ro rtio n of mature Frond, under side.
ADIANTUM CAUDATUM.
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L in n f e u s . M oore a n d H o u l st o n . H o o k e r . F e e .
B u r m a n n . P r e s l . K a u l f d s s . S p r e n g e l . S w a r t z .
ScoKuiiR. MTl l d e n ow .
PLATE I I .— A. v o l . . I I I .
Adiantum hirsuttim,
incisitm.
vestitum,
ciliatum,
Jiagelliferum,
capillus Gorgonis,
B o e y . AVi l l d e n o w .
F o e s k a h l .
AVa l l i c h .
B l d m e .
AAWl l i c i i .
AVe b b .
Adiantum—Dry. Caudaium—A tail.
A n evergreen stove species, very difforent in appearance to
the majority of the Maiden-hair Ferns.
The usual len g th of the frond is from twelve to eighteen
inches; in form it is elongated, attenuated, ha iry , n o t unfrc-
quently rooting at the apex; the pinna; oblong-obtuse, being
wedge-shaped at the base; the u p p e r margin separated into
small dilatate segments. Pinna: ra th e r thick, membranaceous,
the veins mostly prominent and well seen.
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