AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF HORTICULTURE. 



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Adiantum 



two t" 

 broad, 

 in com 

 orer a wide 



four pinnules each ; 

 nearly equal sided, 

 tinuous lines along 



pinnules Sin. to 4in. long, about lin. 

 orate lanceolate, nearly entire, tori 

 along both edges. Ja 

 Store species. Svx. Ht 



branched; central 

 nules fin. U " 

 rhomboidal, 



ed; central pinnae 6in. to 9in. long, iin. to lin. broad ; pin- 

 jin. to Jin. long, two to four lines broad, dimidiate, sub- 

 rhomboidal, the outer edge bluntly rounded, upper and outer 

 margin finely toothed, slightly stalked, tori roundish, numerous, 

 contiguous. Tropics of Old World, 1822. Greenhouse. SY.N. A. 



pubeicent. 

 L interm~.* 

 strong, frondt 



S3 



n (intermediateX *. 6in. to 



with a terminal pinna 6in. to 9in. long, a' to 3m.' 



, and one to three small spreading lateral ones on each side ; 

 pinnules lin. to liin- long; iin. to iin. broad, unequal sided, but 

 not dimidiate, the point bluntish or acute, the inner edge nearly 

 parallel with the stem, the upper neari? straight scarcely toothed 

 tori in interrupted i 

 round the upper a 

 from the Antilles 

 SYN'S. A. fovearum, A. trianffiUatum. 



A. Konzeanmn (Kunze's). Synonymous with A. arittotw*. 



A. Laetnm (joyful). Synonymous with A. Hentlorianum. 



A. Lathoml (Lathom's).* A garden rariety, said to be a sport from 

 A. Ghiesfreghti, which it closely resembles, being between it and 

 A. Farleyente. It is a magnificent plant producing fronds from 

 ISin. to 24in, long, with imbricated deeply-cut pinnules. Store 

 rariety. 



A. Legrandi (Legrand'sX Very closely allied to, if not identical 

 with, A. Pecottei. Greenhouse variety, of garden origin. 



A. Linden! (Linden's).* tti. black, naked, fnmdt erect, large, 

 pentagonal, tripinnate ; rachises pubescent above, naked beneath ; 

 segments sub-distant, liin. long, oblong-rhomboidal, full alii. 

 acuminate, outer margins closely but bluntly lobed, of a deep 

 green colour, the lobes toothed, tori oblong or reniform. Ama- 

 zons, 1866. A magnificent store species. 



A. lucidum (shiny).* tti. 6in. to 9in. long, strong, erect fnmdt 9in. 

 to 15in. long, 4in. to Sin. broad, simply pinnate, with a large 

 terminal pinna and six to ten lateral ones on each side, or the 



lowest very slightly branched, Sin. to 4in. long, iin. to lin. broad, 

 Irided, lanceolate acuminate, slightly < 



rated towards 



early equal i 



the point, jori in a continuous row along each 'side. West Indian 



I&UndsandTi ' ~ 



with smooth, dark, almost black stipes, branching 



of the way up, while the pinnules are crested, usually ili^lisnil. 



at the extremities of the branches, of a deep green, sub-glaucous 

 character. It is a very elegant little greenhouse variety- See 



A. lunulatum (crescent-leaved).* tti. 4in. to 6in. long, tufted, 

 wiiy. jrondt 6in. to 12in. long, lin. to 2in. broad, simply pinnate ; 

 pinnae Jin. to lin. broad, iin. to lin. deep, sub-dimidiate, the lower 

 edge nearly in aline with the petiole, the upper edge rounded 



Adiantnm 



\tinued. 



and, like the sides, usually more or less lobed. wri in con- 

 tinuous lines along the edge. Hongkong, Ac., widely distributed 

 in both hemispheres. Store species. SYS. A dolabri/orme. 

 A. noMXTOClJulum (long-branched). Synonymous with A. poly. 



. maerophyUnm Qong -leared).* tti. 6in. to 12in. lo 

 erect, nearly black, frondt 9in. to 15in. long, 4in. to 

 simply pinnate ; the lower pinna? of the barren frond 



long, strong, 

 Sin. broad! 



simply pinnate ; the lower pinna? of the barren frond Sin. to 4in. 

 long, Sn. broad, orate, so broad at the base that the opposite 

 ones frequently orerlap, the margin rather deeply lobed ; fertile 

 ones narrower, tori in long continuous, or slightly interrupted, 

 marginal lines. Tropical America, 1791 One of the finest store 

 species in cultivation. 



