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OF HORTICULTURE. 27 
Adiantum—continued. 
A hispidulum 
oT 4 erect. fronds dichotomous, 
~ nules ong, two 
ns. 
A. intermedium (intermed 
contiguous. Tropics of Old 
pubesce: 
broad, and one to three smal 
A. Kunzeanum (Kunze’s). 
nearly equal 
a 
A. lunulatum Appt ti HAVIN a 
two to four ules each ; pinnules 3in. to 4in. long, about lin. 
equal sided, ovate lanceolate, nearly entire. sori 
al both edges. Jamaica, 
A ish).* sti, 6in, to 15in, long, don i 
y 
with the main divisions flabellate 
; central cag 6in, to 9in. long, żin. to lin. broad; pin- 
to jin. 
to four lines broad, dimidiate, sub- 
ads tS rhomboidal, the outer edge bluntly rounded, upper and outer 
: _ ‘Margin finely toothed, slightly stalked. sori roundish, numerous, 
World, 1822, Greenhouse, SYN. A. 
iate). sti. 6in. to 12in. long, erect, 
strong. fronds with a terminal pinna 6in. he pe long, 2in. to 3in. 
la 
l] spreading ones on each side ; 
pinnules lin. to ljin. long; din. to sin. broad, unequal sided, but 
not dimidiate, the point bluntish or acute, the inner edge nf 
parallel with the stem, the upper nearly straight, scarcely toothed. 
sori in interrupted marginal patches, one to two lines across, placed 
round the upper and lower edges. Stove. Tropical America, 
from the Antilles southwards to Peru and Rio Janeiro, 1824. 
SYNS. A, fovearum, A. triangulatum, 
Synonymous with A. cristatum. 
A. leetum (joyful). Synonymous with A. Henslovianum. 
A. Lathomi om’s).* A garden variety, said to be a sport from 
-~ A. Ghiesbreghti, which it closely resembles, being between it and 
oie It is a magnificent plant, producing fronds from 
18in. to long, with imbricated deeply-cut pinnules. Stove 
A. Legrandi (Legrand’s). Very closely allied to, if not identical 
with, A. Pecottei. OUa hrat of pasted vikaa. 
A. lucidum (shiny).* sti. 6in. to 9in. long, strong, erect. fronds 9in. 
togon. long, 4in. to 8in. broad, simply pinnate, with a ari 
>% érminal pinna and six to ten lateral ones on each side, or the 
lowest very em ory! branched, Sin. to 4in. long, din, to lin. broad, 
sided, lanceolate acuminate, slight) I 
the point. sori in a continuous row along each side. West Indian 
Islands and Tropical America. Stove species. 
y serrated tow 
‘Fis. 29. ADIANTUM LUDDEMANNIANUM. 
ddemann’s).* A very striking variety 
of the common. A. Capillus- Veneris, of garden origin, 
ih smooth, dark, almost Plack stipes, ching about a third 
an the p decr Prin = pinnules are crested, usually ch 
aes. It is a very bn Py 
bran 
ustered, 
ofa di sub-glaucous 
Adiantum—continued, 
and, like the sides, usually more or Jess lobed. sori in con- 
tinuous lines along the edge. on &e., widely distributed 
in both hemispheres. Stove species. SYN. A dolabriforme. 
A. macrocladum (long-branched), Synonymous with A. poly- 
Phyllum, 
A. macrophyllum (long-leaved).* sti, 6in. to 12in. long, § ? 
troch “early nink fresia, tn. to TA long, din. to Bin 
simply pinnate ; the lower pinnæ of the barren frond din. to 4in. 
long, 2in. broad, ovate, so broad at the base that the 
ones frequently overlap, the margin rather deeply lobed ; 
- ones narrower. sori in long continuous, or slightly interrupted, 
marginal lines, Tropical America, 1793. One of the finest stove 
spouse in cultivation. 
A. macropterum (long-winged). Synonymous with A. Wilsoni. 
A. mexicanum (Mexican). Synonymous with A. glaucophyllum. 
A. microphyllum (short-leaved). A synonymn of A. venustum, 
A. monochlamys (one-covered).* sti. 6in. to 9in. ing, wi, 
erect, dark, chestnut brown ; bin. to 12in. 1 
6in. broad, ovate-deltoid, tripinnate, the pinnæ rather ‘aistantly 
ents en broad, cuneate at the base, the ad 
monosorum (uni-soriate). A pretty species, from Solomon 
M aparu is canines ) ; : 
A. Moorei (Moore’s).* sti. Gin. to Bin. long. fronds deltoid, bin. to 
l5in. , two to og hang about 
» two pinna' segments nog 
A, 
A. Moritzianum (Moritz’s). This to bea more 
robust grower trod from Win. to laine high with stipes 
and larger pinnules than the typical A. us- Veneris. South 
America. Greenhouse species. 3 
A. neoguineense (New Guinea).* sti. Gin. to Bin. long, chestnut 
brown, erect. spreading, deltoid, tri po ame gi dark 
olive green th a glaucous tinge on 4 
ovate; terminal pinnules cuneate, lateral ones trapezoid, 
gin. long, crenately lo the lobes rather entire. sori 
small, 6in. to 8in., orbicular, entirely sunk in sinuses of 
the marginal lobes. New Guinea, 1877. A very 
species, í 
A. obliquum (oblique). sti. 3in. to 6in. lo pube- 
Bsr gg er Fe to 12in. ] , Zin, o a cas es aed ; 
lobe and three to twelve pairs of alternate eo 
e e 
truncate at the base, those of the barren 
us ted 
ay 6in. to Sin. long, liin. lh wer 
he ou! 
deep, dimidiate, the two sides nearly parall 
t ter and bluntly | sori al 
ro e upper and outer edge, obversely reniform. Brazil, &e., 
1824. Stove 
A This is a charming little variety, of 
Pecottei (Pecot’s).* 
J with ery poy —. ae segments, _ 
comparatively large, ofa n colour, and likely to prove 
one of the most useful maidenhsir ferns grown. J A 
A. pedatum (pedate).* sti. Qin. to 24in. long, erect, polished, 
fronds dichotomous, with the main divisions fali ely branched; 
central pinnæ Gin. to 12in. long, lin. to l4in. broad; gpm 
in. to Zin. long, iin. deep, dimidiate, broadest on side 
nearest the stem, the upper and outer i shortly 
stalked. sori roundish, one to two lines broad. peed 
stan, the United States, &c. Hardy species. See Fig. 30. 
A. peruvianum (Peruvian).* sti. 9in. to 18in. long, stron 
Jronds simply pinnate, or with one to three branches 
some of tter som again slightly divide 
Zin. or more broad, tin. unequally ovate, cun 
finely toothed and lobed round the pipe 
