Ferns: British and . Portion of Pinna of mature Frond—under side. POLYPODIUM Moore and Houlston. Kunze. J. Smith. PLATE XI. VOL. II. Polypodium—Polypody, Suhpetiolatum—Short-stalked. Polypodium suhpetiolatum is not well known by the Ferncultivators generally, being as yet chiefly confined to the largestcollections. It is an evergreen stove species. Native of Mexico and Guatemala. Introduced into the Royal Gardens, Kew, in 1845, havingbeen forwarded by Mr. D. Cameron. .. Fronds pubescent, linear-lanceolate in form, pinnate, thepinnse being entire, and destitute of
Ferns: British and . Portion of Pinna of mature Frond—under side. POLYPODIUM Moore and Houlston. Kunze. J. Smith. PLATE XI. VOL. II. Polypodium—Polypody, Suhpetiolatum—Short-stalked. Polypodium suhpetiolatum is not well known by the Ferncultivators generally, being as yet chiefly confined to the largestcollections. It is an evergreen stove species. Native of Mexico and Guatemala. Introduced into the Royal Gardens, Kew, in 1845, havingbeen forwarded by Mr. D. Cameron. .. Fronds pubescent, linear-lanceolate in form, pinnate, thepinnse being entire, and destitute of a foot-stalk. Lateral, articulated on a scaly creeping rhizoma. Nearly all the fronds soriferous throughout. Sori uniserial. Length of frond from twelve to thirty-six inches; colour palegreen. I have been unable to procure a plant of this Fern. Forfronds I am indebted to Mr. Smith, of the Royal Gardens,Kew. It is not in the Nurserymens Catalogues. The illustration is from Mr. Smiths POLYl ODIUM APEOLATUMXII-VOL 2. i
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