A. macropterum (long- winged). Synonymous with A. WUtoni. 



A. mw<iMiiMi (Mexican). Synonymous with A. glaucophyllia*. 



A. mlcrophyllnm (short-leaved). A synonymn of A. vernation. 



A. monochlamys (one-covered).* tti. 6in. to Sin. long, wiry, 

 erect, dark, chestnut brown ; frondt 6in. to iXn. long, 4in. to 

 bin. broad, ovate-deltoid, tripinnate, the pinnae rather distantly 

 placed ; segments iin. broad, cuneate at the base, the upper edge 

 rounded, slightly toothed, of a light green colour, with a firm 

 texture, tori single, or very rarely two, in a hollow of the upper 

 edge. Japan. A very distinct and pretty greenhouse species. 



A pretty species, from Solomon 



(Moore's).* tti. 6in. to Sin. long, frondt deltoid, 6in. to 



A. monoaortun (uni-soriate). 



Islands, not yet in cultivation. 

 A. Hoorel (Moore's).* tti. 6in. 



15in. long, two to three pinnate ; side segments about iin. long. 



rhomboid, lower edge deflexed from tip of pedicel, outer lobed 



half way down, tori round, placed in tip of lobes. Andes of 



r greenhouse species. 

 s it is frequently grown. 

 This 



tip of 

 SYS. A. amabOe, under 



. (Morfbfel This appears to be a stronger, more 

 robust grower (fronds from 12n. to Iffin. high), with thicker stipes 

 and larger pinnules than the typical A. CapOivt- Venerit. South 

 America. Greenhouse species. 



A. neognineense (New Guinea).* tti. 6in. to Sin. long, chestnut 

 brown, erect frondt spreading, deltoid, tri-quadripinnate, dark 

 olire green, with a glaucous tinge .n both surfaces ; pinnae 

 cuneate, lateral ones trapezoid, about 

 " the lobes rather large, entire, tori 

 ntirelysunk in closed sinuses of 

 the marginal lobes. New Guinea, 1877. A very charming store 



olive green, witn a glaucous 

 orate; terminal pinnules curu 

 iin. long, crenately lobed, thi 

 small, sue to eight., orbicular, 



L obliqmnn (oblique), tti. Sin. to 6in. long, erect wiry, pnbe- 

 scent/nmd* 6in. to 12in. long, 2in. to 4in. broad, with a terminal 

 lobe and three to twelve pairs of alternate pinnae, the lowest lin. 

 to 2in. long, iin. to Jin. broad, costate nearly to the apex, the 

 upper half the largest rounded at the base, the lower half obliquely 

 truncate at the base, those of the barren frond slightly toothed. 

 tori in numerous interrupted marginal patches, one to two lines 

 West Indies, Ac,, 1826. Stove species. 



(Pacofs).* This is a charming little rariety, of 

 garden origin, with short decompound fronds, imbricated segments, 

 comparatively large, of a deep green colour, and likely to prove 

 one of the most useful maidenhair ferns grown. 



frondt with elongated zigzag rachises, 

 , narrowed to the apex, tripinnate, often reaching 

 Sift long, lOin. oroad ; pinnules distinct ; ultimate segments large, 

 smooth, distant distinctly stipitate, varying from obovate wedge- 

 shaped to semi-orbicular in outline, but all deeply, palmately cut 

 lin. to liin. broad, tori oblong, variable in length, situate at the 

 tips of the segments, usually one to each. This is a very beautiful 

 and graceful store or greenhouse species. Peru, 1877. 

 A, patens (spreading). ri. 6in. to 9in. long, erect frondt di- 

 chotomously divided and the branches once or twice divided 

 again ; central pinnae 6in. to Sin. long, liin. broad ; pinnules 

 imTtoiin. long. iin. deep, din.Mi.fa., the two sides nearly parallel, 

 tt^u PP ^anTonteron broadly and bluntly lobed. aortplaced 

 er and outer edge, obversely reniform. Brazil, Ac., 



art. 9in. to 24in. long, erect, polished. 

 , with the main divisions flabellately branched ; 

 liin. broad; pinnules 

 ~ t on the side 



roundish, one to two lines broaU SKh Sffl 

 stan, the United States, Ac. Hardy species. See fig. 30. 



ME: 



some of the latter sometimes agate slightly dirided; pinnules 

 fin. or more broad, liin. deep, unequally orate, cuneate at base, 

 fanely toothed and lobed round the upper and outer edge, tori in 

 interrupted patches round the sides of the pinnules. Pern. This 

 is one of the finest of the large growing, erergreen store kinds. 



Uin (many-leaved).* tti. 12n. to 18in. long, strong, 

 2ft. to 3ft. long, 12in. to 18m. broad, 



. , the upper 



1ft long. 6in. broad, 



