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THE FERNS OF SOUTH AFRICA 
West. — Damaraland at Okahandja (Marloth). 
East. — Bellerne, near Bedford (Holland). 
Kaff. — S.-W. of King William’s Town, Izeli, Mount Coke, etc. (T. R. 
Sim); Main (Mrs Young). 
Natal. — (Buchanan) : Buccleuch (W. Leighton) ; Port Shepstone, 
Murchison Falls, Bulwer, Ngomi, etc. (T. R. Sim). 
Orange Free State. — Rietfontein Hills near Parijs (Prof. Potts, 
567)- 
Transvaal. — Lydenburg (F. Wilms, 1895); Rustenburg (T. J. Jenkins, 
773) ; Pretoria (M. Collins, 167) ; Magalisbergen (Mrs Pott, 3704) ; 
Hennops River (T. J. Jenkins); Heidelberg (R. Leendertz, 2660); 
Waterval Onder (T. J. Jenkins, 764); Houtboschberg, 6000 ft (R. 
Schlecbter, 4431); Haenertsberg (Mrs R. Potts, 4677). 
Rhodesia. — Mazoe and’Salisbury (J. F. Darling, H. M. Hole, Holland); 
.Matabeleland (Fry); Gwaai River (J. Sim). 
106. Pellaea LEUCOMELAS (Mett.) Baker. 
(Not seen. Description translated from Kuhn, Fil. Afr. p. 83.) 
“ Rhizome short, densely set with black keeled scales. 
Frond thick, green above, paler below, glabrous. Petiole 
paleaceosetose at the base, one inch long, like the rachis 
ebeneous shining ; upper surface of the rachis depressed or 
channelled margined. Frond five inches long, ovate-oblong, 
two-pinnate. Pinnae patent, approximate, distinctly petioled, 
one and a half inches long, ovate or ovate-oblong, obtuse. 
Pinnules three to five-jugate, very shortly petioled, obliquely 
oblong-ovate, somewhat pointed, distinctly petioled in the 
lower part, sessile above; terminal pinnules often three- 
lobed ; veins immersed, repeatedly forked ; margin revolute, 
narrow. 
Allosorus. Kze, Hb., Mett. MSS. South Africa (Breutel).” 
Gathered also by Mr Todd, of Inanda, in the Transvaal; 
and Mr Wood, who saw the specimen, describes it as having 
the colour and texture of P. calomelanos , together with the 
form of P. hastata Link. Possibly it belongs to P. viridis, 
var. glauca. 
Pellaea leucomelas (Mett.). Baker, Syn. Fil. 478; C. Chr. Ind. 481. 
Pteris leucomelas Mett. Kuhn, Fil. Afr. 83. 
