Ferns: British and . IITM PERCUSSUM. the soil, or they are very apt to decay, consequently manyplants are lost through improper planting. An evergreen stove Fern. Native of Brazil, Tropical and South America, Surinam, , and Peru. Introduced into the Koyal Gardens, Kew, in the year 1842,having been received from Mr. Henderson. Fronds nearly erect, simple, lanceolate-acuminate in form,cuspidate, coriaceous; base attenuated, the surface covered every-where with small peltate, fimbriate scales. Lateral, articulatedon a scaly, creeping, thin rhizoma. Length of frond from six to
Ferns: British and . IITM PERCUSSUM. the soil, or they are very apt to decay, consequently manyplants are lost through improper planting. An evergreen stove Fern. Native of Brazil, Tropical and South America, Surinam, , and Peru. Introduced into the Koyal Gardens, Kew, in the year 1842,having been received from Mr. Henderson. Fronds nearly erect, simple, lanceolate-acuminate in form,cuspidate, coriaceous; base attenuated, the surface covered every-where with small peltate, fimbriate scales. Lateral, articulatedon a scaly, creeping, thin rhizoma. Length of frond from six to twelve inches; breadth one inchand a half; colour bright green and shining, paler beneath. Sori large and bold, uniserial, situated in dense compact tuftsof narrow scales. I am indebted to Mr. R. Sim, of Foots Cray, for a plantand fronds of this Fern. It is in the Catalogues of Mr. E,. Sim, of Foots Cray; Veitch, Jun., of Chelsea; and Mr, Kennedy, of Covent Garden. The illustration is from a plant in my own ^ TECTINATUM.
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