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Adiantum—continued. 
marginal. Ecuador, 1887. 
deciduous, stove species. 
A. Daddsii (J. Dadds’). sti. glossy ebeneous, about 8in. long. 
Fronds above lit. long, fertile throughout, deltoid, decompound, 
evergreen, glabrous ; pinne triangular-ovate, stipitate, furnished 
with numerous but not crowded pinnules; ultimate segments 
very numerous, quite small, distinct, everywhere igs eta 
the terminal ones cuneate with two or three lobes at the apex, 
the intermediate ones rhomboid-cuneate, more or less deeply 
lobed on the anterior side, the basal ones roundish or obovate, 
narrowed into the pedicels. sori roundish-reniform, situated 
in a notch at the apex of the marginal lobes. 1827. A sup- 
posed hybrid. Greenhouse. 
A. daphnites (glistening). A variety of A. Capillus-Veneris. 
A, defiexum (deflexed). A variety of A. cuneatum, 
A. elegans (elegant). A variety of A. cuneatwm. 
A. elegantissi- 
A handsome and well-marked, 
~f Bs mum (most ele- 
TE § Be A sport 
AG rom . cuned- 
= EMM 4 3 tum, 
: . A. excisum na- 
num (dwarf). 
Jronds not more 
than 8in. high, 
rigid, produced 
in great abund- 
ance from a 
densely - tufted 
crown, _tripin- 
nate; pinnules 
cuneate, closely 
set. A garden 
variety, useful 
for edgings or 
for pot-culture. 
A. fascicula- 
tum(fascicled). 
A variety of A. 
cuneatum. 
A. Fergusoni 
Se Sa 
stt. long, glossy 
oie erick! 
Sronds sin de 
lar-ovate,  tri- 
pinnate, stiffly 
erect; pinnzze 
long-stalked, 
spreading ; pin: 
nules variable, 
mostly large, 
bluntly ovate, 
truncate at 
base, with a 
air of large 
asal lobes, and 
three or four 
smaller lobes 
above, the pedi- 
cels_ continuous 
with the rachis, not articulated, all the lobes again lobulate, 
and, where sterile, finely toothed. sori oblong, at the tops of 
the ultimate lobes. Ceylon, 1884. Stove. See Fig. 26. (G. C. 
ser. ili., vol. ii., p. 469.) 
A. festum (pleasant). sti. Sin. to Qin. long, purplish-ebeneous. 
fronds lft. long, glabrous, evergreen, decompound, drooping, 
triangular, acuminate; pinne deltoid, spreading; pinnules of 
ultimate segments small, crowded, cuneate or rhomboid-cuneate, 
larger towards their extremities, the terminal ones symmetrically 
or unequally cuneate, bipartite, with deeply-lobed ivisions, the 
rest lobed on their anterior edge. sori roundish-reniform, placed 
in a sinus of the lobe. 1887. Greenhouse hybrid. 
A. Footi (Foot’s). A variety of A. Capillus-Veneris. 
A. fragrantissimum (very fragrant). sti. Sin. to 6in. long, 
glossy ebeneous. fronds lft. to 14ft. long, deltoid, quadripinnate, 
glabrous, evergreen ; pinne ovate, spreading, the basal ones long- 
stalked ; ultimate pinnules or pinnulets large, on long, slender 
peel, cuneate, the terminal ones equally lobed at the apex, 
he lateral ones more or less obliquely cuneate, lobed. sort 
roundish-reniform, placed in a sinus at the apex of the lobes. 
1887. Probably a hybrid. Stove. Reason for specific name not 
stated. (G. C. ser. iii, vol. ii, p. 199.) 
A. Funckii (Funck’s). A sub-variety of A. trapeziforme. 
A. gracillimum nebulosum (cloud-like). A very pretty 
garden form, having fronds still finer and more delicate than in 
he type. 1893. 
A. grandiceps (large-headed). A variety of A. cuneatum. 
A. Hemsleyanum (Hemsley’s). A distinct seedling, of elegant 
habit, having tall fronds, which are graceful, light in texture, 
SS y si 
Fig. 26, ADIANTUM I'ERGUSONI. 
