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Rhodesia :— Mazoe and Umtali (J. F. Darling). Umtali 

 (Mrs. Bennett ; Mrs. Meikle ; Mrs. Eickhoff; Holland). 

 Victoria Falls (Holland ; Richards). Zambesi (Waller). 



A form with winged petioles and stipes is mentioned in 

 " Synopsis Filicum," but is not recorded here. 



26. Adiantum rotundatum, Kunze. 



Transvaal: — Wakkerstroom (Dr. Shaw; Sim 70). 



27. Adiantum lunulatum, Burm. 



Rhodesia : — Mazoe (J. F. Darling). Victoria Falls (Richards; 



Holland). Umtali (Mrs. Bennett). Zambesiland (Oates). 

 A form with winged petioles and stipes is mentioned in 



" Synopsis Filicum " as collected in South Africa by 



Drs. Kirk and Welwitsch. 



28. Adiantum Oatesii, Baker. South Africa only. 



Rhodesia : — Matabeleland (Oates). Lo Magundi (J. F. 

 Darling). 



29. Adiantum Capillus- Veneris, Linn. 



West, East, Kaffraria, Natal (F. of S. A.). 



Orange River Colony : — Ficksburg (Quail). 



Rhodesia : — Mazoe (J. F. Darling). Abundant in every 



stream in the country (H. M. Hole). Victoria Falls 



(Holland). Umtali (Mrs. Bennett). Tette (Peters). 

 Many forms from /3 major to y minor are found in all these 



localities, and connect these varieties by every possible 



gradation. 



30. Adiantum Paradisece, Baker. South Africa only. 



East (F. of S. A.). 



31. Adiantum thalictroides, Willd. 



West, East (F. of S. A.). 



32. Adiantum athiopicum, Linn. 



East, Natal (F. of S. A.). 



Kaffraria (F. of S. A.) : — Bankies, Sterkstroom, 5,000 feet 

 (E. D. Barker). . Engcobo, 1896, 3,000 feet (Flanagan 

 2780). 



Transvaal : — Riet-vlei, Belfast (Burtt-Davy 1235). Maro- 

 vuni (Burtt-Davy 215). Haenertsberg (Eastwood). 



Rhodesia : — Mazoe River (Holland). Mr. Edmond's farm 

 near Salisbury (Holland). Matabeleland (Oates). Um- 

 tali, in the hill districts (Mrs. Bennett). 



33. Adiantum sulphureum, Kaulf. 



Kaffraria : — Dordrecht (T. R. Sim). Under rocks on hills 

 near Cala, 1896, 4,000 feet. Well dusted on the under 

 page when young ; less so when mature (Flanagan 2838). 



