No. 748. 
POLYPQDIUM PECTINATUM. 
Class, Order, 
CRYPTOGAMIA FILICES. 
This beautiful fern is a native of Jamaica 
and Martinique. The fronds are often two 
feet in length, narrowing towards the end 
almost to a point ; they grow very erect, and 
are usually six or eight in number. 
It requires to be preserved at all times in 
the stove, and increases itself occasionally 
by suckers, which come out from the root ; 
they should be potted in sandy peat, with 
several pieces of broken pot among it. 
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