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connected, regular, clear, parallelogrammic ; walls narrow, 

 black. Fruit at base of branch near middle of main stem, 

 solitary, rarely 2 on a plant, and when so then near each 

 other. Involucral leaves adpressed, broadly elliptic, nearly 

 entire, their tips mucronulate. Perianth white, oblong, 1 line 

 long, sub-acute, plaited, tip slightly toothed ; cells as in 

 stipule. Capsule narrow - oblong, tip obtuse, base truncate 

 broader than fruit-stalk ; elaters nearly straight, closely 

 twisted, ends obtuse. 



Hah. On rotten logs, completel}' hidden among patches of 

 Aneiira 'polyniorpha, Col. {infra), low wet woods south of Dan- 

 nevirke. County of Waipawa ; 1889 : W. C. 



Ohs. This is a neat little species ; the great regularity of 

 its concave leaves, with their coloured margins, give it a pleasing 

 and striking as well as distinct appearance. Its affinities, 

 however, are with small specimens of L. cajjilligcra, Lindb., 

 and L. Icevifolia, Hook, f., and also L. mimita, Col. ("Trans. 

 N.Z. Inst.," vol. xviii., p. 245). 



2. L. occulta, sp. nov. 



Plant small, very slender, i^rostrate, lanceolate, pinnate, 

 main stem liin.-2in. long, 4-5 lines wide at middle, much 

 and very closely branched ; branches opposite and alternate, 

 usually short, simple rarely pinnate, decreasing gradually in 

 length towards apex and base. Leaves and stipules close, 

 spreading, 3-fid to base, their lobes long setaceous, usually 

 5-jointed ; tips sub-imbricate, finely capillary, flexuous. Fruit 

 sub-sessile on main stem at base, also about the middle. 

 Involucral leaves adpressed, sub 3 rows, tips laciniate; lacinia? 

 narrow, their tips obtuse. Perianth large for plant, darkish- 

 green, linear-ovate, 2 lines long, slightly curved, tip acuminate 

 sub-acute, laciniate and ciliate ; cells long, narrow, parallelo- 



grammic. 



Hah. Eooting concealed (with preceding species, L. retrnsa) 

 among patches of Aneiira pohpnorplia {infra), low wet woods 

 south of Dannevirke ; 1889: W.C. 



Ohs. A distinct neat little species ; in general appear- 

 ance approaching small plants of L. capilligera, Lindb., and 

 L. Undenhcrgii, Gottsche. 



Genus 32. Aneura, Dumort. 

 1. A. 'perintsilla, sp. nov. 



Plant very small, dark emerald-green, of densely-compact 

 growth ; main stem horizontal, creeping, closely appressed 

 and thickly rooted, 3-4 lines long, /-in. wide, bipinnatifid ; 

 branches (fronds) 1^ lines long, erect, closely compacted, 

 3-5-fid (usually 3-fid at tip), segments about one line long, 

 linear-subulate, obtuse, incurved. Fruit at base of frond, 



