Identifier: fernsbritishexot02lowe (find matches)
Title: Ferns: British and exotic..
Year: 1856 (1850s)
Authors: Lowe, E. J. (Edward Joseph), 1825-1900
Subjects: Ferns
Publisher: London, Groombridge and Sons
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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d described on page 123: this latter Fern seems to be theP. Schkuhrii of Paddi. An evergreen stove species. Native of Tropical America and the West Indies. Introduced into this country in the year 1793. Fronds sub-pinnate, the pinnee being linear, parallel, and hori-zontal. Pubescent, lateral, articulated on a creeping rhizoma. Length of frond from twelve to thirty inches; colour dullgreen. Stipes and rachis black. Sori circular, uniserial; colour a rich yellowish brown, andcovering the whole under surface. VOL. IL G 46 POLYPODIUM PECTTNATUM. For a plant of this species I am indebted to Mr. Henderson,of Wentworth; and for fronds to Mr. J. Smith, Curator of theRoyal Gardens, Kew; Mr. Henderson, of Wentworth; and Mr.Norman, of Hull. It is in the Fern Catalogue of Messrs. Kennedy, of CoventGarden; Yeitch, of Exeter; Yeitch, Jun., of Chelsea; Stansfield,of Todmorden; Sim, of Foots Cray; and Booth, of Hamburg. The illustration is from a frond forwarded by Mr. Smith,from the Kew collection.
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