Ferns: British and . POLYPODIUM PORTION OP FROND. LIX-VOL. Portion of mature Frond—^under side. POLYPODIUM SACCATUM. Lowe, {not of Fee.) PLATE LIX. VOL. II. Phymatodes saccata. J. Smith. Polypodivmi—Polypody. Saccatum—In a bag. In the Section Drynaria of Authors. This is truly a magnificent Fern; its pendulous habit andbold shining fronds, with the deeply immersed sporangiferousreceptacles, raising on the upper side extremely prominenttubercles, are features that make it an exceedingly distinctFern, and at the same time a remarkable and glorious object. Polypodium sacca
Ferns: British and . POLYPODIUM PORTION OP FROND. LIX-VOL. Portion of mature Frond—^under side. POLYPODIUM SACCATUM. Lowe, {not of Fee.) PLATE LIX. VOL. II. Phymatodes saccata. J. Smith. Polypodivmi—Polypody. Saccatum—In a bag. In the Section Drynaria of Authors. This is truly a magnificent Fern; its pendulous habit andbold shining fronds, with the deeply immersed sporangiferousreceptacles, raising on the upper side extremely prominenttubercles, are features that make it an exceedingly distinctFern, and at the same time a remarkable and glorious object. Polypodium saccatum is very rare in cultivation in * thiscountry, indeed I believe that it is only to be found at Kew. It is an evergreen stove species. Native of Java. The fronds are pinnatifid, having a lengthy stipes; they aresmooth, the sinus wide, obtuse, and rounded; lacinire broadlyVOL. II. S 128 POLYPODIUM SACCATUM. lanceolate, acaminate, caudate, and subfalcate. Eight to tenpairs, with an ultimate one; these are from eight to ten incheslong, and about an inch and a quarter wide.
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