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Elliya and Hackgalla, and back, his perseverance in collecting, his daring in 
climbing rocks and trees in search of Ferns, his assistance in drying 
them, and the liberal supply of paper given to me on more than one 
occasion when my own supply was exhausted, are favours which I cannot 
easily forget. To the kindness of Mr. G. W. Rudd in placing his beau- 
tifully-situated house at Mausakelle at my disposal during periods of 
1867 and 1869, I am much indebted for the opportunities I thus had of 
collecting Ferns in so favorable a district. To Mr. George Wall 
an indefatigable collector of Ferns, I am indebted for some correc- 
tions in a more ample list of Ceylon Ferns made for my own use some 
time ago, and for a copy of a list prepared by him from the ££ Synopsis 
Filicum .” 
Having myself collected a large proportion of the Ferns in this list, 
the temptation to add descriptions is very great ; but as it is intended to 
be a mere list of generic and specific names, with the addition of familiar 
notes on their places of growth, and such other hints as may prove 
useful to collectors or growers of them, — ultimately to be printed so as 
to form convenient Labels for those making collections of Ceylon Ferns, — 
only one name for each Fern with the authority for it, is given. In order 
however, to make it as useful as possible, I shall quote the numbers of the 
plates of Ferns in Major Beddome’s two works already referred to, but 
without quoting the names there given which often differ from those in 
this list. To the plates in Beddome’s ££ Ferns of Southern India and 
Ceylon,” I shall refer thus, — ££ Bed. I. t. 10,” (fee., and to those in Bed- 
dome’s/ 4 Ferns of British India” I shall refer thus, — “Bed. II. t. 20,” (fee., 
which contractions mean, ££ Bed. dome vol. 1. table 10 ” (fee. and ££ Beddome 
vol. 2. table 20 ” (fee., respectively. The favorable allusions already made 
by me to these works of Major Beddome, will enable me freely to remark 
on the plates when I do not consider them characteristic of the normal 
forms ic., of our Ceylon Ferns, without the fear of being charged with 
adverse criticism. I may here mention that the first work contains 271 
plates of Ferns with letter- press descriptions, and the second work, 345 
plates with descriptions and a general index to both volumes. The cost 
of the two works has been advertised at about £ 14, but I believe they 
are nearly out of print. 
Before this list is finally printed, I hope to have the corrections of 
the Director of the Royal Gardens Peradeniya, and of T. W. N. Beckett, Esq. 
F. L. S., Dunbar estate, Dickoya, admitted to be “the best authority ” 
in the island on Ceylon Ferns. 
Of the order Filices, and Sub orders Osmundaceaz, Schizeaceoe,Marattiacece, 
and Ophioglassace ce, there are in Ceylon of well-established species, 
(that is of true Ferns) no less than ... 225 
Of Lycopodiaceoe ... ... ... ••• ••• ••• ^ 
Of Marsileaceoe ... ... ••• ••• ^ 
Of Equisetacece ... ... ... ••• ••• ^ 
Making a total (of Ferns and their Allies) of at least... 
243 
