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Fonda Ghat ; Ambowne ; Matheran Coorg 

 and Malabar. 



Var. argentea Bedd. has broad white bands 

 down the centre of the pinnae. We have seen 

 this fern in the Victoria Gardens. In horticul- 

 ture it is known as Pteris quadnaunta var. 

 argyrea. 



. Distribution : Nilgiris and western mountains 

 of the Madras Presidency only at high latitudes ; 

 much in cultivation in England. 



6. Pteris patens H. K 



Caudex erect. Stipes stout, scaly at the 

 base. Fronds pinnate with a terminal pinna, 



FIG. 34. Pteris patens H. K. 

 Portion of pinna (x \\). 



6-9 inches long, iJ-2 inches broad and several 

 lateral ones, pinnae cut down into several 



