^28 FILICES. 



* # Frondes bipinnatce. 



16. Lomaria Fraseri, A. Oimn, 



Lomaria Fraseri, A. Cunn. in Hook. Comp. Bot. Mag. 2, p. 364; Hook. Ic. PI. 2, 

 t. 185 (opt. quoad frondes). 



Hab. Vicinity of the Bay of Islands, New Zealand : in wet, shady 

 forests. 



The trunk or stock of our plant is erect and simple (not scandent, 

 as stated by Allan Cunningham), from 18 inches to 3 feet in height, by 

 half an inch to an inch in diameter, its surface closely covered with 

 the persistent imbricated bases of the old squamose stipes, while its 

 interior is firm and woody : it is crowned with from 4 to 12 fronds 

 which vary from 12 to 18 inches in length. During our botanical 

 excursions in the vicinity of the Bay of Islands, this Fern was found 

 growing in almost all the wet, shady forests we entered, and was gene- 

 rally called by our party, the " miniature tree Fern." It was not 

 noted at the time, nor do we remember ever having seen a plant of it 

 inclining to climb, or even to lean towards any object for support ; but 

 the trunk is usually solitary and erect. 



45. B L E C H N U M, Linn. 



* Frondes integerrimoe. 



1. Blechnum lanceolatum, Raddi. 



Blechnum lanceolatum, Raddi, Plant. Brasil. p. 52, t. 60, f. 3 ; Gaud. Bot. Freyc. 

 Voy. p. 394. 



Hab. On the Corcovado, Rio Janeiro : on moist rocks and trees ; 

 frequent. 



In this the fronds are not always strictly entire and linear-lanceo- 



