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ADIANTUM 



ADONIS 



123. Pinna of Adiantum 

 Capillus-Veneris. 



32. Bessonias, Jenman. Lvs. 11-16 in. long, the 

 stalks in tufts, stiff, black, shiny, with a few pale scales; 

 If.-blades deltoid, 4-pinnate, the pinnulae very densely 

 imbricated so that many 

 of them are covered over. 

 Trinidad. 



EE. Indusia nearly circular, 



with a narrow sinus. 

 33. cuneatum, Langs. & 

 Fisch. (A. xmulum, A. miin- 

 dulum, Moore. A. versail- 

 lense, A. fragrantlssimum, A. 

 hybridum, Hort.). 

 Fig. 124. Lvs. 3-4- 

 pinnate, deltoid, 6- 

 15 in. long, 5-9 in. 

 wide; Ifts. numer- 

 ous, obtuse or 

 broadly wedge- 

 shaped at base, the 

 margin rounded 

 and more or less 

 crenately lobed; 

 spri 3-5 to each 

 segm., with rather small rounded indusia. Brazil. 

 Runs into many forms, of which A. variegdlum is one. 

 A.F. 18:508. A. Bdrdii differs from the type in hav- 

 ing the fronds 2 ft. or more long. Var. grandiceps, 

 Moore. Robust: Ivs. numerous from a tufted crown, 

 elongated, with tassel-like growths at the ends. Var. 

 Croweanum, Hort. A vigorous hardy form. 



34. Modrei, Baker (A. amdbile, Moore, not Liebm.). 

 Lvs. 2-3-pinnate on long, slender stalks, 6-15 in. long; 

 Ifts. M~3^i n - long, rhomboidal, with wedge-like base, 

 deeply lobed; sori of medium size, 4-6 to each 1ft. Peru. 



35. Wagneri, Mett. (A. decorum, A. Wtigandii, A. 

 elegans, A . Owenii, A . cydosbrum, Moore) . Lvs. 2-3-pin- 

 nate, 6-9 in. long, 4-6 in. wide; lateral Ifts. rhomboid, 

 the terminal cuneate, slightly lobed or incised; spri 4-6 to 

 each 1ft. ; very large membranous circular indusia. Peru. 

 A. Siebrechtii, Hort., "supposed to be a cross between 

 A. decorum and A. Williamsii," has strong, graceful 

 Ivs. thickly set with round pinnules of firm texture. 



36. rubellum, Moore. Lvs. 4-6 in. long, deltoid, bi- 

 pinnate; texture membranous, bright green, reddish 

 when young; Ifts. J^in. wide, 



deltoid or the lower rhomboid, 

 the outer margin deeply lobed 

 and the lobes finely toothed; 

 sori round at the apices of the 

 lobes. Bolivia. 



37. monochlamys, D. C. 

 Eaton. Lvs. ovate -deltoid, 

 6-12 in. long, tripinnate; Ifts. 

 J^in. wide, cuneate at the 

 base, the upper 



edge rounded, 

 and slightly 

 toothed, with a 

 single sorus or 

 rarely two in a 

 decided hollow 

 at the upper 

 edge. Japan. 



38. venfistum, Don. 

 Lvs. ovate-deltoid, tri- 

 quadri-pinnate, 6-12 in. 

 long; Ifts. cuneate at the 

 base, J^in. wide, with the 

 upper edge irregularly 

 rounded or with 3 indis- 

 tinct lobes, finely toothed, 

 bearing 1-3 spri in distinct 

 hollows. India. 



124. Adiantum 

 cuneatum. 

 (Frond xf) 



BBS. Lfts. minute, innumerable; Ivs. 4~6-pinnate. 



39. gracillimum, Moore (of horticultural origin). 

 Lvs. 1 ft. or more long, nearly as wide, 4-6-pinnate, with 

 innumerable very small Ifts., which are pjj-i^in. wide 

 and usually bear a single sorus or rarely two. Dense, 

 compact forms are in cult, under the name of A. Le- 

 Grdndii. 



AAAAAA. Lvs. 3-4-pinnote: st. climbing, several ft. long. 



40. digitatum, Presl (A. specidsum, Hook. A. pal- 

 matum, Moore); Lvs. 2-3 ft. long on a stalk 18 in. or 

 more long, with palmately lobed 'Ifts. 1 in. or more 

 wide. S. Amer. 



A. grdaaum, Mett. Stove: Ivs. lanceolate, to IK ft. and 4 in. 

 broad, once-pinnate, leathery. Colombia. G.C.III. 45:51. A. rft- 

 seum, Backh., an undetermined horticultural name, probably ref- 

 erable to A. rubellum. A. atiitum ramtisum, Hort. A di*tinct 

 form with fan-shaped Ivs. (properly A. Ghiesbreghtii, Moore). 



L. M. UNDERWOOD. 



R. C. BENEDICT.! 



ADLUMIA (from John Adlum). Fumariacex. A 

 hardy biennial vine, which climbs over high bushes in 

 moist woods : fls. with the 

 petals united into cordate- 

 ovate corolla which ulti- 

 mately encloses the small, 

 few-seeded pod . Sow seed 

 in spring in a damp, cool 

 place. Transplant in fall, 

 if possible, if transplanted 

 at all. It does not flower 

 the first season but re- 

 mains low and bushy. It 

 will not tolerate open sun 

 or windy situation. 



fungosa, Greene (A. 

 cirrhosa, Raf.). CLIMBING 

 FUMITORY. MOUNTAIN 

 FRINGE. ALLEGHENY 

 VINE. Figs. 125, 126. 

 Climbs by the slender 

 young If.-stalks. Lvs. 

 thrice pinnate; Ifts. cut- 

 lobed, delicate: fls. white 

 or purplish, in ample 

 panicles. G.W.F. 13. V. 

 2:76 and 4:22 (all as A. 

 cirrhosa). N. TAYLOR. t 



ADODfiNDRUM: Rhodo- 

 thamnus. 



ADONIS (a favorite of 

 Venus, after his death 

 changed into a flower). 

 Ranunculacex. Hardy an- 

 nual and perennial herbs 

 planted for their showy 

 flowers. 



Flowers solitary, termi- 

 nal; petals 5-16, yellow 

 or red; carpels many: st. 

 about 1 ft. high, very 

 leafy: Ivs. alternate, cut 

 into very narrow divi- 

 sions: fr. an achene. 



The culture is simple in 

 any good soil, light moist 

 earth preferred . They 

 thrive in full sun or partial shade; the perennial species 

 well suited for rockwork and borders. Only a few well- 

 known species, natives of temperate regions of Europe 

 and Asia; perhaps 20 in the genus. 



Annuajs are propagated by the seeds, which are slow- 

 germinating; the freshest seed is sown in autumn or 

 earliest spring. Perennials may, in like manner, be 

 grown from seed and come to flower the first season, 



125. Adlumia fungosa. 



