No. 841. 
ADIANTUM RENIFORME. 
Class. Order. 
CRYPTOGAMIA FILICES. 
This elegant little Fern is a native of 
Madeira and Teneriffe, also of the islands 
of Bourbon and Mauritius. It is said to 
have been cultivated in this country in 1699. 
There is a neat figure of it by Plukenet, 
tab. 287. 
It flourishes best with us in the stove, 
and may be increased, although sparingly, 
by separating the roots. The soil should 
be sandy peat, with a little calcareous 
mixture, as the plant is found growing on 
rocks. 
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