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*J)avaUia novae-zealandiae Col. [J. B. A. : T. P.] 



Banks Peninsula : William Martin {LijtteUon Times, 17th August, 

 1918). I believe 1 collected this species some thirty years ago at 

 Pigeon Bay, but have not seen it recently. 



{^)Cystopteris fragilis is recorded by J. B. A. and T. P. 



Adiantmn affine Willd. [R. : J. F. A. ; J. B. A. ; A. W.] 



Becoming rarer, but still growing on the southern faces of the 

 Lyttelton Hills, Governor's Bay ; in abundance at Nikau Palm Gully 

 (Akaroa) and Caton's Bay. 



*AdianfHm fulvum Raoiil. 



Akaroa : Raoul. Charteris Bay : R. M. L. Evidently by no means 

 common. 



*°(^)Adiantum aethiopicmn Linn. [J. B. A.] 



Akaroa : Raoi;l. This has not been seen in recent times, and must 

 be regarded as a doubtful species. 



{^)A. hispidtdum has also been reported, but 1 have not seen it. 



Hifpolepis fenuifolia Bernh. [J. F. A. ; J. B. A. ; L. C] 



Ohinitahi : Potts. Common, usually among stones or boulders above 

 the bush line ; perhaps extinct on the Lyttelton Hills. 



Hijpolepis millefolium Hook. [J. B. A. ; T. P.] 



At one time on the Lyttelton Hills above Kaituna. and no doubt 

 elsewhere. 



Hypolepis distans is also re^jorted by J. F. A. and J. B. A. 



Cheilanthes Sieheri Kunze. [R. ; J. F. A.: T. P.: J. B. A.; L. C. ; 

 A. W.] 

 Abundant in rocky clefts, and under stones, in dry situations. 



Cheilanthes tenmfolia Swartz. [R. ; J. B. A. : T. P. ; T. K. ; L. C. : A. W. 

 Lyttelton Hills and Banks Peninsula, in tussock lands amongst 

 rocks ; now very rare. 



Pellaea rotundijolia Hook. [R. ; J. F. A. ; J. B. A. ; L. C. ; A. W.] 



Common in forest and by streams ; occasionally under rocks in dry 

 places. 



Pferidium esculenium Cockayne. [R. ; J. F. A. ; J. B. A. ; L. C. ; A. \\.] 

 Everywhere abundant ; often coming up after the burning of the 

 forest. 



*Paesia scaberula Kuhn. [R. ; J. F. A. ; J. B. A.] 



Not common ; Mount Bossu, Wainui : R. M. L. 



Histiopteris incisa J. Sm. [.J. F. A. : J. B. A. ; L. C] 



Ohinitahi : Potts. Not common ; on the dam[)er hillto[)s, Pigeon 

 Bay, Lyttelton Hills (probably extinct), Stony Bay. 



*\'-)Pteris fremula R. Br. [J. B. A.] 

 Near Tikao Bay : Potts. 



Cheeseman {Manual, p. 793) mentions (^)P. macilenta as recorded 

 from Banks Peninsula, but has seen no specimens. 



*5leo/i»///mt Patersoni Mett. [J. B. A. ; T. P.] 

 Common in damper forests. 



f The species of Blechinun a])]icar in tlie Manual under the generic name Lonuiria. 



