52 Notice of a Plant oj the Sabal BlacWinua^ 



Those marked thus {*) are exotics, but sufficiently hardy 

 to endure the open air. The Aspidium bulbiferum is. raised 

 from bulbs produced on the back of the fronds ; and the 

 ^diantum pedatum from young plants formed at the ends of 

 the fronds. 



List of Exotic Ferns requiring to be treated as Green-house 

 Plants. 



Davalim pyxiclata. Dicksonta arborescens. 



Davallfa canari^nsis. Cheilanthes ^teroides. 



Aspidium trifoliatum. yldiantum renifonne. 



Aspidium auricidatum. ^diantum t^nerum. 



Polypodium Phyllitidis. Aspidium exaltatum. 



Polypodium auriculatum. ^splenium Shepherdn. 



Polypodium pectinatum. /isplenium i/emionitis. 



Polypodium aureum. j4splenium praemorsum. 



Polypodium effusum. ^splenium ebenum. 



Diplazium grandifolium. ^splenium rhizophyllum. 



^l^chnum australe. Doodia aspera. 



^Idchnum occidentale. Pteris longifolia. 



^emionitis dealbata. Pteris serrulata. 



JTemionitis riifa. Pteris arguta. 

 Acrostichum alcicorne. 



The above are all to be had at the Livei^pool garden. I 

 could give the names of many more species, but not knowing 

 where they may be purchased, I omit them. The above, 

 however, when united with a collection of the most curious 

 and rare British plants, will make a considerable addition to 

 the flower garden. I am, Sir, yours, &c. 



James Housman. 

 London^ Feb. 11. 1828. 



Art. XVII. Historical and Descrijjtive Notice of a Pla7it of the 

 Sabal Blackburn'ia., nou) in the Gardens at Hale Hall, Lancashire, 

 the Sent of John Blachburne, Esq. M.P. By Thomas Kirk- 

 land Glazebrook, Esq. 



The flowering of what was popularly called the " Great 

 Palm," at Hale, the seat of John Blackburne, Esq. M.P., in 

 May, 1818, excited very great attention. An opinion pre- 

 vailed that the plant would die when the seeds . ai-rived at 

 maturity, and, consequently, the progress of fructification was 

 anxiously watched. The contrary, however, was the case ; as 

 the palm flourished amazingly, and has continued to produce 

 flowers and fruit almost annually, up to the present moment 

 (July 15. 1828). 



