Puate 1631. 
ADIANTUM GROSSUM, Met. 
Fiuices, Suborder Potyropiacez, Tribe Preripra, 
Adiantum grossum, Mett. in Planch. et Triana, Prodr. Fl. Nov. Gran. 
vol. ii. p. 296 ; rhizomate breviter repente paleis parvis brunneis lineari- 
subulatis dense vestito, stipitibus elongatis nitidis nigris nudis, frondi- 
bus lanceolatis glabris simpliciter pinnatis, pinnis 7—12-jugis alternis 
magnis petiolatis superioribus rhomboideis inferioribus semi-orbiculatis 
basi integris margine superiore irregulariter inciso-crenatis, venis liberis 
flabellatis, soris linearibus valde interruptis, indusio angustissimo gla- 
bro.— Hook. et Baker, Syn. Fil. edit. 2, p. 472. 
p. 
Has, Andes of New Granada, 3,500-7,000 ft., Lindig. 
Stipites semipedales vel pedales. Lamina pedalis et ultra, 35-4 poll. 
lata etiolt supremi brevissimi, infimi 6-8 lin. longi. 
This is a very distinct species, nearest to the simply pinnate form of 
A. peruvianum, which has not yet been introduced into cultivation.— 
J. G. Baker 
Fig. 1. Whole plant, life size. 2, 3. Soriferous portion of a pinna, enlarged. 
