Portion of mature Frond— upper side. 



POLYPODIUM PLUMULA. 



Humboldt and Bonpland. Willdenow. 

 Moore and Houlston. Kunze. Haddi? Fee? 



PLATE XLI. — B. 



Polypodium FaradiscB, 

 " pectmatumf- 



" plumosum? 



Eaddi. 



Ktjnze. Pltjmiek. 



PLTJKEisrET. Fee. Pkesl. 



Peesl. 



Polypodium — Polypody. 



Plumula — reathered. 



The Polypodium plumula, or Feather-Fern, as its name so 

 aptly defines, is perhaps the most delicate and beautiful Poly- 

 pody that has been introduced into this country. It is but little 

 known and cultivated in England, although its dwarf habit and 

 delicately beautiful fronds render it an object of especial at- 

 traction. It is easily cultivated, and requires but little pot-room. 



Kaulfuss remarks that it is difficult to define the difference 

 between the following species: — Paradisce, plumula, pectijiatum, 

 otites, struthionis, tazifolium, venustum, and capillare; the last 

 five I have not seen, and probably none of them are cultivated 

 in England. P. Paradisce of LangsdorfF and Fischer appears 

 to be very distinct, as will be seen when a figure of it is given 

 in this work. 



An evergreen stove species. 



Found in the West Indies and South America. 

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