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pinnules either lobed or crenate. Rachis 

 grooved above and hairy, naked beneath ; 

 rachis of pinnules also hairy above, naked 

 beneath. Both surfaces hairy along the costa 

 and costules. Veins pinnate with simple vein- 

 lets in the larger ultimate segments, only once 

 forked in the smaller segments. Sori on the 

 apex or back of the veins. Indusium decidu- 

 ous. [Plate XIII.] 



Distribution : Bombay Presidency North 

 Kanara, Siddhapur to Jog, Castle Roc^. 



South India, on the western mountains 

 2,000-3,000 feet; Ceylon, 1,500-3,000 feet; 

 North India, Himalayas from no great elevation 

 up to 4,000 feet ; Malay Peninsula. China ; 

 Australia ; Polynesia. 



Also cultivated. 



9. Lastrea crenata Bedd. 

 Caudex ascending, densely coated with long, 

 awl-shaped, golden scales, which conceal the 

 bases of the stipes. Stipes brown, scaly only 

 at the base. Fronds up to ij feet long, 

 triangular, 3-4 pinnate ; pinnae triangular, 

 pinnules often overlapping, ovate-triangular or 

 ovate-lanceolate, cut down to a winged rachis 

 into oblong-ovate segments, which are in turn 



