts of fructification. 



8. R. porosa, Tayl. ; fronde cuneata, dichotoma, porosa, 

 sordide stamineo-virescenti, lobis tumidis, linearibus, mar- 

 gine subtus squamosis, squamis minutis, purpurascen- 

 tibus. 



IIab. Swan River, Mr. James Drummond. 



Nearly an inch long, lobes substellate ; the pores placed in 

 a series along the channel of the frond: lobes when dry 

 acute. Capsules two or three together, rather large, at 

 length opening by a rupture of the cuticle of the frond. 



9. R. punctata, Tayl.; fronde orbiculari, aequabili, dicho- 

 toma, lobis linearibus, concavis, siccitate punctato-cellu- 

 losis, margine subtus squamosis, squamis majoribus, rotun- 

 datis, imbricatis, atro-purpureis, subtus elevato-punctatis ; 

 capsulis subconfluentibus. 



Hab. Swan River; Mr. James Drummond. 



Half an inch long ; lobes radiating, their surface glaucous- 

 green, minutely reticulated, the margins with a blackish 

 limit of dark purple imbricated scales, whose inferior surface, 

 especially in a dry state, is closely set with elevated shining 

 points. Capsules 6-8, contiguous. Seeds large, angulato- 

 rotundate, smooth, dark brown. 



