THE FERNS OF NORTH-WESTERN INDIA . 
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always has a markedly creeping and branching rhizome, I have 
separated it as a new species— Ah repens 9 Hope* An exactly similar 
character has led to the separation of Polypodium ( Phegopteris ) late - 
repens (Trotter), Hope, from P . (Pheg.) distans : Don. These two 
instances show the importance of ascertaining and recording the nature 
of the rhizome of a fern. 
11. I have heard nothing but praise of the Plates by which the 
paper is illustrated. Owing to pressure of other work, Mr* N. E. 
Brown had to give up his co-operation, but fortunately I was able to 
get that of Mr. J. N. Fitch, a well-known artist, who had already 
figured many ferns, and he has very zealously and skilfully carried out 
my wishes. The work in Calcutta— the completion of the drawings 
where enlargement was not required, and lithographing the plates— has 
given great satisfaction ; latterly it has been very kindly superintended 
by Lieutenant A a T. Gage, I. M. D., who succeeded Dr. Prain as 
Curator of the Calcutta Herbarium. 
