1, A. pedatum L. PI. 5. 
. Adianthum fi'uticosttm amerlcanMin [e Virgi- 
nia, John Tradescant] Park. 1640. Theat. 1049. 
Adiantum fronde supra decomposita bipartita 
. . Gron. Fl. Virg, 123. 
Adiantum pedatum L. Sp. PI. 1095. Eaton ^ 
Ferns. N.Am, i : 135. t. 18; in Gray, Man. 
680. Underw. \n 111. Fl. i : 27 ; Nat. Ferns 90 ; 
in Britt. Man. 8. Clute^ Ferns 242. Waters^ 
Ferns 88. 
Maidenhair Feux. 
Plants about 5 dm. high; leaves dichotomously forked 
or decompound ; pinnules or ultimate divisions triangular 
oblong, 2 cm. or less 1. 
In rich deciduous vs^oods. Summer. 
tt f^eaves with a continuous rachis. 
2. C. Capillus- Veneris L. PI. 5. 
Adiajttum Capillus- Veneris LA. c. iO(^6,Eat. 
1. c. 281. t. 37; in Gray, 1. c. 680. Unde7'w, 
in Ill.Fl. 1:27; Nat. Ferns 89 ; in l^ritt. 1. c. 7. 
Clute^ 1. c. 246. Waters^ 1. c. 91. 
Maidenhair Fern. 
Plants about 4 dm. high or more; leaves ovate-lanceo- 
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