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Sept. 30, 1908. The Queensland Naturalist. 
yield the cultivator of these beautiful plants. They are as 
follow : — 
(1) Marattia fraxinea, Smith. The portions of fronds, 
that I owe to the courtesy of J. F. Bailey, will 
exhibit the distinctive features of Marattia and 
Angiopteris. The examples in mind of this plant 
were growing on level, damp creek-sides : specimens 
were not retained for reference. Possibly, their 
examination would have indicated Angiopteris. I 
also bring under notice a fossil, a portion of the 
extinct Macro-tseniopteris, to show that the 
Marattice and it exhibit the same type of venation. 
(2) TricJiomanes. 
(3) TricJiomanes ‘pyxidiferum. 
(4) TricJiomanes rigidum, Sv. 
(5) Lindscea cvltrata, Sv. 
(6) Adiantum cettJdopicum, Linn, 
(7) Adiantum diapJianum, Blume. This delicate maiden 
hair fern where growing in the district is usually 
endowed with three simple primary pinnae, and 
when covering steep slopes has a very beautiful 
appearance. Some of the luxuriant fronds sliown 
have a liigher development of the primary divisions. 
(8) Adiantum Jiispidulum, Swartz. 
(9) Pteris (jeranifolia. This diminutive representative 
of its genus is apparently rare, but its humble 
appearance doubtless leads to its being often over- 
looked. 
(10) Pteris quadriaurita, Betz. This delicate, pale-green, 
most elegant fern is remarkable for the possession 
of a secondary pinnse on the basal primary, one 
on each side. Tliis feature is very early manifested, 
as will ajipear from the young fronds shown. 
(11) Doodia aspera. Perhaps the most familiar of our 
Brisbane ferns, but exhibiting a very luxurious 
growth in northern specimens. 
(12) Asplenium maximum, Don. This plant has the 
habit of a miniature tree-fern, with its black 
coloured erect rhizome. When growing in the beds 
of creeks— its usual habit — ^its much divided fronds, 
measuring 2ft. Sin. in length, produce a beautiful 
effect. 
(13) Aspidium ramosum, Beauv. A fern climbing up 
the trunks of trees ; remarkable for having its 
pinnse articulated to the rachis, as in Potypodium 
tenellum. 
(14) Aspidium molle, Swartz. 
(15) Aspidium confi.uens, Met. A remarkably hand- 
some fern, the reticulate variation of the leaves 
being noteworthy. 
