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 XCIll. FlLICES. 



Hymenophyllum subtilissimum Kunze. 



Stretches as far north as the Maiuitiataniwha and Kaitaia Ranges, 

 Mangonui County ; H. Carse ! 



Trichomanes strictum Menz. 



On the margins of holes dug in extracting kauri-gum in open tea-tree 

 country near Mangatete, Mangonui County ; //. Carse! A very remarkablt; 

 locality, as the species is almost invariably a denizen of the deep forest. 

 Shaded mossy places near the summit of the Little Barrier Island. 

 2,200-2,400 ft' altitude ; T. F. C. 



Davallia novae-zealandiae Col. 



Vicinity of Kaitaia, Mangonui County ; //. Carse. Not pi'eviously 

 known to the northwards of the Bay of Islands. 



Lomaria nigra Col. 



Dark ravines near Fairburn, Mangonui County, and from thence to 

 Hokianga ; H. Carse. A marked northwards extension of the range of 

 this species. 



Asplenium Trichomanes Linn. 



Limestone rocks by the Marikopa River, Kawhia County ; E. Phillips 

 Turner ! Not previously recorded to the northwards of Mount Egmont. 



Asplenium umbrosum J. Smith. 



Alluvial flats between Fairburn and Kaitaia, Mangonui Comity : 

 R. Carse. The most northern locality yet recorded. 



Polypodium dictyopteris Mett. (P. Cunninghamii Hook.). 



Mr. Phillips Turner has forwarded specimens of a curious crested form 

 obtained at Wilton's Bush, near Wellington. 



Psilotum triquetrum Swartz. 



Karangahake Cliffs, Western Bay, Lake Taupo ; H. Hill ! A some- 

 what unexpected locality, all the stations previously recorded to the south 

 of the Waikato River being on soil heated by hot springs. 



Naturalized Plants. 



Geranium Robertianum Linn. 



Roadsides at Ruatangata, Whangarei ; T . F . C. Slopes of Mount Eden, 

 Auckland ; F. Neve .' 



Soliva sessilis Ruiz and Pavon. 



This has increased considerably of late years in light warm soils in the 

 Auckland District, and has become a troublesome weed in some localities, 

 particularly in certain market-gardens at Onehunga. 



Tolpis umbellata Bertol. 



Sandy soil on the west coast near Helensville, Kaipara ; apparently 

 increasing ; T. F. C. 



