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Adiaut um — co7i tinned. 



A, c. dissectuin(<lissecte(l).* A pretty variety, with the pinnules 

 niiH-c iKvply lolii'il tlum in tlie type. 



A. c. Lawsonianuni (Lawson's). This is a very abnormal ftmn, 

 cuiloiisly anil finely cnt, with the ultimate segments narrowly 

 cuiieatc at the base, stalked, anil distant. Of y;arden origin. 

 Greenhouse variety. 



A, c, mundulum (neat).* sti. Sin. to 4in. hiiih. /rnndx dwarf, 

 tufted, erect, hardly Sin. hroad, deltoiil, trijfinnate; pinnae ami 

 pinnules crowded ; piniudes narrowly cinieate, rarely three-] )arted, 

 with narrow weJi;f-shaped lobes ; apex slightly crenate, and bears 

 a rounilish sorus set in a notch etf the lobe or crenature. Of 

 garden iirij,dn, 1879. Oreenhouse variety. 



A, Cunninghami (Cunningham'-s). Synonymous with A. affine. 



A. curvatum (curved).* sti. 6in. to 12in. hmg. J'mmls dichoto- 

 mous, with main divisions aj;ain once or twice forked ; pinna* Sin. 

 to 12in. Ion*;, 2in. to 3in. broad ; pinnules \\\\\. to lAin. long, about 

 iin. deep, not truly dimidiate, but only the lower two-third.s of 

 the under half cut away, the upper margin rounded and broadly 

 lobed, with the lobes Hnely toothed and jioint often lengthened 

 out. xnri linear, or transversely oblong. Tropical America, 

 1841. stove species. 



A decorum (decorous).* sti. 4in. to 6in. long:, fronds sub-deltoid, 

 9in. to 15in. long, three to fom* pinnate ; lower pinn<e and pinnules 

 stalked, deltoid ; sitle segments rhomboid, ijiii. to ^in. long ; outer 

 eilge distinctly lobed ; lower .segments equilateral, imbricated 

 over main rachis. sort round, in tin:d lobes, four to six to a -seg- 

 ment. This greenhouse species ranks uudway between A. con- 

 cin/utm iind A. cuiteat It iH: Peru. Sy.n. >i. \ya;fnen. See Fig. 27. 

 A deltoldeum (deltoid), sti. densely tufted, 3in. to 4in. long, 

 wiry, erect. jn>n>/.s 4iu. to 6ni. long, ^in. broad, with a terminal 

 lolie and nuuurinis sub-opposite pinnai, the lower ones distant, 

 distinctly stalked, Xiu. long, :\in. to ^in. broad, hastate-deltoid, 

 conlate or cuuciite at the Imse. ttori in interrupted lines along 

 the sides of the piume. West Indian Islands. Stove species. 



Al>I.\NTUM DIAl'llANUM. 



A diaphanum (transparent).* sti. 4in. to Sin. long, slender, erect. 

 t'r»i,it/s 6in. to 7in. hmg, simply iiinnate, <pr with one to three 

 birinchesat the base; pinnules ^in. long, :lin. broad, the lower 

 line rather decurved, the ui)per nearly parallel with it, crenate 

 like the hlunt outer edge, sori obversely reniform, numerous. 

 S.I'-. China, New Zealand, &c. Greenhouse species. SVN, A. 

 .sclufomim. See Fig. 28. 



A. digitatum (finger-leaved).*' *7i. 12in. to 18in. long, erect. 

 /roiuLs lit. to 3ft long, 6in. to 1ft. 6in. broad, furnished with 

 numerous distant spreading or erecto. patent branches, gradually 

 shortened upwards, the lowest of which are branched again ; 

 lower pimia- 6in. to 9in. long, 3in. to 4in. luoad ; segments 

 jjin. to lin. each way, varying from iletlexed to cuneate at the 

 base, the upper edge roumled, deeph' cut. and the lobes 

 agani h'ss deeply cut, the lower ones distinctly .stiilked. i<nn 

 in lines along the edge of the lobes. IVru. It is generally 



Adianttun — continued. 



cultivated under the name of A. spccioaum. Stove or greenhouse 



species. 

 A. dolabriformc (axe-shaped). Synonymous with A. hinulatum. 

 A. dolosum (deceiving). Synonymous witli A. Wilsimi. 

 A, Edgworthil (Edgeworth'.s).* This differs from caudatum by 



liaviiig more mem)>ranous texture, ghibrous surfaces, and sul)- 



entire pinn;e. Himalaya and China. 



A, emargmatum (notched at the end). Synonymous with A- 



(Vthiopicuin. 



A excisum (bluntly rut).* sti, 2in. to 3in. long, wiry, densely 



tufted, /rmula 6in. to 18in. long, 3in. t(t 6in. bnad^ wlth'nuuu'rous 

 Hexuose simrt pinnae on each .side, the biwcst of wbich are 

 slightly branched again; segments two to three lines broad, 

 cuneiite at the base, the upper edge rounded anrl bluntly lobed. 

 t^iiri two to f<iur, large, obversely reniform, placed in distinct 

 hollows on the lobes, t'hiii. 



A. e. Leyi (Ley's).* This is a very dwarf, copiou.sly crested form, of 

 garden origin, nmst suitalde for case culture. (Jreeidiou.se variety. 



A. e, xnultifidum (much-cut).* A handsome garden variety; the 

 apex of every fnpiid is frequently divided into several branche.s, 

 wliich oftentimes are again divided and crested, thus forming a 

 beautiful tassel 2in. to 3in. long. (Greenhouse species. 



