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New Zealand Ferns 
(14) H. Cheesemanii (Mr. Cheeseman). A very 
minute fern, found among moss on the branches of 
trees or on perpendicular rocks. A glance at the illus- 
tration, which is life size, will show how easily it may 
be overlooked. 
Description . — Root creeping, wiry. Stalks very short, fin. to 
fin., thread-like. Fronds very small, fin. to 1 inch long, simple or 
forked, dark-green, texture firm. 
Found in a number of localities in both Islands. Sea-level to 
3,500 feet. 
This tiny species was first detected by Mr. Cheeseman 
at Titirangi on the tops of some trees that had been felled 
in road-making. It forms cushions on the branches of 
trees, or creeps among the moss and hepaticte. It is con- 
fined to New Zealand. 
