Portion of mature Frond— under side. 



ADIANTUM CURVATUM. 



Kaulfuss. Kunze. Hooker. Moore. Link. 

 Fee. J. Smith. 



PLATE VI. VOL. IIT. 



Adiantum — Dry. 



Curvatum — Curved. 



The genus Adiantum contains, perhaps, more beautiful Ferns 

 than is found in any other; and of this lovely tribe, but few- 

 are more beautiful or graceful than the curved fronds of Adi- 

 antum curvatum. It is a species seldom met with except in 

 good collections, although it appears to be in most of the 

 Nurserymen's Catalogues, and may be purchased at a reasonable 

 price. 



It was first introduced to Kew, in the year 1841, having 

 been received from the Royal Botanic Gardens of Berlin. 



An evergreen stove species. 



Fronds glabrous, pedate, acuminate; the pinnules oblong- 

 obtuse, pinnae curved, imbricate, superior margin and apex 

 serrated. The frond dichotomously divided, tripinnate, the 

 pinnules attached to the midrib by a very short foot-stalk. 



