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novel characteristic of having adventitious branches produced 

 from all parts of the stem — a rare peculiarity in ferns, and parti- 

 cularly so in the genus Alsojyliila, though it has been previously 

 observed by me in a species of Diclcsonia, inhabiting the northern 

 parts of this colony, though not nearly to such an extent as in 

 this case, which is altogether of an unique character — the other 

 a species of Cyatliea, the stem of which attains a height of about 

 8 feet, with an average diameter of about 3 or 4 inches. Its stem 

 and stipes are perfectly smooth and shining, and the fronds, 

 which have a wide-spreading, graceful habit, are large in propor- 

 tion to the stem. Erom the same locality as these are a fine 

 species of liomaria, very conspicuous from the great size of the 

 lateral pinnae, which are auricle formed, an Aspidium, a Tricho- 

 manes, and a Hymenophyllum. The latter class (the Phanero- 

 gamic or flowering plants) are interesting as affording in several 

 instances new links between those of the island and the plants 

 of this and the adjoining countries, as will be apparent from the 

 genera which are represented by these additions ; viz., Leucnpo- 

 gon, Eugenia, Mefrosideros, JPittosporum, Ciipania, Panax, Melt- 

 cope, Pipturus, Passijlora, and Calophylliom, — the latter an exceed- 

 ingly pretty species of a genus (as the name implies) of beauti- 

 fully foliaged plants, hitherto supposed to be tropical, as this is 

 the first instance that any of its species have been found beyond 

 the tropics. None of these are strictly Australian, although all, 

 with the exception of Calophyllum, are found more or less in this 

 colony ; most of them have representatives in New Zealand, some 

 in Norfolk Island, and some also in New Caledonia. 



Cetptogams. 

 JSryacece : Spiridens 

 Lycopodiacece : Tmesipteris 

 Filices : Adiantum 



Alsophila 



Aspidium 



Asplenium 



Cyathea 



Davallia 



Diplazium 



Hymenophyllum 



Hypolepis 



Lomaria 



Marattia 



Nephrolepis 



Poljpodium 



Pteris 



Trichomanes 



17.— 32. 14.— 47. 14.— 74, ' 9.-25. 