A. Feei (Fee's).* *//. 12in. to 18in. long, strong, scandent. fronds 

 1ft. to 2ft. long, 1ft. or more broad, tripiunate, the main ami 

 secoiidury rachises nigzag, ali the branches firm ami spreading 

 at a riglit angle ; lower pinna; 6in. to 9in. long. 3in. to 4in. broad ; 

 pinnules lin. to 2in. long, ^in. bnjad, consisting of a terminal 

 -segment and several distant snborbicular-cnneate lateral ones. 

 .siii'i. marginal, roundish, nmre tUan half line deep. Tropical 

 America. Stove species. Sv.v. A. jUxumuin. 



A. flabellulatum (small fan leaveil).* sti. erect, strong, /raiul.t 

 ilicliotoinonsly l.ran.bcd. ainl tbe divisions once or twice branched 

 again ; central pinna- 4iii. to Sin. long, ^in. broad ; pinnules about 

 ,lin. broad and deep, iliniidiate, the h)wer edge iieariv straigln, 

 the upper rovmdcd, tbe outer Miiut, both entire or sligbtiy tootbed. 

 .•sari, in several transversely oblong notches. Tropical Asia. 

 Stove .species. Sv.\. A. ama-nttm. 



A, flexuosum (zigzagly-bent). Synonymous with A. Feei. 



A formosum (beautiful).* sti. 12in. to 18iii. long, .strong, erect. 

 froiKLs 18in. to 24in. long, 12in. to 18in. broad, bi-, tri-, or ijuadri- 

 piunate ; lower j)inna' 12in. to 15iii. long, 6in. to 9in. broad, deltoid ; 

 pinnules deltoid ; ultimate .segments Jin. to ;;in. broad, one and a 

 half to two lines deep, dimidiate, the lower edge straight, the 

 upper and outer rather rounded and deeply lobed, the lower ones 

 distinctly stalked, son numerous, between olireniform and trans- 

 versely oblong. Australia, 1820. Greenhouse species. 



A fovearum. Synonymous with A. informed ium. 



A fulvum (tawny).* .sti. 6in. to yin. long, strong, erect, /romlf! 9in. 

 to 12in. long, bin. to Sin. broad, deltoid in general outline, with a 

 ternnnal pinna 4in. to 6in. long, about l^in. broad, and sevenil 

 eicrtii patent branches, the hiwer of which are branched again; 

 piiuiuhs about iiii. long, \\n. deep, dimidiate, the lower edge 

 nearly straight, the upper almost parallel, sharply toothed like 

 the obH.pie outer edge, nun hirge, numerous. New ZeaJand. 

 Creeiihnuse species. 



A Ghiesbreghti (dhie.sbre^ht's).* frotids 18in. to 30in. long, 



ovate, deltoid, triiiinnate ; itinnules large, slightly crenate on tlie 

 niargins. A very tine .stove fern, with the habit of A. teiwrum 

 Fuilei/i'iisc, but less dense. It is undoubtedly a variety of 

 tenerum, having originated in Mr. Williams's nur.sery some years 

 since. Syn. A. scutum. 



A glaucophyllum (gi-ey-Ieaved).* sti. 6in. to 9in. long, erect. 

 fnmds 12in. t(p 24in. hmg, 9in. to 15in. luoad, deltoid, ((Uadri- 

 pinnate; lower piinia^ bin. to 9in. lung, 5in. to bin. luoad, deltoid, 

 erecti'-pateiit ; segments liii. broad, cuneate at the base, the upper 

 edge irrcmdarly rounded, more or less lobed. sort f<un' to .six, 

 obversel> leinform, placed indistinct hollows in the apex <»f the 

 lobes (if tlie upper edge, deeji giei-n above, glaucous beneath. 

 Clo.sely allied to A. ciincafuui. Mexicc». Creenhouse. SVN.s. A. 

 aiiiuliih', A. an</ieol((in, A. incxicaiiuin. 



A gracillimum (most graceful).* jronds deltoidly ovate, 9in. to 

 24in. long, and bin. to lOiu. acros.s, decompound, rich green; 

 ultimate pinnules distant, minute, distinctly .stalked, obovate, 

 eniarginate, or two to three lobed, the sterile lobe^i blunt, sori 

 solitary on the entire pinnules, two to three on tlie larger lobetl 

 ones. One of the most graceful and beautifid of gieenhouse 

 ferns ; the very numerous niinnte segments and the ramifications 

 of the rachis impart to a well grown plant a very charming 

 appearance. Of garden origin. A form of A. cuneatuin. 



A Henslovlanum iHeuslow's).* t>ti. bin. to 12in. long, erect. 

 J'tyii'/s 12in. to 18tn. long, bin. to 9in. broad, ovate, tripinnate, fur- 

 nished with numerous distant pinna' on each side, the upper of 

 which are .simple, but tlie lowest sliL;litly brancheil ; segments 

 Ain. to iin. broail, :iin. to |iii. deep, ilinddiate, tin- lower line nearly 

 straight, the upper rather rounded and lobed. the point blinitiy 

 rounded, sori obver.sely renif<n-m, idaceil in tbe hollows of the 

 lobes. Columbia. IVrul Ac, 1853. A most distinct and beantilul 

 stove sp<'cies. S^ Ns. ,1. livtinn, A. Jicic/unbdrhii, A. scssilinitiiiin. 



A. Hewardia rb'»ard's). .s7/. bin. ti) 9in. long, erect." jrundu 

 siinjth pinnatL' or liipiniiate, with a terminal pinna ami two to four 

 lateral ones on each sitle, tlie lowest pair of which sometimes with 



