"john smile" wrote
Please can anyone tell me if this is a Pygmy Date palm ? Or is it some
type of fern plant ?

http://i42.tinypic.com/sgnb03.jpg

It was kept by someone as an indoor plant by the window for a few
years but since i had it , the leaves had turned yellowish.


Looks more like a Sago Palm, Cycas revolta, to me.

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Regards
Bob Hobden
just W. of London