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STOVE FEENS. 



the warmer parts of the world. It has been found in the 

 West India Islands, in Nepaul, and the Philippine Island?. 

 The terminal leaflet is often twice the length of the rest. 

 Fronds 2 feet long, pinnate, dark green, and lance-shaped. 

 Spore-masses continuous, mixed with hairs. A remarkable 

 species, well defined, and easily known. It comes up so 

 readily from spores that it is very common wherever it has 

 been once grown. 



P. EUBEA-VENIA (Red-veined) . This Fern, which has 

 recently been introduced by Mr. Bull, the nurseryman of 

 Chelsea, appears to be a free-growing and larger form of 

 P. aspericaulis. It looks to possess all the interesting features 

 of that plant without being so difficult to grow ; should this 

 prove to be the case, which seems highly probable, it will be 

 a valuable acquisition. 



P. SEMIPINNATA (Half-once-divided). A veiy interesting 

 and peculiar Fern, perfectly distinct from every other species. 

 It is a native of the warmer parts of China and the islands 

 of the Malayan Archipelago. The fronds are about 2 feet 

 high, and stand somewhat erect ; the pinnae are arranged in 

 pairs, and while the upper side of these is undivided, and 

 looks like the half of a simple lanceolate leaf, the lower side is 

 divided into several lobes, which diminish in size towards the 

 apex. From its peculiarity it is well worth growing. 



P. SEREULATA (Saw-edged). This plant is quite a weed in 

 most ferneries, as it comes up so plentifully from spores, and 

 yet it is a very beautiful plant, and well worthy of attention. 

 The long narrow divisions of its fronds produce a very pleasing 

 effect mixed with flowers and fruit for the decoration of the 

 table ; and as the plants are so easily propagated, one has the 

 less regret in cutting the fronds for this purpose. 



There are, as before mentioned, many species of this genus, 

 but those above described are most worthy of cultivation ; 

 still there are others which are worth a place where there is 

 room for them, as P. pungens, P. quadriaurita, P. sulcata, fyc. 