Adiantum— continued. 
pe green, with elongated-cuneate pinne not too closely set. 
ery useful as a pot plant. 1894. 
A. Hendersoni (Henderson’s). A variety of A. tetraphyllum. 
A. hians (gaping). sti. black. fronds about 10in. long, tri- 
angular-ovate, tripinnate; pinns ovate, the upper ones stalked, 
the lower ones almost sessile; pinnules variable, roundish, 
balloon-shaped, transversely Hhleng, or rhomboidal, the end 
rounded, bearing one or two large, broadly-gaping sori. South 
Pacific Islands, 1887. An ornamental, stove Maidenhair. 
A. Kaulfussii (Kaulfuss’s). sti. wiry, upright, polished, 
blackish, 6in. to Yin. long. fronds 6in. to Idin. long, din. to 
4in. broad, consisting of a large terminal lobe and eight or ten 
pinne on each side; lowest pinnz 2in. to Jin. long, cordate and 
auricled at base, shortly stalked, those of the 
shanty toothed, 
Indies, &c. Stove. 
A. Lambertianum (Lambert's). A form of A. cuneatum. 
A. lineatum (lined). A _ variegated form closely resembling 
A, Clesianum, the fronds being marked with narrow pale 
lines. Brazil, 1895. (I. H. 1895, p. 312, t. 44.) 
A. macrophyllum albo-striatum (white-striped). fronds 
Tele green, with numerous white stripes and spots. 1894. A 
wart variety. 
A. m. bipinnatum (bipinnate). This handsome variety differs 
from the type in haying the fronds twice-pinnate in the lower 
part, and with smaller pinnules. Jamaica, 1885, 
A. Mairisii (Mairis’). fronds triangular, quadripinnate; pinne 
ovate, on rather long stalks ; pinnules cuneate-trapezoid, with an 
irregular, truncate apex, those near the ends of the pinne larger, 
with a lobate margin, the fertile ones cut into oblong, concave 
sinuses, giving a bluntly cornute aspect to the principal pinnule. 
1885. Stove. Garden variety; perhaps a hybrid Betneed 
A. Capillus-Veneris and A. cuneatum. 
A. manicatum (having sleeves). This is described as a “‘seed- 
ling with bold, broad fronds and much-divided pinnules.” 1890. 
A. Matthewsianum (Matthews’). A synonym of A. poly- 
phylum 
tly st t arren fronds 
sort in interrupted marginal lines. West 
A Fic. 27. ADIANTUM MONOCHLAMYS, 
A. monochlamys.* The habit of this beautiful Japanese 
species, which is allied to, but distinct from, A. venustum, is 
shown in Fig. 27. 
A. Moorei plumosum (feathery). A charming plumose form 
for either pans or pots. 1894. 
A. nebulosum (cloud-like). A form of A. gracillimum. 
A. novee-caledonize (New Caledonian).* cau. tufted. sti. and 
rachis blackish-purple, the latter clothed with dark brown hair- 
scales. fronds pedately pentagonal in outline, tripinnate at the 
basal part, bipinnate above ; pinn narrow-lanceolate, the larger 
ones caudate; pinnules irregular in size and form, coarsel 
toothed, the largest lin. to lsin. long. New Caledonia. 1883. 
Stove. See Fig. 28, for which we are indebted to Messrs. W. and 
J. Birkenhea 
A. obliquum minus (lesser). sti. black. fronds pinnate ; pinnz 
faleate, acuminate, the sterile ones incised-toothed, the fertile 
oe with close-set, oblong sori, the apex trapeziform and lobed. 
1883. 
A. Oweni (Owen's). sti. about Sin. long, glossy ebeneous. fronds 
about lft. long, triangular-ovate, evergreen, glabrous, erect, 
quadripinnate ; pinne ascending, triangular, stipitate, the lower 
ones on stalks about lin. long, the upper ones gradually shorter; 
