of some New Zealand Ferns . 177 
red-brown. Fertile frond, pinnate, very erect, 4—8 inches : 
j pinnules , oblong or oblong-ovate, obtuse, entire, smooth ; 
lowermost, sub-petiolate, opposite, distant and small ; upper, 
sessile, alternate, and crowded, 2—3 lines in length ; colour, 
brown-black : Rachis , smooth : Stipe , smooth, obtusely 
angled, channelled, brittle, very closely Covered at base with 
large, light-coloured, half-clasping, obtuse, and membrana¬ 
ceous scales ; 7 — 10 inches. Root , creeping, ramentaceous 
and downy. 
Ilab . Plentifully in alluvial soil, on margins of woods near 
Te Waiiti, a village in the interior, two days journey S. E. 
from Rotorua; January, 1842. 
Obs. A smaller variety was also found growing in great 
abundance among grass, on dry heaths near Wakapunake, 
two days’ journey from Poverty Bay, E. Coast; December, 
1841. The fronds of which, including Stipe, only measured 
from two to four inches in length. 
20. L. deltoides, n. sp. Plant , solitary, erect, terres¬ 
trial. Fronds, somewhat deltoid or oblong-triangular, sub- 
caudate, pinnate. Barren frond, 8—10 inches : pinnules , 
ligulate-oblong, somewhat falcate, obtuse, broadest at base, 
margined, entire, undulate, veined, puckered, sessile, alter¬ 
nate, and close ; slightly hairy on the veins of under surface, 
15 — 21 lines long, 4—8 lines broad ; lowermost pair oppo¬ 
site, auricled, and deflexed ; uppermost pinnae confluent; 
colour, pale green : Rachis, upper surface smooth, under 
thinly haired : Stipe, channelled, smooth, roughish towards 
base; base densely clothed with long acuminate brown 
scales; 10—12 inches; straw-coloured. Fertile frond , 
much caudate, 6—8 inches: pinnules , linear, obtuse, smooth, 
entire, slightly decurrent, ciliate at margin, sessile, alternate, 
distant, \\ inches long, 3 lines broad ; lowermost opposite; 
upper surface, dull green ; midrib of pinnae prominent and 
yellow-coloured : Rachis and Stipe, channelled, smooth; 
lower part of Stipe rough, and thickly set with long hairs 
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