Adiantum 



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Adiantum 



of diffused light, but it must be kept out of the way 

 of draughts. It likes to be kept in rather small pots, 

 and under such conditions develops that delicate 

 tinting which is its chief charm. Like all the Adi- 

 antums, it delights in occasional doses of liquid cow 

 manure and soot during the growing period. 



Tinted Maidenhairs. Several species and vari- 

 eties, such as inacrophylhim, colpodes roseuni, 

 and rubellum, have pretty rose tinted fronds ii' 

 judiciously exposed to the light. 



Maidenhairs for Baskets. Lunnlatum dola- 

 briforme, cuneatum grandiceps, caudatum, and 

 caudatum ciliatnm make excellent basket plants, 

 but being strong growers they must be closely 

 watched with regard to the water supply. 



ADIANTUM CUNEATUM WEIUAXDII (see, next column). 



Maidenhairs for Cutting. To supply fronds 

 for cutting, the most useful species and varieties 

 are cuneatum, cuneatum gracillimum, Pacotti, and 

 Capillus-Veneris (the British Maidenhair). If cut 

 some hours before they are wanted for use, ami 

 thrown into a tub of water, the fronds last much 

 longer than they do if taken straight from the plants. 



For Egyptian Jars. Capillus - Veneris takes 

 kindly to the system of growing it upon the soft 

 earthenware Egyptian jars. The slender rhizomes 

 are bound firmly to the sides of the pot, and the 

 latter is kept filled with water. Elegant hanging- 

 balls of greenery are the result. 



Temperatures for Maidenhairs. For the stove 

 forms, 60 to 75 ; for the greenhouse species and 

 varieties, including the numerous varieties of the 

 sub-hardy Capillus-Veneris, 45 to 55. 



Insect Enemies. The most troublesome insect 

 pests are brown scale and snowy fly. Sponging the 

 affected stems and fronds with soapy water is the 

 best remedy. 



Principal Species : 



tethio]>icum, 1' to 1J', st. 

 (sijn. emargiuatum). 



assimile. 



afflue, 10" to 18", grh. 

 (//. Cunninghamii). 



aueitense, !' to 2', st. 



Capillus-Veneris, Veuus's 

 Hair, and Common 

 Maidenhair, 6" to 10", 

 hdy . in Cornwall. There 

 are many varieties, of 

 which the following fivt 

 are the best : 



daphuites, 9" to 12", 

 warm grh. 



imbricatum,4"toS".st. 



luddcmaimianum, 4" 

 to 6", grh. 



magnm'cum, 9" to 15", 

 grh. 



Mariesii, 10' to 16" 

 grh. 



caudatum, 6" to IS", st. 



ciliatum, 6" to 15", st. 

 colpodes. 9" to 18". grh. 

 -- roseuni, 6" to 10", st., 



prettily tinted, 

 concinnum, 1' to 1^', st. 



latuin. 1' to 1J', st. 



Flemiugii. 1' to H', st. 

 cuneatum, 9" to 18", st. 



or grh. 



dissectum, 9" to 12",st. 



gracillimum, 9" to 15", 

 st. 



grandiceps, 9" to 18",st. 



muudulum, 6" to 10", 

 st. 



Pacotti, 4" to 9", st. 



Weigandii, st. 

 diaphanum, 6" to 8", grh. 



(.SV/M. setulosum). 

 exeisura, 6" to In", st. 



Other Species : 



amiulum, 8" to 12", st. 

 amabile (m Moorei) . 



plumosura, st. 

 amu'num (sec flabellula- 



tuin). 

 uudicolum (we glauco- 



phyllum). 

 assimile, a variety of 



ffithiopicum. 

 Bausei, 11' to 2', st. (syn. 



trapezifurme decorum), 

 helium, 3"tc>6", warm grh. 

 bessonianum, st. 

 Burnii. 

 cardiochla'na (see poly- 



phyllum). 

 cn-natum, 1' to I; 1 /, st. 



(>//. wilesianum). - 

 cristatum, 11' to 3', st. 



(*yn. kunzeanum). 

 cubense, 6" to 12", st. 

 riiiii'atum Lawsoui, 6" to 



\y, grh. 



Legrandii, 4" to 9", st. 

 or grh. 



strictum, st. 

 Cunninghamii (see affiue). 

 curvatum. 1' to 11', st. 

 cyclosorum, st. 

 decorum (tee Wagneri). 

 deltoideum, 4" to 6", st. 

 digitatum, 1' -to 3', st. or 



grh. (nyii. speciosum). 



excisuin Leyi, 3" to 6", 



warm grh. 

 multitidum, C>" to 12", 



st. 



formosum, !)" to 18", st. 

 huiislovianiim, 1' to 14', 



st. (KI/II*. livtiim, Keich- 



cnl)acliii, ami scssili- 



folium). 

 liispiduluin, (i"to 12", grh. 



macrophvlhim, 9 to 16", 



st. 



palmatiim, (i" to 12", st. 

 pediituni. 1' to .'i', hdy. 

 polvphyllmn, 2' to .'i', st. 



(syim. cardiochlaiua and 



macroclailum). 

 pulverulcntum, 9" to 18", 



st. 

 reniforme. 5" to 8", st. 



asai'ifoliiini, 6" to 9", 

 st. 



rulH-lliini, 4" to 6", warm 



grh. or st. 

 teuerum, 1' to 3', st. 



farleycnse, 1' to If, 

 st. 



Latliomii, 1J' to 2', st. 

 tetraphyllum, 1' to 11', st. 



(wnf. fovcarum and 

 prionophyllum). 



gracile, 1' to \y , st. 



Hendenonii, 9" to 15", 



St. 



tinctum, 6" to 12", st. or 



grh. 

 trapezifonne, 1' to 2', st. 



cultratum, 9" to!8",st. 



Sanctic-Catherinse (of 

 gardens), 9" to 18", st. 



veitchianum, 9" to 18", 



st. 

 Williamsii, 9" to 18", st. 



dolabriforme, a variety of 

 lunulatum. 



diiliisum (XI/H. Wilsonii). 



elegautissinium, st. 



emargiuatum (xee a?thio- 

 picum). 



farleyense (see tenerum 

 farleyensc). 



Feei, 1' to 2', st. (*//. 

 Bexuosum). 



flabellulatum, 9" to 15", 

 st. (*;/. amoenum). 



rlcxuosum. 



fovearum (nee tetra- 

 phyllum). 



fulvum, !)" to 12". grh. 



glaucopliyllum, 1' to 2', 

 warm grh. (KI/HS. aiuli- 

 colum and iiii-xicaimin). 



gracillimum (see cunea- 

 tum gracillimum). 



Hewardia, 9" to 18", st. 

 (syn. Hewardia ndian- 

 toidcs'). 



iuterinedium, 9" to IS", 

 st. ((/. triangulatum). 



kun/.canum (we crista- 

 tum). 



la-turn (see henslovia- 

 num). 



Lathomii (sw teuerum 

 Latliomii). 



Liudcnii, 9" to 18", st. 



