THE AMERICAN BOTANIST, 
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Our illustration of A. reni forme is nearly life size. A. 
Parishii has much shorter stipes. 
The genus which Adiantum is nearest like is the Trop- 
ical one called Lindsaya. The latter has one-sided pin- 
nules as in the maiden-hair famil}- and its sori are mar- 
ADIANTUM RENIFORME. 
ginal. The indusium, however, is slightly different, 
having an inner membraneous indusium and an outer 
thicker one formed by the reflexed part of the frond. The 
