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F T L I E S. 



PLATE 3 4. I Fig- 2. Dicksonia Torreyana. Portion of B frond , , 



natural size; 2 a, a portion of the same, seen from be rt 

 Fig. 1. Microlepia papillosa. A portion of a frond, of the smaller portion, with a single sorus- 2 I ■ ° ~ ' 



natural size; a, view of the under side of a smaller portion of the tails more or less magnified 



same, showing the tuhercles ; b, smaller portion, showing a single 

 sorus, with the special indusium removed ; c, c, sporangia ; d, 

 sporules. The details more or less magnified. 



PLATE 35. 



Fig. 1. Davallia pentaphylla, Blurae. Portion of a plant, of 

 the natural size ; 1 a, dorsal view of a section of a pinna ; 1 b 

 section of the rootstock ; 1 c, scale, from the rootstock ; 1 d, a 

 single sorus, with the special indusium removed; 1 e, sporangium; 

 If, sporules. The details more or less magnified. 



Fig. 2. Davallia pycnocaepa. Portion of a plant, of the natu- 

 ral size ; 2 a, view of a portion of a pinna, from below ; 2 b, cross 

 section of the rhizoma; 2 c, a scale, from the same; 2 d, a sorus, 

 with the special indusium removed; 2 e, sporangium. The de- 

 tails more or less magnified. 



PLATE 36. 



Fig. 1. Teichomanes erectum. Plant, of the natural size ; 1 a, 

 view of a portion of a frond, from beneath, slightly magnified. 



Eig. 2. Teichomanes tenue. Portion of a plant, of the natural 

 size; 2 a, dorsal view of a portion of a frond, slightly magnified. 



Fig. 3. Teichomanes Draytonianum. Portion of a plant of 

 the natural size; 3 a, view of a portion of a frond underneath, 

 slightly magnified. 



Fig. 4. Teichomanes album, Blume. Portion of a plant of the 

 natural size; 4 a, view of a portion of a frond underneath, slightly 

 magnified. J 



Fig. 5. Trichomanes caddatom. Frond, of the natural size • 5 « 

 v.ew of a portion of the same, from beneath ; S 6, SO r„ s , vvith'part' 

 of the mdnsnnn removed; 5 o, sporangia. The details more or 

 less magnified. 



PLATE 39. 



Fig. 1. Alsopiiila lunulata, R. Br.? Portion of a fro,,,] of 

 the natural size ; a, dorsal view of a portion of the main rhachi ■ 

 b, dorsal view of a small portion of the frond ; c, c, hairs from 

 on the under side; d, scales from the under side of the costa- e 

 vertical section of a sorus ;/, hairs from the receptacle- 

 rangium. The details more or less magnified. 



PLATE 40. 



Fig. 1. Alsophila Samoensis. Portion of a frond, of the 

 ral size; 1 a, small portion of the frond, seen from below ■ 

 small portion of the costa of a pinnule, seen from above ■ I , 

 from the costa; 1 d, hairs from veins on the under side; I 

 ceptacle; 1 /, scale from the base of the receptacle; 1 g I 

 from the receptacle; 1 h, h, h, sporangia; 1 i, sporules. Th 

 tails more or less magnified. 



Fig. 2. Alsopiiila Tahitensis. Portion of a frond, of 

 natural size; 2 a, smaller portion of a frond, as seen from ben< 

 2 b, scale from under side of the costa; 2 c, indusium ; 2 

 tical section of a sorus; 2 c, e, sporangia. The details all ,. 

 or less magnified. 



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PLATE 3 7. 



1 a l f H ™ HYLLUM A ™' Pl-t, of the natural size; 

 a, por ion of the same, seen from beneath; 1 b, view of a single 



" ^ -moved ; 1 , sporangium 



-I he details more or less magnified 



tails more or less magnified. e fle 



Fig. 3. Hymenophyllum pobmosom Frond of * , • 



3 «, portion of the same- 36 a • 1 S1Ze; 

 removed • S , ' ^ m > With the in dusium 



amoved , 3 c, a sporangium. More or less magnified 



PLATE 38. 



« Piirt ° f ^^-f the natural 



or less magnified. ' ^ ^ Th * details more 



PLATE 41. 



^ Fig. 1. Alsopiiila truncata. Portion of a frond, of the natural 

 size; a, a small portion of the frond, seen from beneath ; b, 

 from the rhachis; c, c, sporangia. The details more or less 

 nified. 



P L ATE 4 2. 



Fig. 1. Mertensia emarginata. Portion of a frond, of the 

 natural size; a, a portion of a segment, as viewed from beneath, 

 with part of the wool removed, to show the venation and son'; b, 

 sporangia. The details more or less magnified. 



P L A T E 4 3. 



Fig. 1. Todea Wilkesiaxa. Entire plant, reduced to a 

 of an inch to a foot; a, frond, of the natural Bizej b, tranaveiM 

 section of the trunk, of the natural size ; c, dorsal view of a small 

 portion of the frond ; d, hairs from the same ; e } <; sporangia ; /. 

 sporules. Details more or less magnified. 



P L A T E 11. 



Fig. 1. Ophioglossum concinnum. Plant, of the natural me 4 , 

 1 «, portion of the frond; 1 b, portion of the spike. The A I 

 magnified. 



