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2. Lnstrea rretiafa. This handsome Fern is common, growing out of 



precipices and rocks on south face of the hills between 

 3,000 and 7,000 feet: here it dies down during the co'd 

 months ; but lower down just above Rajpur, it grows 

 throughout the year, so far I have failed to grow it. 



Cf'i Nbphrodidm mol- Very common throughout the Dun and ascending 

 I'E. up the larger streams into the higher hills ; it is ;i 



moisture loving Fern. Grows well in cultivation. 



1. ."^epiiradiuw var. Found on Burnt Hill near water ; also on cart road 



below Vincent's Hill, not yet identified. 



VI. -POLY PO- 

 DIEii;. 



(fl) Phegoptbris dis- Landaur at aboiat 8.000 feet. 



TANTS. 



1 . PhegopterU var. Found beyond Jabar-Khet on the Tehri Road at 



7,000 feet, not yet identified. 



(J) GoNiOPTERis PRO- Very common in the Dun and ascending along all 

 LiFEEA. perennial streams into the higher hills to about 4,0(IO 



feet ; it creeps and roots at the apex and thus forms 

 dense masses whei-e it grows like Nephrodium moJle, 

 it is a moisture loving Fern. 



(c) GONiOPHtEBiUM Common, growing on trees and rocks during the 



AMyENUM. rains between 4,000 and 8,000 feet. 



1. Gomaphlebium. sub- Common, growing on trees and rocks during the 

 ameenum. rains between 4,000 and 8.000 feet. 



2. Goniophlebium lack- Found at 7,000 feet. 

 nopous. 



3. GoinopMebium argu- ^^ Jabar-Khet, 7,500 feet. 

 turn, 



fd") NiPHOBOLTJS 8TIG- Common on trees m Dehra Dun and on trees and 

 MOBUS. rocks at Mussoorie. It dies down in the cold months. 



(f) Dbynaria mollis. t bave not found this Fern at Mussoorie, but have 



specmiens collected about Chakrata in Jaonsar. 



1. Drynaria coronan$. Fronds up to 6 feet long of this beautiful Fern 



were gathered by me in the Garo Hills (Assam) at 

 1 ..500 feet elevation. 



