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ADIANTUiM 



ADONIS 



3'2. Bess6iu6e, Jcnman. Lvs. U-IO in. long, the 

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

 If.-blades deltoid, -l-pinnate, tlie pinnula' very densely 

 imbricated so that many 

 of them are covered over. 

 Trinidad. 



123. Pinna of Adiantum 

 CapUlus-Veneris. 



(X?3) 



EE. Indtisia nearly circular, 

 , . , icith n nnrrmjo sinus. 



-^ ' "^v^y 33. cuneatum, Langs. & 



^' . ^ Fisch. (.1. leinuhan, A. rmin- 



duliiDi, Moore. A. vcrsait- 

 Unsc, A. frtigrantlssimutn, A. 

 hi/bridian, 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 

 crenat ely 1 o b e d ; 

 sori 3-5 to each 

 segm., with rather small rounded indusia. Brazil. — 

 Runs into many forms, of which .4. variegalum is one. 

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

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

 ^Ioo^e. Robust: lvs. numerous from a tufted crown, 

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

 Croweaniim, Hort. A vigorous hardy form. 



34. Modrei, Baker (.4. amdbile, Moore, not Liebm.). 

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

 Ifts. 1,4-} 2'n. long, rhomboidal, with wedge-like base, 

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

 .35. WSgneri, Mett. (A. decorum, A. Wiegandii, A. 

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

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

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

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

 — A. Siebrec'hlii, Hort., "suppo.sed to be a cross between 

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

 lvs. 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. Hin. wide, 

 deltoid or the lower rhomboid, 

 the outer margin deeply lobed 

 and the lobes finely toothed; 

 Bori round at the apices of the 

 lobes. Bolivia. 



.37. monochlamys, D. C. 

 Eaton. l.vs. ovate -deltoid, 

 6-12 in. long, tripinnate; Ifts. 

 J4in. 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. veniistum, Don. 

 Lvs. ovat«-doltoid, tri- 

 rjuadri-pinnate, 6-12 in. 

 long; Ifts. cuneate at the 

 base, J<jin. wide, with the 

 upper edge irregularly 

 rounded or with 3 indis- 

 tinct lobes, finely toothed, 

 bearing 1-3 sori in distinct 

 hollows. India. 



BUB. Lfls. minulc, iiitiuincrable; lvs. 4-6-pinnale. 



;59. gracillimum, Moore (of horticultural origin), 

 l.vs. 1 fl. or more long, nearly as wide, 4-6-pinnate, with 

 innumerable very small Ifts., which are i8-i4in. wide 

 anil usually bear a single sorus or rarely two. — Dense, 

 comi)act forms are in cult, under the name of A. Le- 

 Grdndii. 

 AAAAAA. Lvif. S-4-pinnalc: st. climbing, several ft. long. 



40. digitatum, Presl {A. specidsmn, Hook. A. pal- 

 mdluDi, 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. orMsum. Mett. Stove: lvs. lanceolate, to Hi ft. and 4 in. 

 broad, once-pinnate, leathery. Colombia. G.C.III. 45:51.— /I. rd- 

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

 erable to A. rubellum. — A. sciilum Tamdsum, Hort. A distinct 

 form n-ith fan-shaped lvs. (properly A. Ghiesbreghtii, Moore). 



L. M. Under WOOD. 



R. C. BENEDICT.f 



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 windj' situation. 



fungosa, Greene (A. 

 cirrlwsa, 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 purphsh, in ample 

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

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

 cirrhosa). N. TAYLOR.f 



ADODfiNDRUM: Hhodo- 

 thamnus. 



ADONIS (a favorite of 

 Venus, after his death 

 changed into a flower). 

 Rnnunculdcese. Hardy an- 

 nual and perennial herbs 

 planted for their showy 

 flowers. 



Flowers solitary, termi- 

 nal; petals 5-16, yellow 

 or red; c;xrpels many: St. 

 about 1 ft. high, very 

 leafy: lvs. alternate, ciit 

 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 si)ecies 

 well suited for rockwT)rk and borders. Only a fe\y well- 

 known species, natives of temperate regions of Europe 

 and Asia; perhaps 20 in the genus. 



Annuals 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. 



