of some New Zealand Ferns. 
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opposite, much veined; uppermost confluent; lowermost on 
lowest pinnee, 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—0 inches, brittle, red-brown. Foot, fibrous. 
Hab. On exposed mountainous situations, in sandy soil, 
near Waikare Lake; Dec., 1841. 
Obs. In affinity this Fern certainly approaches very near 
to P. Brunoniana , j EndL, which, however, is “ tripinnate,” 
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. 
Cheilanthes , S\v. 
Sporangia apicibus venularum discreti imposita, in soros 
subrotundos, margini frondis approximates collecta. Indu- 
sium, spurium, e inargine frondis rellexo. 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 — 30 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 - 
tiaries, 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 pinnm ; sometimes 2— 4 on a 
segment, when so, bifariously disposed. Involucre, spurious, 
large, somewhat cordate, acute, sub-membrnnaccous towards 
