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11. P. lineatum, Colebr. in Wall. Cat. 300 ; Syn. Fil. 316 ; C. R. 
548. Nephrodtium costatum , Wall, (under Polypodum), Bedd. H.. B. 275 and 
Suppfc. 73. 
Kashmir: Tawi Vy. 4000',, Levinge 1 8.75 ; Trotter, in MS. List; Jhelam Vy. 
“ 35th Milestone,' 1 MacLeod 1891. 
Punjab : Chamba State — McDoneli in List ; Chamba 6000', Blanford, Trotter ; 
Simla Reg. — Simla. 5500', Bates, . Gamble, Bliss ; Sirmur — T. T. 
N.-W. P. : “N. W. I.”,, very red, Falconer; D. D. Diet . — Massooree 4 00000 
by streams and in swampy ground, not uncommon, Herb. Dalzel, King, M$<?kinnons, 
Duthie, Hope; T. Garli— Mackinnons, Duthie 4-5000'; B. Garh. — Mrs. Fisher;.. 
Kumaun — -Wallich ; Pburka and Bagesar 8500', S. and W. 1848 j Col. Davidson 1875 
(very red); Nalena Yy. 47-5000', Hope 1890 (only slightly red) ; near Bagesar 8000', 
Trotter 1891, 
Distrib. — Asia.: N. Ind. (Him.) Nep&l, Wallich 1827; Assam— Mishi, Griffith, 
Khasia. Silhet. Ceylon. .Penang. China-Centr., Mr. Maries - ; Icbang, Henry ; Szeeh - 
tvan : Mt. Qmei, Faber ; Yunnan : Mengtze, Hancock. 
A very different looking plant from the next, and much more elegant. The, 
rhizome is widely creeping, never erect. By the side of running water it grows* 
to a large size. T have a frond I gathered in Kumaun, mounted on five 18^" 
sheets, with stipes almost 30 in. and frond 57 in. 1., and I get others larger. 
Mr. J. W. Furrell has seen fronds,.. 8 ft. long, without stipe. As is often 
the case with ferns having a creeping rhizome, many fronds are sterile, but 
otherwise the same as the fertile fronds. I have never seen any trace of 
involucre on even very young fronds gathered ih N.-W. India. Beddome says 
specimens, from Dr. Stuart, Garhwal, have the involucre very distinct. Clarke* 
who kept the species -in Poly podium (Goniopteris)\ says the young sori have many 
hairs among them. 
The stipes, rhachises and veins are often quite red. The number of veins 
runs up to 10 pairs,. the excurrent venule being often free. Beddome, in his 
supplement, says the rhizome is sometimes creeping,, sometimes erect. I 
find it is always widely creeping. Beddome may have mixed up two distinct 
ferns ; and I cannot admit that a fern can be so inconsistent in its. structure and 
habit as he says this is, 
12. P. multilineatum, Wall. ■ ; Syn. Fil 316 ; C. R. 547. Nephro* 
dium moulmeinense, Bedd. H. B. 275, F. B. I., t. 231. 
Kashmir : Poonch 3000', Major Sage : fide Trotter in printed List, 
N. W. P. ; D. D. Dist.— in. the Dun, Nalota Khala about 2500', Hope 1880-87-89 ; 
Ramgarh Road 2000', Gamble 1892 ; below Mussooree, to westward, 4000', Mac- 
kiunonS 1878 ; Birani Nadi, Duthie 1882 ; B. Garhwal,’Mrs. Fisher ; Xvmaun , Al- 
mora, Davidson 1875 ; Kali Yy. 2-3000', Duthie 1884 ; Gola Vy. 2500', Hope 1890 ; 
Sarjit Yy., near Bagesar^ 3000' S. and W. ; 3-3500', Trotter 1891. North Oudh 
Forests, R. Thompson.. 
