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P. tenellum, as it winds round the trees of the dense forest, as- 

 sumes the appearance of a Tecoma. The species of Asplenium 

 most abundant are A. nidus, or the Bird's Nest Fern, and A. 

 odontites or flaccidum (Hooker), with its pendulous fronds. Lo- 

 maria lanceolata, and L. Patersoni occur frequently, as well as 

 Pier is umbrosa and Neplirodium decamp ositum, with some species 

 of Schizcea, Blechnum, Gleichenia, Lindsaa, Davallia, and Doodia, 

 that are common in our immediate neighbourhood. The ferns 

 most interesting to me, were the small and tender fronds of 

 Trichomanes venosum and Hpmenopliyllum nitens. These grow 

 plentifully round the stems of the tree ferns, and afford by their 

 bright green fronds, a pleasing contrast to the dark coloured 

 caudices on which they grow. Of the Hymenopliylluni, I should 

 have felt inclined to make two species, but I perceive that Sir 

 William Hooker, after a careful review of numerous specimens 

 forwarded to him from these colonies, reduces II. nitens and II. 

 flabellatum to one species. The only species of Lycopodium which 

 came under my notice was L. uliyinosum, and of the mosses, which 

 appeared different from those of our neighbourhood, were Ilookeria 

 pennata, two species of -Hypnum (probably If. spininerve, and H. 

 cldamydifolium), and Leskia molUs. No doubt many more species 

 occur in the more retired and gloomy parts of the range, which I 

 had not leisure to visit, but I scarcely think that the species vary 

 much from those collected near Tomah. 



It is probable that a more careful examination of the range, 

 may reveal other cryptogamous plants, especially of the more mi- 

 nute ferns and mosses, but I doubt very much whether any really 

 new species remain to be discovered in that part. I think it 

 likely, however, that some of the admired ferns of the Kurrajong 

 and Tomah, such as Leptoptcris Fraseri, Dicksonia davallioidcs, and 

 Neplirodium molle may yet be found in the ranges. The Nepliro- 

 dium decomposition is identical with that of Tomah, but it varies 

 considerably in form and appearance from the same species when 

 growing in shady and damp gullies. In Sir William Hooker's 

 opinion, several ferns hitherto deemed distinct, must be referred 

 to this species. 



In concluding my remarks on the botany of the Berriina Dis- 

 trict, I cannot but express the pleasure I felt in visiting a most 

 wild and romantic part of the colony, where I had an opportunity 



