Gen. VII, Sr. 1 . Gen. VIII, Sr. 6. 
segments ; involucra very numerous, cylindrical, with short lij i 
receptacle long, rigid, protruded on the under-side of the fror i 
frond frequently covered with moss. Abundant ; on the ground 
deep shade. 
Gen. VII. — Loxsoma. 
1. L. Cunningliamii. Stipes erect, smooth, polished ; ffr 
broadly triangular, 1-2 feet high, thick in texture, tri-pinnate, g 
erally with a whitish under-surface. Scarce. Keri Keri Hi 1 
Wangarei. 
Gen. VIII. — Adiantum. 
1. A. hispidulum May be known by its rough stipes ;i 
rachis, and stiff frond ; 6-12 inches high and often dividing at o 
into two branches, whence the pinnae spring and spread out lik 
fan ) pinnules stalked, as are those of all the members of 1 1 
genus ) olive-green, often reddish when young ; sori numerous 1 
the upper margin of each pinnule, which are close together, ol' * 
overlapping one another. Northern Island, Bay of Islands 
Cook’s Straits. 
2. A. affine. Stipes and rachis slender, glossy, smooth, 
black ; frond limp, sparingly branched, sometimes simply pinna 
pinnae, dark green, membranous, with a few scattered hairs on t. 
surfkce ; hairs also on the surface of the involucra, to be seer 
the aid of a lens. This fern, which is seldom more than 8 in( 1 
high, is found in damp, shady, places. 
3. A. AEthiopicum. Avery beautiful species, of a bright, ; t 
green, colour ; tri-quadri-pinnate, 6-18 inches high ; stipes long, s 
der, glossy, brown, as are the rachis and threadlike stalks of 
pinnules ; sori few ; involucra large, and pale in colour. C 
fern land, and under scrub. 
4. A. formosum. A rare fern, found on the banks of e 
Manganaitaka Biver ; at Kaipara ; and at Wangarei. Frond 2-4 M 
high, much branched ; rachis and stipes thick ; pinnae s: 
and numerous ; rachis smooth and shining below, covered 1 . 
short stiff hairs above ; stipes very black, shining, rough. 
5 .A. Cunninghamii. Fronds 6-18 inches high, sparr :cl 
branched, bi-pinnate, perfectly smooth ; rachis and stipes ra li 
stout, black, smooth, and shining ; the under-surface of the pinn 
is generally of a paler colour than the upper. Common in 
Northern Island. 
6. A. fulvum. Somewhat resembling the last-named but j 
ing very short, close, reddish, hairs on the upper surface, both o: I 
main rachis, and of the pinnae ; pinnules of the same color 
both sides. From the Bay of Islands to Banks’ Peninsula. 11 
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