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ADIANTUM CUNEATUM.
K a u l fu s s . K u n z e . .1. S m it h . L in k . F e e .
S p r e n g e l . H o ok er a n d G r e v il l e . M o o r e. W il l d e n o w .
L a n g sd o r e f a n d F is c h e r . R a d d i . P r e s l .
P L A T E V . V O L . I I I .
Adiantum—Dry. Cuneatum—Wedge-shaped.
No one can help admiring the graceful hab it and beautiful
form of the Brazilian Ma iden-hair, ( A d ia n tum cunea tum.) I t is
readily cultivated, req u irin g less attention th an almost any other
Fern. Give the plan t p len ty of pot room, good drainage, and
a rich lig h t soil, and do not le t the fronds become too wet,
and no fa rth e r care is need ed in order to produce a compact,
handsome plant, as near perfection in the elegance of its form
as It IS possible to a tta in ; indeed in this respec t it is second
to none. I t is a species with fronds so fragile and delicate
that it will not bear th e drip of water, often seen in badlji--
glazed greenhouses du rin g rain y weather.
A . cuneatum is perhaps more generally cultivated in E ng lan d
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