90 
Fonda Ghat; Ambowne; Matheran—Coorg 
and Malabar. 
Var. argentea Bedd. has broad white bands 
down the centre of the pinne. We have seen 
this fern in the Victoria Gardens. In horticul- 
ture it is known as Plerts quadriaurita var. 
argyrea. 
Distribution : Nilgiris and western mountains: 
of the Madras Presidency only at high latitudes; 
much in cultivation in. England. 
6. Pterts patens H. K 
Caudex erect. Stipes stout, scaly at the 
base. Fronds pinnate with a terminal pinna, 
Fia..34.—Pteris patens H. K. 
* Portion of pinna (x 134). 
6-9 inches long, 14-2 inches broad and several 
lateral ones, pinne cut down into several 
