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I Portion of mutare Frond, under side.
ADIANTUM CUKVATUM.
K a u l f u s s . K u n z e . H o o k e r . M o o r e . L in k .
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Adiantum—Dry. Curvatum—Curved.
T h e gonus A d ia n tum contains, perhaps, more beautiful F erns
than is found in any o th e r; and of this lovely tribe , b u t few
are more beautiful and graceful than the curved fronds of A d i antum
curvatum. I t is a species seldom met with except in
good collections, although it appears to be in most of the
Nurserymen’s catalogues, and may be purchased at a reasonable
price.
I t was first introduc ed to Kew, in the year 1841, having
been received from the Royal Botanic Gardens of Berlin.
An evergreen stove species.
Fronds glabrous, pedate, acuminate; the pinnules oblong-
obtuse, p in n s curved, imbricate, superior margin and apex
serrated. The frond dichotomously divided, trip in n a te , the
pinnules attached to the midrib by a very short foot-stalk.
I he fronds are lateral, and rise out of a short creeping
rhizoma.