Portion of fertile Frond, under side. 



lindsj:a culteata. 



SWARTZ. WiLLDENOW. SCHKUHR. HoOKER AND GREVILLE. 



PLATE XVI. B. 



Adiantum cuUratum, Willbenow. 



LmAstBa — Named after Mr. Lindsay, an English cryptogamic botanist. 

 CuUrata — Shaped like a plough coulter. 



A BEAUTIFUL Adiantum-lookmg Fern. 



An evergreen stove species. 



Native of the East Indies, Java, Ceylon, Luzon, and Phil- 

 ippine Islands. 



The fronds are pinnate, and of a lengthened lanceolate form. 



The pinnae ovate, upper base truncate, the apex briefly lobed. 

 Submembranaceous and horizontal. 



Sori oblong, and situated on the superior margin of the 

 pinnse. Indusium opening outwardly. 



Stipes almost black; rachis pale brown. 



Caudex creeping. Length of frond from six to nine inches. 

 Caudex pale green. 



Sir W. J. Hooker describes several varieties: — 



Minor. — Smaller, with more obtuse pinnae. 



Fallens. — More flaccid, upper margin more lobed, sori smaller 

 and more numerous. 



