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S w a r t z . S c h k u h r . H o o k e r . S c h o t t . J. S m i th .
K u n z e . W i e l u e n o w . P l u m i e k . (M o o re a n d H o u l s t o n .
PL.ATK X X IX . V O L . V I .
Poll/podium ti'ifuliatum,
BaLhiam trifuliatum,
Aspidium, heracltlfolium,
Polypodiam Pica,
Aspidium Pica,
Aspidium—The Shield Fem.
LiNN^US. jACl^HirJ.
F e e . L i n k .
W i l l d e n o w . P l u m i e e .
POIRET.
D e s v a u x .
TrifuLiatiim—Three-leaved.
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M^hen well grown this F^ern is a magnificent species, its
bold-looking fronds and gigantic fructification must always place
it amongst the most conspicuous of our favourite Ferns.
A stove evergreen species.
Native of the West Indies and Tropical America, Jamaica,
and St. Domingo.
Introduced into the Royal Gardens, Kew, in the year 1769.
Fronds glabrous, pinnate, somewhat erect in habit. The
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