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Pterostylis
This plate is taken from Part 5, October 1879 and features Pterostylis acuminata (left) and Pterostylis reflexa (right). The author notes that acuminata grows near Sydney in peaty and sandy soils under trees. Reflexa also grows near Sydney on hillsides.