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TLATYLOMA FALCATA. 



to T. Brocklehurst, Esq., of The Fence, near Macclesfield; 

 Messrs. Veitch, of Exeter; Mr. Norman, of Hull; Mr. Ingram, 

 of the Royal Gardens, Windsor; Messrs. E. G. Henderson, of 

 St. John's Wood; Mr. Masters, of Canterbury; and for fronds 

 to M. Schott, of the Imperial Gardens, Schonbrunn, near Vienna; 

 Mr. Henderson, of Wentworth; Messrs. Booth, of Hamburg; 

 and Mr. Norman, of Hull. 



It is in the Catalogues of all the principal Nurserymen. 



PLATYLOMA FALCATA, VARIETY CAUDATA. 



This Fern has a character and habit midway between P. 

 falcata and P. rotundifolia. It was sent to me under the name 

 of P. cordata, as the pinnules have a pointed apex rising out 

 of a rounded end; perhaps this may have been misspelt for 

 caudata. It will therefore be retained as P. falcata, var. caudata. 

 The P. cordata of Gardens is figured on Plate XXVIII. The 

 venation is bolder than in the normal form of P. falcata. It 

 is doubtful whether it will ever prove to be more than a variety. 



The illustration is from a plant in my own collection. 



Variety Caudata. 



Barren Frond— Normal form. 



