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Felliea atropurpurea,
Allosorus atropurpureus,
P te r is airopurpurea,
Pla tyloma—Broad-ctlgo.
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Afropurpui'ca—Dark purple.
A n o t h e r interesting dwarf species, although it cannot lie
said to vie with Platyloma ternifolia, P . calomelanos, or P .
flexuosa, still all the Plaiylomas are handsome. I t is not difficult
to cultivate in a lig h t fibrous soil, with abundance of drainage.
The soil should n o t he k e p t too wet, frequent partial waterings
are had , as the soil is by this means k e p t too wet, less frequently
and a copious supply is more beneficial.
An evergreen frame or greenhouse species, not sullicicutly
hardy to stand over w in te r’s cold.
A native of N o rth America.
In tro d u c ed into the llo y a l Gardens, Kew, in the year 1770,
yet is by no means a common P e rn at the present day.
Form of the frond ovate-lanceolate, hipinnatc, the pinnules
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