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McDonell's gathering at about 6000'^ in Kashirir, which he sent to me for 

 confirmation at the time, and MacLeod's as high as 16,800', in Kumaun, 

 make a considerable vertical extension of distribution. Herschel's specimen 

 from T. Garhwal is remarkable for its comparative nakedness, and the narrow- 

 ness and distance apart of its segments. Mackinnon's specimen from ti. 

 Garhwal has dark-brown scales. 



The ' Synopsis' says this and the preceding species are closely allied to one 

 another, but not likely to be confused with anything else. Beddome doubts 

 their distinctness. Clarke points out that the position of the sori differs. I 

 find the shapes of the two fronds to be constantly different : iarbigenm is 

 broad for its length, and ovate : Brunmiia?ium — naiTow, and generally oblono'. 

 The stipes and rhachis of Brunmianum are black— blacker than the scales ; 

 those of Mrbigerum are pale-browu —paler than the scales. 



16. N. pandiim, n. sp. (see p. 623 of Vol. XII.). 



Add— Punjab; Chamia State— J. Marten, 1898. N.-W. P.: B. Garh.— 

 Mrs. Fisher. 



17. N. Sclliniperianuni, Hochst. (under Aspidium). N. Filix-mas^ 

 Rich., Syn. Fil. 272. JSf. F.-mas, var. o-, Schimpcrima (sp.), Hochst. C. E. 

 520. Lastrea FUix-mas^ var. v elongata, Hk. and Gr., Bedd. H. B. 250 ; 

 Lastrea Filix-mas^ var. Schimperiana^ Bedd. Snppt. H. B., p. 58. 



K^SHMiE : Rattan Pir 8000', Trotter 1888. 



Punjab: AmZJw— Jalori Pass N. 9-10,000', Trotter 1887; Simla Reg. 65-8000' 

 and perhaps higher ' very common in Simla. 



N.-W. P. : D. D. Z>«>!5.— Mussooree 6500', Hope 1890 (1 plant) ; Landour and to the 

 eastward, above 7,000', abundant ; T. ^ar/i.—Kidar K^nta Mt. 6000' Herschel ; 

 Jumna Vy., near Kharsoli 9-10,000', Duthie j B. Garh.^ Duthie, Mrs. Fisher ; 

 Kumaun 5-9000', sereral collectors ; Gori Ganga Vy. near Buin 8400', and above 

 Rilkot 10,000', MacLeod 1893. 



DiSTRlB.— ^5ia : N. Ind. (Him.), Sikkim and Bhotan, Assam— Khasia 5-6500' 

 " very common,"' Clarke^ Mann ; Naga Hills— Kegwima Edge 7000', Clarke 1885. 



Beddome says, in his Supplement of 1892, " The typical form of this is well 



™ai*ked, it is intermediate between wchlmta and odontohma, 



Moore. There are two forms in N. India, a large and a small variety, I have 

 only seen the latter {L, intermedia, Bedd. F. S. 1, t. 311) in Southern India." 

 The figure here refen-ed to does not suggest N. ScMmperianum to me. I think 

 this well-marked fern can afford to stand alone without the support of 

 N. coehleatum and N, odontohma, to which latter species at least it has no sort 

 of resemblance or affinity. 



N.-W. Indian specimens seem to run much larger than those from Sikkim, 

 Assam and Madras, but some of them are as small as any from elsewhere. One 

 of Trotter's plants from Rattan Pir in Kashmir has five fronds, none of which 

 are over 7 in. 1., including stipes : three of them are fertile. The cutting of this 



