AN ENCYCLOPADIA 
OF HORTICULTURE. aa 
Adiantum—continued. 
Capillus-Veneris (Venus’s hair). Common Maidenhair. sti. 
A A rather = sat ay 4in. to ai, long. fronds very variable 
frame species. 
A. C.-V. cornubiense (Cornish).* (fronds very numerous, and 
dwarf, more or less oblong in general outline, with large, broad 
pinnules of a deep n, with finely-waved margins, and an 
almost pellucid, but firm texture. One of the best forms, but 
somewhat delicate in constitution. 
A, C.-V. crispulum (crisped).* fronds, with the stipes, from 
6in. to 12in. long, more attenua than those of the type, and 
narrower at the base ; pinnules less numerous, but broad and thin, 
crisp, of a light green colour, more or less cut at the broadest part. 
A handsome variety, of vigorous growth. 
— = 
Fic. 26. ADIANTUM CAPI 
LLUS-VENERIS DAPHNITES, 
A. C.-V. fissum (divided), Very dwarf in habit, with pinnules 
rather broader than those of the t Waser hee deeply and 
variously cut, so as to give the plant a appearance from 
most of the forms, 
A. C.-V. Footi (Foot’s), Closely allied to the variety fissum, 
having fronds a foot or more long, with very ample BF anes me 
deeply incised, light green, Vigorous. 
A. C.-V. incisum (deeply cut), Very closely allied to A. C.-V. 
fissum, but rather more vigorous in growth; pinnules broad, and 
deeply slit into segments near the base. 
A. C.-V. magnificum (magnificent).* fronds from Yin. to 16in. long, 
more or less elongated in outline, 3in. to 4in. across ; pinnules 
ample, rich n, with the margins finely cut and imbricated. 
~ The arching Scsanter gives this form a most distinct appearance. 
_ A very fine variety. 
A, C.-V. rotundum (rounded). Pinnules usually round, without 
_ the cuneiform base of the normal form; neither are the fronds 
so Isle of Man. Variable in its habit. i 
A. C.-V. undulatum (wavy).* fronds dense, compact, having 
í green pinnules, which are undulated at the 
_ edges. An elegant dwarf-growing form. 
A. à (heart-form indusium). A synonym of A. poly- 
A, caudatum (tailed).* in. Ic i 
Page TA peg pra sti. Zin. to 4in. long, tufted, wiry. fronds 
Saat a frh the point sanai ‘blunt, the lo onan aliphiiy 
stalked. sori rounc rg tang a > ihe. edge the 
“lobes; rachis and both ‘sides of the frond silose. A. ciin 
A. cristatum (crested). 
tomentose. fronds 14ft. to 3ft. jong, 9in. to 12in. broad 
0) 
A. ciliatum © 
Adiantum—continued. 
(of ) is probably a mere form, if not a synonym, of this 
Species. Throughout the Tropics everywhere. Greenhouse or 
stove species; very fine for hanging baskets. 
A. col; (deep hollow).* sti. 4in. to 6in. I slender, 
fibrillose. fronds Qin, to 18in. long, 4in. to Bie. ae. 3 
tripinnate, light n; lower pinnæ spreading at t anpes 
from the rachis, 2in. to 4in. long, lżin. broad, slight 
below ; ultimate segments about jin. long, jin, sive’ the lower 
line often straight, the upper rounded, and toothed, all 
nearly or quite sessile. sori placed in distinct teeth of the outer 
edge. Ecuador and Peru, 1875. Greenhouse s 
b 
u edge irregularly rounded, deeply lobed, the lobes crenate, 
iis ieee ent of each pinna i j 
numerous, ob-reniform. 
species for baskets and the rockery. 
(Fleming’s). This variety, of garden origin, is 
; ts about the 
pae ian reannen e greng n R a Cera t 
edge, "This ie classly allied te A. MAOIN. 
jase’ 
species. SYN, A. Filiam, 
Fia. 27. ADIANTUM DECORUM. 
stis Gin. to 12in. long, a ae 
terminal central pinna 6in. to Sin. long, lin. to ljin. broad, and 
numerous rather distant lateral ones on each side, the lowest of 
which are sometimes again branched ; segments jin. to Zin. long, 
jin. to gin. broad, dimidiate, the lower line nearly straight, the 
u oo i parallel or rounded, the point blunt. “sori in several 
oblong or linear patches. West Indies and Venezuela, 1844. 
Stov cies. SYN. A. Kunzeanum. : ses 
long, and about Zin. to lin. broad, un 
slightly recurved, the napper — and 
a so 
. A 
deep green colour, wit herbaceous textare. sori in 
hollows of the lobes. Cuba and Jamaica, A very distinct stove 
species, wee 
A. 
