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THE FERX BULLETIN 



can be used for making a solar negative direct from 

 writing, printing, or drawing, as well as from a plant, 

 so that the image of anything in black or brown that 

 is on one side only of translucent paper, can be repro- 

 duced correctly in the form of a positive from a posi- 

 tive without the use of a camera 



ON SOME NEW ZEALAND FERNS. 



BY WILLARD X. CLUTE. 



Through the kindness of Mr. George E. Smith, 

 Esq., of Aratapu, New Zealand, the only representa- 

 tive of the American Fern Society in that far-away 

 land I received, recently, a* parcel of Xew Zealand 

 ferns with the request that I keep a set for myself and 

 give the rest to fellow members of the Society. In 

 accordance with these directions. I have presented sets 

 of the ferns to the President and Secretary of the 

 Society and the remainder will be sent to members for 

 the cost of postage as noted at the end of this article. 



As collections of this kind have considerable inter- 

 est for comparison with our own ferns, a list of all the 

 species sent is here given with various notes. 



1. Lomaria Vulcanica. On hillsides and banks of 

 streams, Kakahi. X. Z. The sterile frond of this 

 species has considerable resemblance to those of B i 'ech- 

 ini m occidentale to which the Lomarias in general are 

 nearly related. 



2. Lomaria Pattersoni. This species forms large 

 clumps on the surface of the earth in dense forest. 

 Kakahi. X. Z. The fertile frond of this is pinnate 

 while the sterile is deeply cut into a few broad, acu- 

 minate pinnules. According to "Synopsis Filicum" the 

 rrue Pattersoni was supposed to always be simple 

 fronded, while a second species named L. clongata was 

 always pinnate. They have, however been found to 

 completely intergrade. 



