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PLATYLOAIA FLEXUOSA.
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Pellæa flexuosa, L i n n æ u s . F e e . J. S m i t h .
Allosorus flexuosus, K a u l f u s s . K u n z e .
P te ris flexuosa, P r e s l . K a u l f u s s . H o o k e r . W i l l d e n o w .
cordata. L i n k , {not C a v a n i l l e s .)
P la ty lom a—Broad-edge. Flexuosa—Zig-zag.
OxE of the most beautiful of the exotic F e rn s ; its climbing
liabit, the splendid g reen colour of its pinnules, elegant habit,
and broad d a rk sori are all recommendations th a t should place
the Platyloma fle xu o sa in every collection, however small.
I t does n o t seem difficult to manage, b u t should be k ep t
clear from th rip s , which seem p a rticu la rly fond of the P la ty -
lomas, and can soon weaken the plants so materially, th a t it
occupies months for them to regain th e ir strength.
A deciduous warm greenhouse or stove F e rn .
Native of P e ru and Columbia.
lia ised from spores at the Royal Gardens, Kew, in the year
1838.
The fronds arc th re e or four times p innate, the branches
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