Portion of mature Frond — upper side. 



PLATYLOMA GERANIIFOLIA. 



Lowe. 



PLATE XXVII. VOL. III. 



Pellcea geraniifolia, 

 Pteris palmata, 



geranioides, 



geraniifolia, 



jpedata, 

 it 



Pohliana, 



J. Smith. Fee. 



Of GrAEDENS. J. SMITH. 

 WlLLDENOW. 

 SCHOTT. M. S. 

 E/ADDI. E/UNZE. 



Swaetz. (not Linnaeus or Schkuhe.) 



Ejtnze. 



Peesl. 



Platyloma — Broad-edge. 



Geraniifolia — Geranium-leaved. 



An interesting dwarf species, which has been looked upon 

 as a Pteris by most Botanists, but placed in the present 

 family by Mr. J. Smith. It appears to be rather a delicate 

 species to cultivate, yet is not difficult to raise from spores. 

 Young plants in the seed-pans will bear fertile fronds. 



An evergreen stove Fern. 



Native of Brazil, India, and the Island of Java. 



Introduced into this country in 1816, according to Kunze, 

 and into the Royal Gardens, Kew, in 1838. 

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