232 Transactions. — Botany. 
ò. integra. Pinnæ nearly entire—or with shallow lobes or teeth. 
Resembles some states of flaccidum; but bulbils are always 
developed. Island of Ulva. 
e. pseudo-lucidum. Fronds oblong-lanceolate, stipes short, pinne 
nearly entire or deeply toothed, lobed or almost pinnatifid ; 
coriaceous ; bulbils of large size. Island of Ulva. 
decomposita. Fronds 1-3 feet long, drooping, coriaceous, 8—4 times pin- 
nate, segments narrow-linear, acute, sori marginal. A beautiful 
variety; the most highly divided form of the species. Island of 
Ulva. 
A. flaccidum, Forst. 
a. In forests. 
a In forests and on rocks. 
. Cliffs by the sea. 
Pise aculeatum, Swartz., var. vestitum. Common. A form approaching 
A. angulare, Willd., occurs on Ulva. Another scarcely to be distin- 
guished from the European typical form is found at the Old Neck. 
The caudex is frequently erect, and much branched. The scales on the 
rhachis vary greatly in size and density. The non-indusiate form was 
not observed on the island. 
A. capense, Willd. Common in forests, etc. 
Nephrodium hispidum, Hook. In forests. Common. 
Polypodium rugulosum, Lab. Common. 
P. grammitidis, Swartz. Common on trees and rocks. 
P. serpens, Forst. Abundant on trees and rocks. 
P. pustulatum, Forst., vera. P. billardieri, Handbook N.Z. Flora. On rocks 
and trees, abundant, but always less luxuriant than in the north. 
P. australe, Mett. Common.  Ascends to 2,000 feet. 
P. crassium, MS. A singular little plant usually confused with P. australe, 
var. alpina, but differing in the elongated flexuous or twisted rhizomes ; 
1'-3' long; fronds narrowed into a distinct stipes, broadly ovate, 
coriaceous, unisoriate ; sorus attached to the centre of the frond. The 
fronds are arranged in three series along the rhizome, and are never 
tufted. Bare rocks on the highest peaks of Mount Anglem ; 8,000 feet. 
Todea hymenophylloides, Presl. In forests, local. The Old Neck, ete., etc. 
T. superba, Col. Local, but not unfrequent. In deep woods; head of 
Paterson's Inlet, Ruggedy, the Archdeacon's Cove, etc. 
Schizea fistulosa, Sw., var. australis. S. australis, Gaud. Forming small 
dense tufts in swamps. Head of Paterson’s Inlet, etc. Fronds 1'-9" 
high. In a few places on the terraces larger specimens were found 
showing a direct transition to the typical form. 
