IS 
of some New Zealand Ferns . . 
opposite, much veined ; uppermost confluent ; lowermost on 
lowest pinnae, largely crenate and imbricate on rachis ; those 
nearest to rachis on upper pinnae diverging from it. Invo- 
lucre , membranaceous, entire, continuous on either side of 
segments, but not at apex, sub-revolute, gaping. Stipe , 
6 — 9 inches, brittle, red-brown. Root 3 fibrous. 
Hah. On exposed mountainous situations, in sandy soil, 
near Waikare Lake; Dec., 1841. 
Obs . In affinity this Fern certainly approaches very near 
to P . Brunoniana , Endl . , which, however, is “ tripinuate,” 
and a very much larger species ; notwithstanding it may 
possibly prove to be a stunted variety of that plant* I do 
not, however, recollect seeing a single specimen of P. Bru- 
noniana, (a common Fern in many parts of New Zealand) 
in the whole of that hilly district. 
Che ilanthes , Sw. 
Sporangia apicibus venularum discreti imposita, in soros 
subrotundos, margin! frondis approximates collecta. Indu - 
slum, spurium, e margine frondis reflexo. Endl. 
14. C. pellucida, n. sp. plant , few fronded, tall, sub- 
erect, sub- membranaceous and flaccid ; terrestrial. Frond, 
oblong or ovate-lanceolate, acute, tri-sub-quadri pinnate, 
24 — 36 inches ; light green ; villous on petioles, ribs, and 
veins. Pinnules ; primaries , ovate-lanceolate, sub-acumi- 
nate, obtuse, petiolate, sub-opposite, distant, confluent 
towards apex ; lowermost opposite ; petioles , somewhat tor- 
tuous : secondaries , oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, broadest at 
base, petiolate, somewhat remote ; lowermost opposite : ter - 
iiaries , oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, sessile, opposite, not 
crowded ; lowermost pinnate -pinnatifid : segments , oblong, 
somewhat falcate, bi-serrate, obtuse or tridentate, sessile, 
opposite. Sort, sub-rotund, sub-marginal, solitary on upper 
edges of sinuses of tertiary pinnse ; sometimes 2-4 on a 
segment, when so, bifariously disposed. Involucre, spurious, 
large, somewhat cordate, acute, sub-membranaceous towards 
