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Explanation of abbreviations, éte, In the following list the numbers 
entered immediately after the specific names are those of my collections 
sent to the Herbarium of the Royal Botanic Garden, Sibpur, and }dentified 
there. 
As already stated, when the nomenclature adopted differs from that 
employed in the Flora of British India the latter is added within brackets. 
For those species not seen in the area by myself I have noted invariably 
the authority for inclusion immediately after the Lata name. For this 
purpose the following abbreviations have been used : 
. I. for Sir J. D. Hooker’s “ Flora of British India.” 
Oleg. for Dr. H. Cleghorn’s “Forests and Gardens of Southern India.” 
F. 8, for Col. Beddome’s “ Flora Sylvatica.” 
Ferns for his “ Ferns of British India” and “ Ferns of Southern India.” 
F, P. M, for Mr, J. S. Gamble’s “ Flora of the Presidency of Madras.” 
A. C. for Lists furnished by Rao Bahadur M. R. Ry. K. Ranga 
Chariar Avgl., Lecturing Botanist, 
The dates of flowering, fruiting etc., are extracted from my own notes; 
the other observations are also from my note books, except when inverted 
commas show that they are quoted from the sources indicated. 
In conclusion I desire to acknowledge the very kind assistance extended 
by Lt.-Col. A. T, Gage, I.M.S., and his assistants at the Calcutta Herbaricm, 
Messrs. W, W. Smith, C. C. Calder, M. S. Ramaswami and P., Debburman, - 
who compared my collections, checked and corrected my identifications 
and answered my tiresome questions with unfailing courtesy and prompti- 
tude. 
T have also to thank Rao Bahadur M. R. Ry. K. Ranga Charia and 
his assistants at Coimbatore for the identification of some of the 
Graminacex ; Mr. J. S. Gamble, C.I.E., F.R.S., for the identification of a 
few other specimens ; Mr. W. Macrae, Government Mycologist, for naming 
most of the rae and Miss E. Wakefield of Kew who named two of the 
latter, 
