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16. Tricliomanes muscoides, Sw. 
Bed. 1. t. 6. and 11. t. 303 figs. D. and E. under T. Nielgherrense- 
This grows in dense masses at the site of the Labbugam Kraal, near Situ- 
wake, and in the forests of the Pasdurn Korle. Its fronds overlap each other 
like the scales of fishes, and are often variously divided when growing luxu- 
riantly. I cannot distinguish between this Fern and Lady Barkly’s specimens 
of T. cuspidatum from Mauritius. 
17. Tricliomanes parvulum, Poiret. 
Bed. 11. t. 179. C. P. 3991. This tiny fan-like Fern was disco- 
vered by Mr. Th waites to be a native of Ceylon after the publication of the 
Enumeration of Ceylon Plants. I found it in great abundance on the face of 
a large stone in a stream below Maussakellie in Kallibokka in 1869. Its 
fronds are like miniature fans, and are so sm all that the point of a lady’s 
finger would cover a whole one with great ease. 
18. Tricliomanes proliferum, Bl. 
Bed. 1. t. 262. Not an uncommon Fern in Ambegamoa and else- 
where. On the trunk of a t ree not far from Aglawatte on the path to 
Hewissa in 1871. It is a deli cate proliferous Fern as its name implies. 
19. Tricliomanes intramarginale, Hk. & Gr. 
Bed, 1. t. 208. This fern seems to have been lost to science until it 
was rediscovered by Mr. Th waites in the Ambegamoa district. It is notunlike 
No. 9. in many respects, but it is larger, and the fruit and other characters dis- 
tinguish between the two. 
20. Trichomanes pallidum, Bl. 
Bed. 1. t. 263. This fern is also found in the Ambegamoa district, and 
must be rather rare. It was named T. glauco-fuscum by Hooker, both 
names refer to its peculiar pallid hue, which distinguishes it from any other 
fern of this group. 
21. Trichomanes Filicula, Bory. 
Bed. 11. t. 283. This is a pretty common Fern growing on trunks of 
trees and on rocks, but most difficult to procure in a perfect state, as it seems to 
be eaten by insects or in a half decayed state. — I cannot distinguish any dif- 
ference between this one and T. plicatum, Van Den Bosh. Bed. 11. t. 285. 
22. Trichomanes rigid um, Sw. 
Bed. 1. t. 8. This is a large Fern compared with any other film Fern 
in Ceylon, and as its name implies, is a very rigid one. It is found in abun- 
dance overhanging the banks of streams, or gullies, or growing in the low ground 
near rivers in the Forests below Maussakellie, in Kallibokka, above Le Vallon in 
Nilambe, and on the road-side from Dimboola to Newera Ellia. Our Ceylon one 
is so stiff and liable to curl up that I do not suppose it is possible to secure 
nice-looking Herbarium specimens unless they are ironed flat whilst quite fresh. 
A specimen from Lady Barkly from Mauritius looks quite thin and filmy 
Compared with our Ceylon ones. The fronds of this fern should be carefully 
selected and immediately put under pressure in order to secure good ones. 
23. Trichomanes exiguum, Beddome. 
Bed. 11. t. 275. C. P. 3957 under Hymenophyllum. This tiny fern was 
discovered growing on rocks and trunks of trees in damp Forests of the Central 
Province by Mr. Beckett, and in Wynaad and Coorg by Major Beddome. It is 
very like specimens of T. Barklianum, Baker, from Mauritius, but differs from 
this latter by its branching veins, and by its two-lipped fruit. — In writing of 
the T. Barklianum, Baker (Journal Linnean Society vol. 9. p. 338) remarks : — 
“ Discovered by Sir Henry Barkly, the Governor of Mauritius, and Lady Barkly, 
