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New Zealand Ferns 
(26) T. Colensoi (Mr. Colenso). A somewhat rare 
fern, differing from T. Jnimilc in being- more finely cut, 
the leaflets more branched and open, and the stalk run- 
ning through the centre of the frond more hair-like, not 
winged. 
Description . — Root branching, wide-creeping, hair-like. Stalks 
short, very slender. Fronds rather distant, 2 to 5 inches long by 
■jin. to 1 inch broad. Seeds small, near the centre stalk, provided 
with long hair-like bristles. 
North Island : Rotorua, Waikaremoana, Mount Egmont 
Ranges, Tararua Ranges. South Island: Nelson, Collingwood, 
Takaka Valley, West Wanganui, Banks Peninsula, Okarito, near 
Dunedin, Lake Wanaka. Sea-level to 3,000 feet. 
This elegant little fern grows pendulous from rocks 
and trees. It is confined to New Zealand. 
