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ther. On the other hand, the rachides are here never asperous ; 

 and D. asperum, Beddome (the Nilgherry plant), seems to me 

 good. 



D. Griffithii (mihi) differs by the creeping rootstoek sending 

 up solitary fronds. 



Asplenium, sp. (27,454). 7000 ped. alt. 



A creeping rooted species, sending up distant very large fronds of suc- 

 culent texture, 3- pinnate, 4-pinnatifid, glabrous. Veins in the final 

 (4th) pinnule pinnated; sori long. Margin of the tertiary pinnule 

 sinuate-crenate, not incised. 



I do not propose to make a new species for this plant ; but I 

 have no idea to what described species to refer it. 



A. dilatatum, Wall. 7000-9000 ped. alt. 

 Common. 



Allantodia brunoniana. 7000 ped. alt., and not higher. 



Aspidium auriculatum. 7000-9000 ped. alt. 



Frequent. There are two forms of this, viz. /3. ocellatum, little 

 divided with large sori, and y. subbipinnatum with small sori. 



A. aculeatum. 7000-10,000 ped. alt. 



Common. There are several forms of this : 



a. Rachis upwards, with no ovate scales. Secondary pinnae 



stalked. 

 /3. Semifertile. Upper third part of the frond barren, lower 



two thirds covered with sori. 

 y. rufobarbatum. Densely shaggy with yellow-brown scales. 



A. aristatum. 7000 ped. alt., and not higher. 



A. fceniculaceum. 8000-10,000 ped. alt. 

 Frequent. 



A. caducum. 7000 ped. alt, and net higher. 



Nephrodium hirtipes. 7000 ped. alt., and not higher. 



N. gracilescens? £000 ped. alt. 



N. promxum. 7000 ped. alt. 



Abundant. The large Sikkim prolixum is often 6 feet high, 



xum 



Mr. Thwaites. 



N. apiciflorum, 8000-10,000 ped. alt. 



