36 Geographical Handbook of Ferns. 



Adiantmn — continued. 



A. ^thiopicum, Linn. Hab. ; Nilghiris ; Ootaoamund, Doda- 

 betta, Neddiwattam. Pulneys, by no means a common fern. 

 Beddome. 



A. hispidulum, Swz. Hab. : Nilgbiris, Pulneyhill; Animalayaa, 

 rather rare. Ceylon, not uncommon. 



A. flabellulatum, Linn. Hab. : Ueylon, Oova district. Tliwaites. 



Cbellantbes. 



Ch. Mysorensis, Wall. Hab. : one of the most common ferns in 

 the Madras Peninsula ; found among rocks and hills, at all heights, 

 from 50-3,000 feet above the level of the sea. — Dr. Wight. Ceylon ; 

 Newera Ellia, 6,000 feet. Badulla and Doombera districts. 

 Thiuaites. 



Ch. varians, Hook. Hab. : Ceylon, Kornegalle district, and 

 Caloopahane. — Thwaitts. Malabar; Animalaya mountains, rare. 

 Seddimie. 



Ch. Dalhousise, Hook. Hab. : Nilghiris, in woods near Blakoorty. 



Ch. bullosa, Kunze. Hab. ; Nilghiris, very common. $. 



Ch. tenuifolia, Swartz. Hab. : Ceylon, common in the warmer 

 parts of the island. — Thivaites. Found in dry localities all over the 

 Madras Presidency : it is not found at any great elevation. 



Ch. myriophylla, Desv. Hab. : Nilghiris. 



Ch. farinosa, Kmdf. Hab. : Bombay, Nilghiris ; Ceylon, more 

 elevated parts of the Central Province. 

 Onycblum, 



O. auratum, Kaulf. Hab. : Palghat mountains ; Madras Presi- 

 dency, rare. Beddome. 



Pellaea. 



P. geranisefolia. Fee. Hab. ; Nilghiris ; very common on the 

 western side, up to an elevation of 5,000 feet. Hook. Cent. Ferns, 

 t. 15. 



P. Boivini, Hook. Hab. : Nilghiris ; abundant on the Sisparah 

 ghat, dry places, 3-5,000 feet elevation. Animalaya mountains, 

 on dry rooky places, 4,000 feet elevation. 



P. falcata, Fee. Hab. : Animalayas, in moist woods, elevation, 

 3-4,000 feet ; Pulney hills, Nilghu'is, jDroog hill, and ravines on the 

 Coonoor ghat ; Lampen's Peak, near Coimbatore. Beddome. 

 Pteris. 



Pt. longifolia, Linn. Hab. : Ceylon, Oova and Doombera dis- 

 tricts. — Tinvaites. Banks of a river near Coimbatore. Beddome. 



Pt. cretica, Linn. Hab. ; Ceylon, Oova district ; very common 

 on the higher ranges of the Animalayas, Pulneys and Nilghiris. 



Pt. pellucida, Presl. Hab. : Ceylon, Nilghiris, Animalayas; 

 forests, 2-4,000 feet elevation. 



Pt. Hookeriana, Agardh. Hab. : Adam's Peak ; Ceylon, at about 

 2,000 feet; SaflFragam district, Malabar coast ; Cochin, rare. $. 



Pt. crenata, Swartz. Hab. : Cochin, Malabar coast, Tranquebar ; 

 Ceylon, abundant in the warmer parts of the island. Thioaites. 



Pt. semipinnata, Linn. Hab. : Travancore hills, Ceylon, Tran- 

 quebar. Hook. Oard. Ferns, t. 50. 



Pt. quadriaurita, Bdz. Hab. : Nilghiris, very abundant every- 

 where in the western side of the Madras Presidency; Ceylon. 



