167 



ADIANTUM. (See " Ferns of Southern India," p. I.) 



ADIANTUM PEDATUM. (L.) Frond flabelliform bipartito-pedately divided tripinnate, secondary pinn* lanceolate, 

 pinnules membranaceous dimidiate oblong antroraely subfalcate broadest at the superior truncated base very obtuse, lowest ones 

 triangular-cuneate all petiolate, superior margin obtusely lobed, lobes soriferous, sori oblong rarely curved, stipes and rachis ebeneoua 

 glabrous. Hook Sp. Fit. ii. 28. Linn. Sp. PI. 1557. Sw. Syn. Fit. 121 ;— Adiantum boreale Pr. Tent. Pter. p. 158. 



The specimen figured is from the Himalayas, (Dr. Stewart.) 



Hab. Northern India, Kumaon, Jumnotri, North America, Virginia to Canada (Lake Huron) ; North West America Cali- 

 fornia to Sitka ; Unalaschka, 



PLATE No. CLXVII. 



