THE FERNS OF NORTH-WESTERN INDIA. 
21 S 
broad 9 falcate, sometimes auricled, aristately toothed, decurrent below and not 
stalked, lowest upper the largest, about 15 pairs besides an acuminate pinnati- 
fid apex. The scales and fibrillse are those of P. Prescottianum. This is a 
remarkably elegant and graceful fern. 
16. A. Bakerianum, Atkinson MS. ; Baker in Hook. Ic., t. 1656 ; 
Clarke and Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. XXIV., 414. A. Prescottianum , Wall., 
var BaTcmana (sp.) W. S. Atkinson MS., C. R. 510. PI. 66. Polystichum 
Prescottianum , var. $ Bakeriana (Clarke) Bedd. H. B. 210. 
Kashmir : Marbul Pass 11,000', and Sind Valley 12,000', Clarke 1876 ; Pir Panjal 
11,500', Trotter 1888 ; Sarpat 10,000', McDonell, MacLeod 1891. 
Punjab: Chamba— Ravi Valley, below Cheni Pass. 10,000', McDonell 1882, 1885 j 
Kangra Vy. } near Dharmsala 11,000', C. B. Clarke 1874 ; Kullu — Seoraj, Trotter 1887 - 
Simla Reg. — Chor Mt., Herschel 1877 ( [Nephrcdium Brvnonianum on ticket) Jalauri 
Pass, Edgew.; Kunawar 11,000', T. T. 1847. 
N.-W. P.: T. Garh.— Kid£r K&nta Mt. 9000', Herschel 1879; Damdar Valley 9-10,000', 
Duthie 1883; i&mflwre— Kaphini 10,000', “grown at Almora 1 ', S. and W. ; Pinda, 
Gorge, and Dwali to Phurka 9000', Trotter 1891 ; Gori Ganga Valley, 10,500', 
MacLeod 1898. 
Distrib. — Asia : hi. ind. (Him.)— Sikkim. 
Clarke (whom following Beddcme) says — “ frond truncate at the base but 
I find that all the fronds Gamble and I have are tapering, and even dwindling 
downwards to auricles. This species seems glabrous on tba upper surface : 
A. Prescottianum is slightly fibrillose. The sori sometimes look nephrodioid. 
Subgenus Cyrtomium, Presl 
17. A. falcatum, Sw., Syn. Fil. 257 ; C. R. 512. Cyrtomium falca- 
tum , Sw., var. <3. Caryotideum , Wall, Bedd. H. B. 211, F. S. I., t. 119. 
Kashmir : Jhelam Valley 3500', Trotter 1888; Jhelam Vy.— Chakoti,Kishenganga 
Valley, and Titwal, MacLeod 1891. 
Punjab. — Hazara— fide Trotter : “ cut from a plant in pot, at Abbotabad, in pos- 
session of Major Dempster, 4tb Sikhs, who said it had been transplanted from near 
Natiagali 7000', where it grew in quantity; Chamba— McDonell ( fide Trotter in 
List) ; Kulln 56-8000', Trotter, and Coventry ; Simla Reg. — Bates ; below Simla to 
north 4500', Gamble; “very rare. The one or two localities are rocky ravines be- 
tween 5 and 6600', 1 Blanf. in List. 
N.-W. P. : D. D. Dist .— Jaunsar ; Deoban, Vicary 1838, in Herb. Sahar ; 7000' 
Brandis 1881 ; Missan 7000', Gamble ; Mussooree, T. T. 1846, Dr. G. King 1871 ? • 
Duthie 1877 ; 5000', Mackinnons 1878 ; 5500', Hope 1881 and 1887 ; 6000' J. W. Furrell 
1895. T. Garh.— Ganges Vy., between Betwari and Dangulla, and Kid&r Kanta Mt., 
Duthie 1881 ; Kumaun— T. T. 1845 ; Dwali 8200 and near Khati 7800, S. & W. ; Hope 
1861, Davidson 1875 ; Pindar Gorge, Trotter 1891 ; Gori Valley.— Buin 3000', 
MacLeod 1893. 
Distrib. — Asia : Ind. Or.— (Him.) Sikkim and Bhotan, 3—8000' ; Assam— Khasia 
3-4000', not common. S. Ind.— Nilgiris, at the higher elevations. Japan. China. 
Sandwich Islands. S. Afr.— Caffraria, Natal, Madagascar. 
