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As it is only yet to be seen at K ew , I am unable to speak
with reg a rd to its cultivation, or as to w hether it is easy or
difficult to manage.
F o r fronds of this F e rn I am indebted to Mr. J . Smith,
C urator of the Royal Gardens, Kew.
I t is n o t in any N u rse rym an ’s list.
T he illustration is from Mr. Smith’s frond.
G E N U S IX .
C E R A T O P T E R IS . B r o n g n i a r t .
Only a single species is in cultivation in this country. I t
is a water F e rn , and will th riv e well if qilunged to the rim
of th e p o t in a tan k of water.
E ron d s fragile; the fertile fronds decompound; the segments
forked and lin e a r; margins revolute and membranaceous.
Veins transverse ly elongated and distantly anastomosing.
Sori disposed in a simple series, constituting two linear
subpa rallel sori.
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