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[ To tht Editor of the Dahy Southern Caoss. Slß^—ja, reply to your, correspondent ".Filix,*' Leptppteris .superba occuip, in mountain forests in this prpyuice, but is far more rare than in the Middle Island^, Yftwr cprrespendent "R. M.," who writes of" thii, pUnt \as being found '' throughout the province," has, probably mistaken curled specimen? of the common, J^eptopteris hymenophylloides for the plant iv question. Almost every packet of dried fern» exposed for nale iv Auckland contains a frond of L. frymenophylloufa, ,but not of L. superba. AMumingthat. ",£ilix" is correct in identifying hjs Mount Ede/fjfern aa Oystoplprufrqgilu, 1 would suggest the, desirability of hip.plaqing a specimen in tuo Auckland Afluseum, as the habitat possesses special interest from, its lqw :elevation ,; all New Zealand habitats previously reporded being at altitudes varying from two tb four' thousand feet. —l »m^ &c, " August 15, 1866. O. B.
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Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXII, Issue 2828, 18 August 1866, Page 6
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144FERNS. Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXII, Issue 2828, 18 August 1866, Page 6
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