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first wholly tomentose with deep ferruginous stellated hairs, at length glabrous on the upper side and depresso-punctate the dots corres- 
ponding with the suri, venation quite sunk, veins pinnate but not prominent, venules transversely parallel and forming with the veins 
parallelogrammoid areoles, with two sometimes only one excurrent free clavate veinlet in each areole, sori copious and at first quite sunk 
•imong the tomentum appearing in the form of small tubercles, at length a circular opening appears, but the sori scarcely rise above the 
surface of the tomentiim arranged indeed in series, but it is impossible to say how far these series are confined within certain areoles. 
Hook. Sp. Fil. V, 48 ; — Polypodium porosum, Wall. Cat. n. 266 ; — Polypodium sticticum, Metten Polyp., 'p. 128. — Niphobolus sticticus, 
Kze. ;—W\]A\. Schmidianus, Kze. Bot. Zeit. vi, p. 121 Cyclophorus, PmZ;— Niph. fissus, Bl. Fil. Jav., 58. t. 24 ;— Polyp. 
Jtlysurcnsc, Hetjne, Wall. Cat. 269 P. lanatum. Wall. M. S. 
(The venation which is quite that of the genus " Cainpi/loneurum" is evident in the young sterile fronds, hut in the older 
fronds it can onl/j be detected by rubbing off tJie tomentum and soaking the frond in water). 
All mountainous tracts on the Western side of the presidency, from 1,000 feet up to 8,000. 
PLATE No. CLXXXIII. 
Fig. A, a magnified portion of a frond showing the venation. 
Fig. B, a portion of a frond showing the dots on the upper surface, which correspond with the receptacles on the thickened 
apices of the veinlets, 
2. JS'iphobolus adnascens. (Sw.) Caudex creeping, paleaceous with lanceolato-setaceous scales, stipites distant 1-2 inches long, 
fronds dimorphous carnoso-coriaceous dark-green above, but hoary with sparse stellated pubescence beneath and paler and even white with 
more copious compact hairs ; sterile fronds 2-4 inches long, spathulate or elliptical-lanceolate obtuse : fertile ones 6-8 inches long, linear 
or oblong obtuse or acute, both kinds tapering below into the stipes, costa sub-carinate, costules sunk obscure, their areoles including 4 
(sometimes only 3 or 2) veinlets which are generally free with clavate apices, though they sometimes anastomose ; sori deep sunk in the 
tomentum and in the substance of the frond on each side of the costa, arranged 5-6 in obliquely transverse series, capsules long stalked, 
mixed with long stalked stellated scales. Hooker, Sp. Fil. v, 47 ; — Polypodium adnascens, Sn: Syn. Fil., pp. 25 and 228 ; — Cyclopho- 
rus, Desv. ;— Polyp, pertusum, Hoxh. Hook. Ex. Fil. t. 162 Niph. elongatus, Bl. Fil. Jav., p. 52 t. 20 N. varius, Klfs. En. Fil, p. 
125 Polyp, verrucosum, Wcdl. Cat. n. 267 ;— P. caudatum, Mett. Poly., p. 126 ;— P. vittarioides, Wall. Cat., p. 270 Niph. 
Cliamissoanus, Presl. (fide 2Iettcn.) 
(The venation is only to he detected hy thoroughly soaking the frond). 
Common in all the Western Coast forests from the plains up to 5,000 feet. 
PLATE No. CLXXXIY. 
3. Nij^hobolus angustalus. (Sw). Caudex long, creeping, branched paleaceous with falcate subulato-setaceous scales, stipites 
remote I2-4 inches long, fronds 5 inches to a .span or more long, |-2 inches wide, tapering below into a petiole, glabrous above hoary, sub- 
ferruginous Avith dense stellated pubescence, coriaceo-carnose sterile fronds usually the smallest and broadest and with shorter petioles 
broad or oblongo-lanceolate ; fertile ones longer and generally narrower in proportion, venation sunk obscure, costular areoles with free 
oi- branched and more or less connected veinlets, sori veiy large, sub-globose oval partially sunk in the frond, very convex forming a single 
series on each side between the costa and margin, sometimes longitudinally confluent. Hook. Sp. Fil. v, 43 -—Siv. Syn. Fil., pp. 27 and 
224 ;— Niphopsis, J. Sm. Pleopeltis macrosora, Pm/. /—Polypodium sphasrocephalus, Wcdl. Cat. n. 272 ;— Niphobolus, Hook, et Grev. 
Jc. Fil. t. 94 ;— N. macrocarpus, Hook, et And. Bot. of Beech Voy., p. 74 t. 18. 
Nilgiris, very rare— (the specimen here figured was found by the late General Johnston, I have not myself found it) Tranque- 
bar, (Rottler). 
PLATE No. CLXXXV. 
4. Niphobolus nummularifoliics. (Metten.) Caudex very long filiform, copiously rooting, paleaceous with appressed setaceous 
ferruginous scales, fronds dimorphous carnoso-coriaceous sub-glabrous above, beneath densely clothed with ochraceous or sub-ferruginous 
stellated tomentum, sterile fronds (on petioles 1-3 lines long) ^ to 1 inch long orbicular or elliptic, or sub-cordate ; fertile ones (on sti- 
pites 1-li inch long), l J-2 inches long, \ inch wide, linear or linear oblong obtuse, venation immersed in the fleshy fronds (though promi- 
