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noted, however, that the white powder of the 

 typical farinosa often turns yellow through age. 

 Such specimens should not be mistaken for 

 chrysophylla. 



Distribution : Bombay Presidency Lena 

 Hill (Nasik District), Khandala, Matheran, 

 Igatpuri. Khasya, 5,000 feet. 



2. Cheilanthes albomarginata Clarke 



Very much like Cheilanthes farinosa but dis- 

 tinguished from it by the following characters : 

 (i) The presence of pale-margined scales on the 

 stipes as well as on the primary and secondary 

 rachises and costae, (2) the highly lacerate 

 indusia, (3) 9. dwarfish sturdier habit, and (4) 

 the comparatively small size of the fronds and 

 their outline which is nearer to lanceolate than 

 to triangular. [Plate VI.] 



Distribution : Bombay Presidency Igatpuri, 

 Panchgani, Mahableshwar, Purandhar,Lohagad 

 Hill (Poona District), Matheran, Ambcli 

 Hills. 



North-west Himalayas ; Kashmir, Basaoli 

 5,000 feet ; Dalhousie, 6,000 feet ; Simla 7,000 

 feet ; Gurwhal 2,000-9,000 feet. 



