Portion of mature Frond — under side. 



ADIANTUM ASSIMILE. 



Swartz. Brown. Willdenow. Moore and Houlston. 

 Hooker. J. Smith. Kunze. Fee. 



PLATE VIII. — A. VOL. III. 



Adiantum trigonum, 



Labillaedieee. Willdenow. Peesl. 



Adiantum — Dry. 



Assimile — Assimilated. 



The Adiantum assimile is a common Fern in Australasia, 

 and one which appears to vary considerably in different situa- 

 tions. The usual form cultivated in this country is that which 

 is found in its wild state, growing in low damp situations. A 

 more robust form grows in localities that are drier; both forms 

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