THE FERNS OF NORTH-WESTERN INDIA. 631 



The specimens in the British Museum, South Kensington, confinn the ahoVe 

 generall7, and a specimen on a sheet marked P. distans^ E. Ind. Coll H, and 

 T., Sikkim, No, 17^, has a bit of creeping rhizome attached to the frond, which 

 of course I call P. Jate-rqmif<. Another sheet, vpith ticket — " 61 Pohj- 

 podiwn pahulosum, Bl, collected by Mr. Eichard Oldliam, 1564, Yamsay 

 Formosa, reed. Apl. 66" — shovrs moderate sized fronds, 9 — 10 stipes in a 

 fascicle, with the base of one thicker stipe ; but the cutting is of P. late-rppms. 

 The specimens on other sheets, named "P. Joinjipes, Wall. 316, Napalia 

 1824," " f . ^nomeww, Wall., Kumaun E. Blinkworth," and" P. adnatim, 

 Wall., Napalia " (liis ov\n ticket), are, in my belief, P. lote-rept>7is. Pinned 

 to a sheet of " Plmopterin hrimea^ J. Smith (Wall.): synoym — Pohjpodnmi 

 palvdosum, Bl, Hook. Sp. Fil. 4, p. 244 ; Ind. Coll H. and T„ Nilgheri Mts., 

 in. 15," is a note by J. Smith as follows : — 



Obs.— With regard to PoJypodium hrunneum, Wall. : P. adnatum. Wall., 

 P. Imgipes, Wall, I never could satisfy myself as to whether 

 they were distinct species, or only states of one species. I have 

 seen no specimen showing their mode of vernation. I am inclmed 

 to consider that there are at least two species. In the Sp. Fil. Sir W. 

 J. Hooker has placed them as synonyms of Polypodiwn paludosum of 

 Blume. It is, however, probable that Blume's plant will be found. 

 distinct ; but this must depend upon future observers in collecting the 

 specimens, and to particularly note their mode of growth {sic). Sir 

 W. J. Hooker has described a new species which he calls Eeplirodivm 

 {Ladreci) microstegii/m ; consequently an indusiate species, of which he 

 has seen only one specimen of H. and T.'s from India. This appeare to 

 be the same as the two sheets here marked* ; and what is singular, no 

 indusiuui is shown on the plate. And as Wallich and myself have seen no 

 iudusium, I am inclined to believe it is a mistake ; but at the same time 

 it is quite possible that in a young state seen alive indusife may be detected. 

 " If all are one, the synonymy will be thus — that is, supposing that 



Blume's name has the priority. 

 Phegopteris paludosum, J. Smith. 



Polypodium paludosum, Bliune, Fil. Jav., t. 90, 

 Polypodium § Pheg. paludosum, Hk. Sp. Fil 4, p. 244. 

 Aspidium paludosum, Bl. En. Fil Jav., p. 168, according to Mett. 

 Polypodium lougipes. Wall Cat. 314 (316 ?). 

 Polypodium adnatum. Wall. Cat. 328. 

 Polypodium bmnneiun, Wall. Cat. 333, 



