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POLYPODIUM SQUAMULOSUM.
K u n z e . K a u l f u s s .
Polypodium sguamulosa,
Phlehodium squamulosum,
“ myrtillifolium,
Polypodium—Polypody.
P b e s l .
J . S m i t h .
M o o e e a n d H o u l s t o n .
O r G a r d e n s .
Squamulosum—Scaly.
A n interesting dwarf creeping F e rn , v ery suitable for growing
in a suspended basket. I believe that it has never fructified
in England.
I t is a species easily grown, and from its rap id growth soon
forms a handsome plant.
I t was introduc ed into the Eoyal Gardens, Kew, in the
year 1843, having been sent by the late J . E iley , E sq ., of P a p plewick,
near Nottingham, a gentleman, who, in bis day, had
a very fine collection of F e rn s. A t Air. E ile y ’s death, the c o llection
passed into the hands of D r. Forbes Young, wlio grows
F e rn s successfully.
A native of Brazil and St. Ca tha rine’s Island.
Best known as the Phlehodium squamulosum.
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