Ferns: British and . teris proUfera,« (( Meniscium proliferum. Peesl. J. Smith. Fee. MOOEE AND Polypodium—Polypody. Proliferum—Proliferous. In the Section Goniopteris of Authors. A SINGULAR, straggling, free-growing Fern, bearing youngplants from the stipes of the fronds. These plants grow quitelarge fronds whilst on the parent stem, indeed the illustrationis one of these plants. I believe that it has never fructified inthis country. A stove species. Native of the East Indies. Introduced into England in the year 1820. Fronds pinnate, slender, pinnse membranous, oblong
Ferns: British and . teris proUfera,« (( Meniscium proliferum. Peesl. J. Smith. Fee. MOOEE AND Polypodium—Polypody. Proliferum—Proliferous. In the Section Goniopteris of Authors. A SINGULAR, straggling, free-growing Fern, bearing youngplants from the stipes of the fronds. These plants grow quitelarge fronds whilst on the parent stem, indeed the illustrationis one of these plants. I believe that it has never fructified inthis country. A stove species. Native of the East Indies. Introduced into England in the year 1820. Fronds pinnate, slender, pinnse membranous, oblong-acuminatein form, and pubescent; slightly cordate at the base, and havingthe margin crenate-dentate. Lateral, adherent to a creepingrhizoma. Length from twelve to thirty-six inches; colour dull green. 40 POLYPODIUM PROLIFERTJM. My thanks are clue to Mr. J. Henderson, of Wentworth, forfronds of this Fern. It is not in any of the Nurserymens Catalogues. The illustration is from a frond sent by Mr. Henderson, POL D I C U L A T U 1/ XIX—VOL.
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