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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Adiantum—continuwed. 
A. Burnii (J. B. Burn’s). sti. smooth, ebeneous. fronds ever- 
green, glabrous, broadly ovate, acuminate, tri- or quadripinnate ; 
pinne ovate, che lower ones with a long stalk, the upper ones 
almost sessile; pinnules stipitate below, the basal one 2in. to 
24in. long, narrowly ovate, the basal pinnulets compound, the 
upper ones still narrower because less divided at the base. sori 
numerous, roundish-reniform, seated at the base of a notch at 
the apex of the lobes, 1887. Garden hybrid. Stove. 
A. Capillus-Veneris bulbiferum (bulb-bearing). A variety 
having little bulbils on the pinnze—probably the only Adiantum 
possessing that character. 
A. C.-V. cunezformis (wedge-shaped). fronds very long, rather 
narrow, and loose. 1896. A very graceful, garden form. 
A. C.-V. depauperatum (poor). fronds erect, narrow, about 
lft. long ; pinnules much eut, in some cases reduced to thread- 
like segments. An interesting sport or natural hybrid. 
A. C.-V. digitatum (digitate). fronds not symmetrical, but 
with a tendency to become unequally ovate, dwarfish, smooth, 
evergreen ; pinnz and pinnules unequal and irregular, the more 
erfect pinnules rhomboid, with a rounded apex, deeply furcate- 
obed, the edges marginate. sori wanting. A curious variety. 
A. C.-V. grande (large). A very handsome variety, larger, 
denser, and more bushy in habit than the type. 1886. Hardy. 
A. C.-V. Hookeri (Hooker's). fronds erect; pinne and their 
ultimate sub-divisions disposed alternately, the latter cuneate 
at base and very finely toothed at the summit, which is 
rounded or fan-shaped. Crimea. 
A. C.-V. imbricatum (imbricated). sti. and rachises glossy 
ebeneous. fronds ovate, 6in.: long, densely imbricated, bi- or tri- 
pinnate, evergreen ; pinnz crowded, 2in. to 24in. long, 14in. wide; 
pinnules large, much overlapping, the lateral ones rhomboid, 
Rin. long and sin. broad, the terminal ones broadly flabellate, 
lin. or more in width. sori elongate-oblong. 1887. 
A. €.-V. Kalon (Kalon). fronds ovate, llin. long, 5in. broad, 
arching; pinnules very leafy and closely set. One of the few 
forms artificially raised from spores in this country. 
A. C.-V. obliquum (oblique). fronds, pinne very large, oblique. 
1885. (I. H. 1885, 546.) : : 
A. C.-V. ramulosum (full of small branches). fronds having the ~ 
main stem twice or thrice divided towards the summit, forming a 
spreading tuft of short, pinnate branches ; pinnules in the lower 
portion narrow and depauperated. An extraordinary variety. 
A. Catherinz (St. Catherine's). A synonym of A. trapeziforme 
Sanctce-Catherine. 
A. chilense (Chilian). A form of A. ethiopicum. 
A. Clzsianum (Claes’). fronds composed of rhomboid pinnules, 
which are pale green, with a silver blotch at the base and silver 
Fic. 24. ADIANTUM CONCINNUM. 
Adiantum—continued. 
lines radiating to the bluntly-toothed margins. South America, 
1894. A charming, stove Maidenhair. (I. H. 1894, p. 137, t. 9.) 
A. Collisii (Collis’). sti. black, slender, lft. to 14ft. long. fronds 
triangular, 1{ft. to 2ft. across; pinnules small, rhomboid, trun- 
cate on the inner and lower sides, and slightly toothed on the 
outer and upper margins. 1885. A beautiful, decorative, stove 
Maidenhair, of garden origin. 
A. colpodes roseum (rosy). In this variety the young fronds 
are of a rich coppery-red tint. 1888. 
A. concinnum, An illustration of this charming tropical 
American species is given in Fig. 24. 
A. cornubiense (Cornish). A form of A. Capillus-Veneris. 
A. cultratum (knife-like). A variety of A. trapeziforme. 
A. cuneatum Bournei (Bourne's). sti. long. fronds dense, 
triangular, 1882. A garden variety in the way of A. c. Pacotti, but 
less refined in growth. 
A. c. deflexum (deflexed). fronds triangular, three or four times 
pinnate ; pinnules deflexed, lobed ; lobes crenate-toothed. 1884. 
A garden hybrid between A. Bausei and A. cuneatum. Stove. 
A. c. elegans (elegant). sti. glossy, 6in. long. fronds triangular, 
about Yin. long and broad ; pinne ovate-triangular, with rather 
distantly-set, cuneate pinnules, which are jin. long and jin. 
broad. Gardens, 1885. Stove. 
a i fasciculatum (fascicled). A variety with crested fronds. 
Fic. 25. ADIANTUM CUNEATUM GRANDICEPS. 
A. c. grandiceps (large-headed). A crested variety, of drooping 
habit, well adapted for basket culture. See Fig. 25. 
A. ec. Lambertianum (Lambert's). A variety haying the very 
small ultimate segments much crumpled and curled. 1890. 
A. ce. Pacotti (Pacott’s). fronds, pinnules overlapping each other 
to an uncommon extent. Habit very dense. 
A. c. strictum (upright). fronds erect, four times pinnate ; 
pinne ascending, arranged somewhat spirally. 1884. Stove. 
A. ¢. versaillense (Versailles). sti. branched for about two- 
thirds of their length. fronds erect, seldom exceeding 10in. in 
height, crested as in grandiceps, but much denser and more 
regular; pinnules of a pleasing light green. 1889. A valuable 
Saat also useful for cutting and for decoration. 
A. curvatum brasiliense (Brazilian). rhiz. stout, very slowly 
creeping. sti. hairy and brown. fronds often 5ft. in height, 
pubescent; pinnw dark green, smooth, shorter, broader, blunter, 
and not so closely set as in the type. A very distinct variety. 
A. cyclosorum (having circular sori). sti. stoutish, glossy black, 
8in. to 10in. long. fronds 1hft. to 2ft. long, triangular, tripinnate, 
labrous; pinn spreading, ovate, stalked ; pinnules five to nine 
ines long, rhomboid. sori eight to ten to a pinnule, circular, 
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