SELECTIONS OF ADIANTUMS. 



long, 9 to 12 inches broad, with a terminal central 

 pinna 6 to 9 inches long. Stove. 



A. CUNEATUM. — Brazil. Fronds deltoid, tri- or quadri- 

 23innate, 9 to 18 inches long, and 6 to 9 inches 

 broad. Stove or greenhouse. Extremely popu- 

 lar. A. c. grandiceps is a handsome crested form ; 

 A. 0. Lawsonianum is much more finely divided 

 than the type ; A. C. mundidum more compact. 



A. CURVATUM. — Tropical America. Fronds dichoto- 

 mous, 12 to 18 inches long, and 2 to 3 inches 

 broad. "Elegant stove species. 



A. decorum.— Peru. Fronds sub-deltoid, three to four 

 pinnate, 9 to 15 inches long. Greenhouse. 



A. DIGITATUM.— Peru. Fronds 1 foot to 3 feet long, 6 

 to 18 inches broad ; spreading. Also known as 

 A. speciosum. Stove or greenhouse. 



A. elegans is in the way of A. cuneatuin, and pre- 

 ferred for cutting. 



A. excisttm. — Chili. Fronds 6 to 18 inches long, and 

 3 to 6 inches broad. Multifidum is a variety 

 of A. excisum, with fronds divided and tasselled 

 at the points, and is very handsome. Green- 

 house. 



A. Farleyense. — Jamaica. Fronds deltoid, tri- or 

 quadripinnate, 12 to 24 inches long, 6 to 12 inches 

 broad. One of the noblest ferns in cultivation. 

 Stove. (Fig. 104.) 



A. formosum. — Australia. Fronds quadripinnate, 18 

 to 24 inches long, and 12 to 18 inches broad. 

 Greenhouse. 



A. EtJi/VTJM. — New Zealand. Fronds deltoid, 9 to 12 

 inches long, and 6 to 8 inches broad. Green- 



A. GLAUCOPHYLLUM. — Mexico. Fronds, quadripin- 

 nate, 12 to 24 inches long and 9 to 15 inches 

 broad. Greenhouse. Synonymous, A. amabile, A. 

 andicolum, and A. mexicanum. 



A. gracillijium. — Garden origin. A handsome, 

 finely-divided form of A. cuneatum. Greenhouse. 



A. Henslovianum. — Columbia. Fronds tripinnate, 12 

 to 18 inches long, and 6 to 9 inches broad. Stove. 

 Synonymous, A. lsetum, A. Reichenbachi, and A. 

 sessifolium. 



A. hispidulum. — Tropics of Old World. Fronds 



dichotomous, 6 to 15 inches long. Greenhouse. 

 A. Lathomi. — Garden origin. Fronds 18 to 24 inches 



long, with imbricate, deeply-cut pinnules. Stove. 

 A. Lindeni.— Amazons. Fronds tripinnate, and noble 



in appearance. Stove. 

 A. Ltxddemanniantjm.— A handsome, crested form of 



A. capillus-veneris. 

 A. lunttlatum.— Hong Kong. Fronds simply pinnate, 



Adiantums are propagated by spores and by division 

 recommended for ferns generally. The plants should not 



6 to 12 inches long, and 1 to 2 inches broad. 



Stove. Synonymous, A. dolabriforme. 

 A. MACRO PHYLLUM. — Tropical America. Fronds simply 



pinnate, 9 to 15 inches long, and 4 to 8 inches 



broad. One of the finest species. Stove. 

 A. OBLiojTUM.— "West Indies. Fronds costate, 6 to 12 



inches long, and 2 to 4 inches broad. 

 A. Pacotti. — Garden origin. Fronds decompound, 



with imbricated segments. P>elonging to the 



Maiden-hair section. 

 A. PEDATUM. — North Hindostan. Fronds dichotomous, 



G to 15 inches long. Handsome, deciduous and 



hardy. 



A. perttvianum. — -Peru. Fronds simply pinnate, 



branching at the base, tall growing, and imposing 



in appearance. Stove. 

 A. princeps. — New Grenada. Fronds quadripinnate 



12 to 24 inches long, and 9 to 18 inches across. A 



noble stove species. 

 A. reniforme. — Madeira Fronds simple, reniform. 



Greenhouse. 



A. RUBELLUM. — Bolivia. Fronds deltoid, pinnate, 4 

 to 6 inches long. In a young state purplish crim- 

 son in colour, changing to light green tinged with 

 pink. Greenhouse. Allied to A. tinctum and 

 A. decorum. 



A. Seemaxni.— Central America. Fronds simply pin- 

 nate, lower pinnae compound, 12 to 20 inches 

 long. A distinct and handsome stove species. 



A. tenertjm. — Mexico. Fronds quadripinnate, 1 to 3 

 feet long, and 9 to 18 inches broad. Stove. 



A. tetraphyllum. — Tropical America. Fronds long 

 and broad, with large pinnae. Stove. Hendersoni 

 is a handsome variety of A. tetraphyllum. 



A. tinctum. — Tropical America. Fronds deltoid, 

 bi-pinnate, 6 to 12 inches long. When young of 

 a delicate rose colour. Stove or greenhouse. 



A. trapeziforme. — West Indies. Fronds 12 to 24 

 inches long, and spreading. Stove. Cultratum, 

 pentadactylon, Sanctse Catherinse and Funcki, 

 are all varieties of A. trapeziforme. 



A. Veitchianum. — Peruvian Andes. Fronds deltoid, 

 bi-pinnate, 9 to 18 inches long, and reddish when 

 young. Elegant and distinct stove species. 



A. venttstum. — Himalayas. Fronds tri-quadri-pin- 

 nate, 6 to 12 inches long, and 4 to 8 inches broad. 

 Greenhouse, hardy in sheltered positions. Sy- 

 nonymous, A. microphyllum. 



A. Williamsi. — Mountains of Peru. A noble green- 

 house species of Maidenhair. 



A. Wilsoni. — Jamaica. Fronds simply pinnate, 9 to 

 18 inches long, 6 to 12 inches broad. Stove. 

 . May be grown in the soil and under the treatment 

 be heavily shaded. 



