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11. P. lineatum, Colebr. in Wall. Cat. 300; Syn. Fil. 316 ; C. R. 

 548. Nephrodium costutum, Wall, (under Pohjpodum), Bedd. H. B. 275 and 

 Snppfc. 73. 



Kashmir: Tawi Vy. 4000',. Levinge 1875; Trotter, in MS. List; Jhelam Vy. 

 *' 35th Milestone," MacLeod 1891. 



Punjab : Chamba State— Ma, Don ell in List; Chamba 5000', Blanford, Trotter; 

 Simla Reg.— Simla 5500',. Bates, Gamble, Bliss ; Sirmur— T. T. 



N.-W. P.: "N. W. I.", very red, Falconer; D. D. Diet.— Mnssooree 4-6000' 

 by stream? and in swampy ground, not uncommon, Herb. Dalzel, King, Mackinnons, 

 Duthie, Hope; T. Garh— Mackinnons, Duthie 4-5000'; B. Garh.— Mrs. Fisher; 

 Kumann— Wallich ; Pburka and Bagesar 3500', S. and W. 1848 J Col. Davidson 1875 

 (very , red) ; Nalena Vy. 47-5000', Hope 1890 (only slightly red) ; near Bagesar 3000', 

 Trotter 1891. 



DlSTRlB.—ilsuj : N. Ind. (Him.) Nepal, Wallich 1827; Assam— Mishi, Griffith, 

 Khasia. Silhet. Ceylon. Penang. China-Centr., Mr. Maries ; Ichang, Henry ; SzeeJi-- 

 wan : Mt. Omei, Faber ; Yunnan : Mengtz* 1 , Hancock. 



A very different looking plant from the next,, and much more elegant. The 

 rhizome is widely creeping, never erect. By the side of running water it grows, 

 to a large size. I have a frond I gathered in Kumaun, mounted on five 1 8^" 

 sheets, with stipes almost 30 in. and frond 57 in. 1., and I got others larger. 

 Mr. J. W. Furrell has seen fronds, 8 ft. long, without stipe. As is often 

 the case with ferns having a creeping rhizome, many fronds are sterile, hut 

 otherwise the same as the fertile fronds. I have never seen any trace of 

 involucre on even very young fronds gathered in N.-W. India. Beddome says 

 specimens from Br. Stuart, Garhwa], have the involucre very distinct. Clarke, 

 who kept the species in Polypodium {Goniopteris), says the young sori have many 

 hairs among them. 



The stipes, rhachises and veins are often quite red. The number of veins, 

 runs up to 10 pairs, the excurrent venule being often free. Beddome, in his 

 supplement, says the rhizome is sometimes creeping, sometimes erect. I 

 find it is always widely creeping. Beddome may have mixed up two distinct 

 ferns ; and I cannot admit that a fern can be so inconsistent iq its structure and 

 habit as he says this is. 



12. P. multilineatum, Wall. ; Syn. Fil. 31G ; C. B. 547. Nephro- 

 dium moulmeinense, Bedd. H. B. 275, F. B. I. r t. 231. 



Kashmir : Poonch 3000', Major Sage : fide Trotter in printed List, 

 N. W. P. : D. D. Dist.—m the Dun, Nalota Khala about 2500', Hope 1880-87-S9 ; 

 Ramgarh Road 2000', Gamble 1892; below Mussooree, to westward, 4000', Mac- 

 kinnons 1878 ; Birani Nadi, Duthie 1882 ; B. Garhwal, Mrs. Fisher ; Kvmaun, A1- 

 mora, Davidson 1875; Kali Vy. 2-3000', Duthie 1884 ; Gola Vy. 2500', Hope 1890 ; 

 Sarju Vy., near Bagesar, 3000' S. and W. ; 3-3500', Trotter 1891. North Oudh 

 Forests, R. Thompson. 



