No. 1299. 
PTERIS PALMATA. 
Class. Order. 
CRYPTOGAMIA  FILICES. 
This elegant Fern was communicated to 
us a few years since by Mr. Shepherd: it 
is a native of Caraccas, and must be kept 
in a shady part of the stove. It increases 
itself by its roots, also by seeds, which 
scatter and produce young plants, spring- 
ing up spontaneously. 
The soil should be sandy peat and loam. 
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