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the morninor, with water in which the crushed green plant has been 

 placed. 'Hie fronds are also tied to the head-gear, so that they hang 

 down like a veil, and act as a charm against the enemy's bullets. 



P. Buchanan!, Baker. 



In caves 011 mountain slopes. ]2-:55 in. high. Autumn. A. D icter- 

 ic it. 761 ! 



DISTRIBUTION : Knysna. King William's Town. Transkei Natal. 



SESUTO : Lehorometso. See Gleichenia polypodioides. See also 

 note under Pellaea consobrina. 



P. aquilina, Linn. 



Rocky places on mountain slopes. 10-30 in. high. Autumn. 

 A. Dieterlen, 69 ! ; 691) ! 



DISTRIBUTION : Very common throughout South Africa 



SESUTO: Lehi'irdmetso. See Gleichenia 



LOMARIA, Wittd. 

 L. iuflexa, Kuiitze. 



Natal, Cathkiu Peak, Buchanan, Wood. 

 DISTRIBUTION : King William's Town. 



L. punctulata, Kze. 



Under rocks on mountain slopes. 4-14 in. high. Summer. A. 

 Dieterlen, 72 ! ; Natal, Drake iisbergen. See Sim's Ferns of South 

 Africa. 



DISTRIBUTION: Cape. Port Elizabeth. Albany. Pondoland. 

 Natal. 



SESUTO : Lehwometso. See Gleichenia polypodioides. See also note 

 under Cystupt&ris frayilis. 



ASPLENIUM, Linn. 

 A. trichomanes, Linn. 



Damp spots in ravines and on mountain slopes at foot of a water- 

 fall. 2-6 in. high. Autumn. A. Dieterlen, 569 !, 820 ! ; in the shade 

 of ravines, Phillips, 745 ! 



DISTRIBUTION : Swellendam. Tulbagh. Bedford. Murraysburg. 

 G-raaff Reinet. Somerset East. Molteuo. Natal. 



SESUTO : Lehurdmetso. See Gleichenia 'polypodiodes. See also note 

 under Adi out inn Capillus-Veneris. 



A. monanthemum, Linn. 



Rocks on mountain slopes. 3-7 in. high. Summer A. Dieterlen, 

 710 !; Natal, Drakensberg, Buchanan, Wood. 



