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Linclscea linearis, Swartz. Head of Paterson's Inlet, Mason Bay. 

 Adiantum affine, Willd. Port William and Halfmoon Bay. Bare. 

 Hypolepis tenuifolia, Bernh. Not uncommon on the margins of forest, etc. 

 Pteris aquilina, L., var. esculenta. Common. 



P. incisa, Thunb. Abundant : in open places forming extensive patches. 

 P. scaberula, Sw. Common. 



Lomaria capense, Willd. Abundant in woods, etc. In deep gullies the 

 sterile fronds are sometimes from eight to ten feet in length and two 

 feet eight inches in breadth. 



var.mmor. Frequent in open places, and on mountains. 

 Lomaria fluviatilis, Spr. Moist places in woods, etc., common. 

 L. vulcanica, Blume. Bocky places in woods ; frequent. The young fronds 



are of a delicate pale red colour. 

 L. patersonii, Br. Local. Island of Ulva. Near Buggedy. 

 L. lanceolata, Spr. Abundant in woods and on the banks of streams, etc. 

 L. discolor, Willd. Abundant in forests. Stems erect, 1-2 feet high. 

 L. alpina, Br. In open swamps and on mountains ; common. 

 L. dura, Moore. A very handsome fern, frequently forming a dense fringe 

 above high water-mark, but never found inland. Fronds l-2-| feet 

 long : pinnae frequently dense and overlapping. 

 L. banksii, Hook. Littoral ; rare. Paterson's Inlet, etc. 

 Asplenium obtusatum, Forst. 



a. Pinnae, tbick, fleshy, entire or serrate, obtuse. Fronds one inch 



to two feet long. Common near the sea. 

 /3. scleropium. More or less finely serrate, the teeth varying in 

 length in different specimens ; sometimes extending nearly to 

 the midrib of the pinna. Near the sea. Forming large 

 patches on Herekopere Island. 



Note. — Fronds with the pinna entire are frequently found 

 on the same plant, with deeply-serrated fronds, 

 y. lyallii. Fronds with pinnae pinnate or pinnatifid at the base. 



Mason Bay. 

 S. pseudo-falcatum. Fronds greatly elongated, 3 feet long or more, 

 drooping, coriaceous ; pinnae broad at the base, suddenly 

 acuminate, coarsely toothed. Mason Bay ; in forests. 

 A. falcatum, Forst. Common in forests, epiphytal. Forming extensive 



patches on open land. Herekopere Island. 

 A. bulbiferum, Forst. 



a. vera. Common. 



/3. lama. Common in deep gullies. 



y. tripinnatum. In forests. Less common than the preceding* 



