198 NOTE ON ADIANTUM CAPILLUS-VENERIS,  [Szss, uxx. 
with the exception of its fronds, may be quite inaccessible 
even though close to hand. 
ADIANTUM IN ITALY. 
Adiantum Capillus-Veneris clothing masonry over which 
water continually fiows is typical of many Italian scenes, 
In damp places this fern may spread so freely as to become 
a weed, but it cannot live on dry ground nor endure drought, 
as can such ferns as Ceterach and Asplenium Adiantum- 
nigrum, Ruta-muraria, ete. 
ADIANTUM CAPILLUS-VENERIS IN CULTIVATION. 
There is little that need be said. For general use the 
Brazilian. species—A. cuneatum—is the popular Maidenhair 
fern, and in many gardens a Capillus-Veneris is not culti- 
vated at all, only occurring as a sort of naturalised plant on 
the walls and floors of plant houses. Although a native, it 
is not truly hardy. Established plants planted at the Rock 
Garden last summer perished during the winter. In this 
respect it is akin to Asplenium marinum, with which it is 
oiten associated in Ireland. Both like warmth, 
