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diuretic and emmenagogue." Native writers do not distinguish the various species of Adiantum. (Dr. Dymock.)

A vapor bath medicated by a decoction from this plant is regarded useful in fever. (Dr. Emerson.) It is recommended by Hakims for hydropholia. It is resolvent and also used for the prevention of hair from falling. For internal use given in the form of a Syrup. (Asst. Surg. J. N. Dey, Jeypore). Very useful as a mild tonic, especially during convalescence from fevers (Dr. J. Anderson, Bijnor.) — Watt's Diet.

Ref :— Beddome's Handbook to the Ferns of Br. In., p. 88.

Habitat : — Nepal, Assam, Khasia Hills and Sylhet.

Scales on rhizome, linear, long, lax, chestnut coloured ; fronds flabellate, bipartite-pedately divided, tripinnate ; secondary pinnæ lanceolate-acuminated, pinnules glabious, subcoriaceous- chartaceous obliquely cuncate or semi-orbicular, superior base truncate, superior margin 2-4 lobed and serrate-dentate in the sterile one lobes soriferous, involucres large the breadth of the lobe, oblong straight rarely a little curved, hard coriaceous, stipes elongated ebeneous scabrous below ; the rest as well as the slender rachis glossy and blobious. (Beddome).

Uses : — I was told by a Manipuri Sepoy that the root was used medicinally (Watt).

Cheilanthes : — Sori terminal or nearly so, on the veins, at first small subglobose, afterwards more or less confluent, indusium formed of the changed reflexed margin, roundish and distinct, or more or less confluent, but not quite continuous ; fronds subcoriaceous in texture, mostly under 12 in. often under 6 inches long, 3-4 pinnatifid, veins free.

Ref. :— Bed. Handbook. Ferns Br. I. p. 92.

Vern. : — Nanha, dodhari (Sant.)

Habitat : — Madras Presidency, common in the plains ; (dry localities) and on low hills up to 4,000 ft. Bengal plains, in Assam, Chittagong, Dakka, Chota Nagpore, Khasya hills upto 35,000, ft. Sikkim and Malay Peninsula. (Beddome.)