KEY TO PLATE I. 



FRUCTIFICATIONS OF N.Z. FERNS (FROM SYNOPSIS FILICUm). 



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 21. 



Gleichenia. a, fertile pinnule of Eugleichenia. 



6, fertile pinnule of Mertensia. 

 Cyathea. a, fertile pinnule, one sorus open to 



show the capsules, b, sorus when emptj'. 

 Hemitelia. a, part of fertile pinnule of 



Amphicosmia, with one sorus empty. 

 Alsophila. a, fertile pinnule. 

 DiCKSONiA. a, sorus of Balantium, open and 



shewing capsules. 

 LoxsoMA. a, sorus. b, fertile pinnule. 

 Hymenophyllum. a, fertile pinna with open 



sorus. 

 Trichomanes. a, sorus inserted in edge of 



frond, b, sorus exserted or stalked. 

 Davallia. a, fertile pinnule of Leucostegia. 

 b, fertile pinnule of Eudavallia. 

 Cystopteris. a, fertile pinnule, b, sorus 



and involucre. 

 Lindsaya. a, fertile pinnule, showing sub- 

 marginal sorus. 

 Adiantum. a, fertile pinnule and sori. 

 Hypolepis. a, fertile pinnule and sori. 

 Cheilanthes. a, fertile pinnule and sori. 

 Pellcea. a, fertile pinnule and sori. 

 Pteris. a, fertile pinnule of Eupteris. b, 

 fertile pinnule of Poesia. c, fertile pinnule 

 or lobe of Litobrochia. 

 LoMARiA. a, fertile pinila. b, barren pinna. 

 DooDiA. a, half of fertile, pinna showing sori, 

 Asplenium. a, fertile pinnule of Euasple- 

 nium. b, fertile pinnule of of Darea. c, 

 fertile pinnule of Athyrium. d, fertile 

 pinnule of Diplazium. 

 Aspidium. a, sorus and involucre, b, fertile 



pinnule of Polystichum. 

 Nephrodium. a, fertile pinnules of Eune- 

 phrodium. b, part of fertile pinnule of 

 Lastrea. 



22. Nephrolepis. a, fertile pinna and sori. 



23. Polypodium. a, fertile pinnule of Phegopteris- 



b, fertile pinnule of Grammitis. c, fertile 

 portion of Goniop^ris. d, fertile portion 

 of Niphobolus. e, Stellate hairs of Nipho- 

 bolus. /, fertile portion of Phymatodes. 



24. Nothochl.«;na. a, fertile pinnule and sori. 



25. Gymnogramma. a, fertile pinnule and sori. 



26. OsMUNDA. a, pinnule, partly barren, partly 



fertile. 



27. Todea. a, fertile pinnule of Eutodea. b, 



fertile pinnule of Leptopteris. 



28. ScHizcEA. a, fertile spike. 6, one limb of 



spike with capsules. 

 2g. Lygodium. a, portion of barren frond or hmb. 

 b, portion of fertile frond or limb. 



30. Marattia. a, portion of fertile frond with 



synangium and fimbriated inferior involucre. 

 b, synangium open, showing chambers con- 

 taining the capsules. 



31. Ophioglossum. a, portion of barren frond 



showing veins. b, portion of fertile spike 

 with sori. 



32. Botrychium. a, pinnule of barren fronds 



showing veins, h, portion of fertile spike 

 with sori. 



33. Capsules, &c. a, capsules of Gleicheniacese. 



b, capsule of Cyatheacese, with escaping 

 spores, c, capsule of Loxsoma. d, spores 

 very highly magnified, e, capsule of Tri- 

 chomanes. /. capsule of Schizoeacese. 



34. Minor Details, a, section showing capsules 



arranged on an elevated receptacle, b, 

 section showing scale and cell of Lygodium, 

 with included capsule. 



D. WILLIS, HTHO. AND GENERAL PRIN'TEI!, WANllANXTI, N.Z. 



