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203. Aerostchum (Elaphoglossum) conforme, Bw„ Syn. Fil. t. 1. f. 1. 
Bed. 1. t, 198 as Elaphaglossum conforme, and 1. t. 200 as E. lancifolium, 
and 1. t. 199 ? as E. stigmatolepis. In En. PL Zeyl., there is A. lauri- 
folium for which C. P. 1310 is given, and A. marginatum C. P. 1311, after 
which it is said that it is ‘ ‘ Distinguished from the preceeding by the much 
broader paleoe of the ^rhizome.” I have no specimen of 0. P. 1311, but some 
of my own specimens differ from 1310, in having a much longer and thinner 
creeping rhizome with the paleoe broader on them ; they are in this res- 
pect considerably different from 1310 which has a thick contracted rhizome 
with somewhat tufted fronds which seem shorter and broader, but as the 
Syn. Fil. quotes all these synonyms except E. stigmatolepis for A. conforme, 
I suppose there is no specific distinction between them. The part of the des- 
cription in Syn. Fil. stating that the “ barren frond is usually narrower 
than the fertile one,” must surely be a mistake, as in all our Ceylon speci- 
mens the barren fronds are broader and longer in every respect than the 
fertile one. This fern is found generally growing in masses of vegetable matter 
encrusting rocks in the higher parts of the Central Province, not uncommon, 
but not often with fertile fronds. A. viscosum, Sw. said in Syn. . Fil. to be 
a native of Ceylon has not been found in it. 
204. Aerostichum (Elaphoglossum) spaUiulatum, Bory. 
Bed. 1. t. 213. Found in Nuwara Eliya in a stream not far from the 
Church. This is one of our very rare ferns. It is a native also of that singular 
island Tristan d’ Acunha. A dark brown hairy fern. 
205. Aerostichum (Elaphoglossum) squamosum, Sw. 
Bed. 1. t. 197. Central Province, not very common, Thwaites. Both sides 
of the fronds are “ matted and the edges densely ciliated with bright reddish- 
brown ciliated linear or lanceolate scales.” Baker. 
206- Aerostichum (Stenocbloena) scandens, J. Sm. 
Bed. 1. t. 201. Wcel-bendaru, Singhalese. This is one of the most common 
ferns in the warmer parts of the island. It is found creeping along fences 
or climbing up the stems of trees for heights of 20 to 50 feet, but is very 
seldom found in fruit. The natives use the rhizomes of this plant for tying 
their fences, and it is one of the plants most commonly used in this part 
of the island for this purpose. It vies with the Pothos scandens in festoon- 
ing the trunks of trees, and when covering the trunk of the graceful Areca 
palm, it is a very beautiful sight. It was every where in full and beautiful 
fruit between Kaduwella and Hangwella in June and July 1873. 
207- Aerostichum (Egenolfia) appendiculatum, Willd. 
Bed. 1. tt. 194 and 195, and Bed. 11. tt. 110 and 111 for Indian forms 
of it. This is a common fern in the Central Province, growing in dense masses 
in rich vegetable mould, and so like some of the Aspleniums in general 
appearance, that Beddome has called 1. t. 195 Polybotria asplenifolia. This 
fern i9 remarkable “ by the presence of a seta in the sinus of the lobes of 
the ultimate divisions.” When the points of old fronds touch the ground 
they generally become viviparous like Adiantum caudatum, 210, and^several 
other ferns. 
208. Aerostichum (Gymuopteri?) variabile, Hk. 
Bed. 1. t. 48 as Gymnopteris Feei, Moore. 
,, 1. t. 211 for C. P. 1318 var. pinnatifida, 
,, 31. t. 271 G. axillaris, Cav. 11. t. 272. G. variabilis, Hk. 
,, 11. t. 273 G. Feei. var. trilobata, 11. t. 274 abnormal forms of G. 
Feei., 11. t. 116 ? minus, Mett. 
Besides this species, the Syn. Fil. gives Aerostichum (Chrysodium) lan. 
ceolatum, Hk., and A. (Crysodium) axillare, Cav. as distinct Ceylon species 
