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Kangra Vy. jDitf.— Dharmsala 5500', Trotter ; Kullu 6-8000', Coventry ; Simla Reg 
Simla, Hope 1871 ; Hat Mt 9000', Cheog Forest 8000', Mahhsu 8000', Gamble 1876-78 5 
Forest above Bulsun, Collett 1877; Simla 8000', common, Blanf. in List (under A- 
UicifoUum , “bipinnate fora ,e ); near Mashobra 7000', and Tbeog. 8000', Hope 1886 ; 
Baghi 9000', Trotter 1887 5 Simla— Jako Mt. 7700', The Glen and Mashobra, Bliss; 
Baghi Forest, Bliss 1891 ; Haiengar Forest 8000', Gamble 1898. 
N.-W. P. : D. 1 1. Hist— Jaunsar— Kathian 7000', and Mandali Forest 8000', Gam- 
ble 1891-98; T. Garh— 9000', Lev. 1872, Datuni 7000', Gamble 1898; Kumaun— 
Khati 7200', 8. & W. 1848 ; Kali Vy, 7-8000', and near Sosa 8-9000', Duthie 1884-86 ; 
XJankuri to Khati 75-8000', Trotter 1891 ; Gori and Ramganga Yys. 7-8500', MacLeod 
1898. 
Distkib. —Asia : N. Ind (Him.) Sikkim 12,000', Leving&'s collr. 1882. China 
—Yunnan, Delavay. 
I noted this fern, as having a distinct individuality, when at Simla in 1886 ; 
and when at Xew in 1888 I found a poor specimen .or two, from Yunnan, 
named as above, which seemed to be the same. The stipes are always short— 
often much shorter than Beddomes length, 3—4 ins. The pinnae are never So 
short and simple as those of A . UicifoUum. The fronds seem seldom to grow 
straight up, but curve side vays : Trotter describes them as— i£ sickle-shaped, 
radiating, spreading-out on the surface of rocks, and connecting rufo-barbatum 
with UicifoUum P Sometimes the fronds are bent like the upper part of a note 
of interrogation (?) I think it necessary to give this frond specific rank in 
order to prevent A.iUcifolium being said to pass into A. rufo-barbatum, to 
which it is totally unlike in everything except shape and spinosity of the 
ultimate segments. 
9. A. Thomson! Hook. ; Syn. Fil. 251 ; G. R, 508. Polystiehum 
Thmnsoni Hook., Bedd. EL B. 206, F. B. I. t. 126. 
Kashmir : Push&na 6500',, Winterbottom 1847, No. 81 ; Chittapani Yy. 75-8000', 
Trotter ; Kishtivar, W. S. At/kinson 1872. 
Punjab; Chamba — Upper Chenab Yy., Chiri 10,000', Badea-Powell 1879 ; Ravi 
Yy., Chatri Forest 6000', McDonell 1882 ; Sach Pass 7500', Ravi Vy.— Barmaur 70tOQ\ 
ami 9000', McDonell 1885 ; Kullu — Babbu Pass 10,000', Trotter 1887 ; Simla Reg.— 
ridge E 0 of Simla, Matiana to Hatu Mt., and Kunawar, 8-10,000', T. T., Bates 
Gamble, Blanf., Hope r Yrofcter, Bliss, Lace; Simla— The Glen, 6-6500 Bliss 1890. 
N.-W. P. : D. B. Hist.— Jaunsar, Deoban 9J)00', Herschel 1879, Mrs. J. Sladen 1880 ; 
Lokandi 8-8500', Mandali Forest 9500', and Karama 9500', Gamble 1891, ’93 and s 94 ; 
Mussooree, Dr. Bacon, Duthie 1877. (These hfo last are probably from Tehri Gaflr; 
1 have never seen this species from in or near Mussooree.) T. Garh. 7-1.0,000', Lev- 
inge, Mackin.nons, Duthie, Gollan ; Brit. Garh. above Ramri 8-9000', and near Kuai’i 
Pass 11-1^,000', Duthie 1885 ; Kumaun — Ralam 12,000', Tola, Rilkot, and near Dwali 
S. & W, / Byans— Kali Vy. 9-12,000' (5 stations) Duthie 1884-86; Pindar Gorge— 
niriF^DWali 8000', Trotter 1891 ; Ramganga and Gori Vvs. 5-10,000', Macleod 1893. 
IDist ri b Asia : Thibet— Indus Yy., Shayok, 7-8000', T. T. N. Ind. (Him.) 
Sikkim 9-13,000'. ' 
