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number of species of ferns found westward of Nepal, and have 
found species which are absolutely new.” 
The above-quoted description was written in India for my paper on the 
“ Ferns of the Chitral Relief Expedition,” which was published in The Journal 
of Botany in March 1896. Since coming from India I have verified my 
surmise that specimens would be found in herbaria mixed with A, nigripes : 
those so found, and with other species also, in the Kew Herbarium, have now 
been separated. Earliest in date of collection is a sheet from Kashmir, Winter- 
bottom No. 349, 5th June 1847 ; and next comes one with a ticket — “ Ind. Or., 
Hook, fil and Thomson, Coll. T. T. 28th August 1849, ” which has been 
marked by Mr. Clarke Aspl. nigripes Mett. Sir W. J. Hooker had pencilled on 
the sheet — “ V. A. decipiens, Mett. Aspl, p. 195, t. 6, figs. 9 and 10, quite 
accords.” These figures are like bits of my fern. There is another specimen 
of Dr. Thomson’s, dated 2nd June 1848, and one —' “ Kashmir, W. S. Atkinson, 
September 1874, com. C. B.C. No. 24177.” In the British Museum Herba- 
rium, among A. umbrosum , Sm., and A. anstrale , Brack., is another frond— 
“ Kashmir — W interbottom.” In Kew I also found two specimens from the Simla 
Region, of my own collecting in 1886, named by me A. nigripes ; and one 
from Hattu Mt. 9000', Collett 1885. In so naming this fern I then followed 
Blanford, who I believe followed precedent. It is, in greater part at least, 
his No. 42 (in List) Asplemum (Athyrium) nigripes Mett., of which he says — 
“ The typical form of this fern is common in the partially shaded banks and 
hill sides, bn the uorthern face of Kamalhori and Hatu, at elevations between 
8000 and 9500 ft., but not nearer Simla. There are rarely more than 2 or 
3 fronds on the rhizome, and they are firm in texture and, in general, nearly as 
broad as long.” The position and shapes of the sori and involucres, together 
with the total absence of setm on the secondary rhachises and costae, are quite 
sufficient to separate this fern from typical A, nigripes. Other records of this 
species, which have come to light since I returned to Great Britain are — The 
Kag&n Valley, to the westward of Kashmir, 5000', Duthie’s native collector 
1896, and Chamba 7-8000' (3 sheets), J. Marten 1897, both in the Saha- 
ranpur collection. 
25. A. Filix-femina Bernh.; Syn. Fil. 192. A. Filix-femina, 
Bernh., C. R. 491, var. 1, dentigera only. Athyrium Filix-femina Bedd. H. B . 
168, and Suppt. H. B. 35, var 1 dentigera Wall. only. Polypodium dentig - 
erum Wall. Cat. 334. 
Forma typica. 
Afghan : 9-10^)00', J. E. T. Aitchison,,No. 830, 1880. 
KaShmib : Sarpat »9500* McDonell 1891 ; near Uurais and near (iulmarg 8-9000*, 
Cathie 1892. 
