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Adiantum—continued. 
half li at of lobes of upper edge, four to six to a seg- 
ment. ron oN A magnificent stove species. 
A. venustum (charming).* sti. 6in. to Qin. long, wiry, erect, 
bin. to izin. long, 4in. to 8in. broad, deltoid, 
; ultimate ents about jin. across, cuneate at 
the bass. upper edge rounded, and usually finely toothed, of 
a light green colour, with a firm texture. sori one to three, 
ee roundish ; in hollows of the upper edge. Himalayas, up to 8000ft. 
aii Greenhouse or frame, nearly hardy in sheltered places. SYN. 
A, microphyllum. 
A. villosum (hairy stalked).* sti, Sin. to 12in. long, strong, erect. 
fronds with a terminal central and several spreading pinne on 
each side, 6in. to 12in. long, ljin. to 2in. broad; pinnules di- 
midiate, about lin. long, żin. broad, the lower line nearly straight, 
th a edge nearly parallel with it, but considerably larger, 
slightly toothed, and the outer edge auriculed at the base. sori 
in a continuous line round the upper and outer edge. West Indies, 
&c., 1775, Stove species. 
A. Wagneri (Wagner's). Synonymous with A. decorum. 
A. Wilesianum (Wiles'’s). Synonymous with A. crenatum. 
(Williams’s).* sti. 6in. to 8in. long. 9in. to 
innate, triangular ; pinnæ Sata, ulan, piinia 
sub-rotund, slightly trapeziform, the i ve, the 
18in. long, 
basal line rather conca 
‘4 en or slightly undulated, or divided into three to four 
j erose -A aa ret ha elongate reniform 
diaphanous sori 
or lunate, the whole of theta SaNi 
a x í - 
ful of the ferns. Greenhouse species. 
A. Wilsoni (Wilson’s).* Enae cenit E dha a 
to 12in. long, to 12in. broad, si h a large 
terminal Gar agr ig ee A lateral case cu ah 
are 4in. to 6in. long, lin. to Zin. broad, ovate or ovate- 
lanceolate, acuminate, nearly entire. sori in continuous lines along 
both edges. Jamaica. Stove species. SYNS. A. dolosum, A. 
macropterum, 
A. Zahnii (Zaln’s). Synonymous with A. Seemanni. 
ADINA (from adinos, crowded; in reference to the 
flowers being disposed in heads). ORD. Rubiacew. A very 
pretty evergreen cool stove shrub, with opposite terete 
branches, and solitary, axillary peduncles. It thrives in 
a mixture of loam, sand, and peat. Propagated by cuttings, 
which root readily if placed in a rich loamy soil under a 
~ hand glass, in heat. 
-flowered).* fl. yellowish, sessile, crowded, 
heads ; corolla funnel-shaped; peduncles 
axillary, rarely terminal, solitary. July. l lanceo 
longer than the peduncles. A. 3t. to 4ft. China, 1804, 
a shady spot. It is a biennial, but in favourable spots is 
_ gelf-sowing, and thus may be treated as a perennial. If 
placed either against a wall or in the open it is a pretty 
its fragile character, it can only be seen to the best advan- 
tage under glass. 
A. cirrhosa (tendrilled).* jf. pale rose-colonred, about din. ; 
peduncles axillary, generally four-flowered. June. L 
innate, pale green. h. 15ft. 1788. The Maidenhair fern-like 
leaves are borne in profusion on the slender twining stems. SYN. 
Corydalis fungosa. 
ADNATE. Grown to anything by the whole surface ; 
anthers are said to be adnate when they are attached to 
filaments by their whole length. 
_ ADONIS (name of classical derivation). ORD. Ranun- 
&c. All the species will grow 
lft. Annual. 
subject for trailing over a shrub or twiggy branch. From | 
ua. Bee | 
Adonis—continued, 
A. pyrenaica (Pyrencan).* fl. almost sessile, ellow i petals eight 
i we rr an 5 mors o i trifid £ m] 
ower ones on long many 
gments, upper ones sessile, multi with linear very entire 
lobules. Stem beyond a foot high and usually much branched. 
Perennial. Pyrenees, 1817. . 
A. vernalis (spring).* f. yellow, large; petals, ten to twel Com 
rather pot nt Aste L. lower ones abortive, pepe mn 
A. v. sibirica (Siberian) differs only in having larger flowers. 
A. agen (Volga). An tonne ae species between 
and A. diff. 
ADPRESSED. Brought into close contact with any- 
thing without adhering. Pe oo oa 
