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New Zealand Ferns 
(25) T .venosum (veined). A curious, delicate little 
fern, generally growing pendulous from tree-ferns; the 
sinuous veins which show clearly in the illustration, are 
very remarkable, quite unlike those of any other species 
of filmy fern. 
Description . — Root short, slender, wide-creeping. Stalks fin. 
to 2 inches long, very slender, hair-like. Fronds 1 to 4 inches 
long by -fin. to If inches broad, very delicate, translucent, shining, 
pale-green. Seeds irregular, but usually occurring down each side 
of the midrib. 
Abundant throughout the Dominion. Sea-level to 3,500 feet. 
Though not much larger than T. Lyalli and T. humile, 
this little fern succeeds in making itself far more con- 
spicuous. Instead of hiding its charms in dark nooks 
and corners like T. lmmile, it prefers the open glade, 
flaunting its bright-green fronds in the checkered light 
that filters through the tree-ferns. 
Found also in Australia and Tasmania. 
