
3 2 ADIANTUM I ; U N NIN O U A .M 1.
thin k th a t the A . affine of Ho o k e r, is the A . setulosum of
,1. Smith; and th a t A . cunninghami of H o o k e r, is the true
A . affine of Willdenow.
An evergreen greenhouse F e rn with glabrous fronds.
Discovered b y iMr. Allan Cunningham, in the n o rth e rn island
of New Zealand.
liitrip in n a te to triq u ad rip in n a te , pinnules ra th e r small, dimidiate,
oblong-obtuse, obliquely wedge-shaped at the base; superior
margin iuciso-serratc.
L en g th of frond from twelve to fourteen inches, width usvrally
about seven inches; deep g reen in colour ; h a lf th e stem naked.
Stipes and rachis ebeneous and glossy, stipes covered with long
red scales, AA-hich are larger and more ap p a ren t n ear the base.
Sori numerous, seven to ten on a pinnule, indusium reniform,
exceedingly p re tty , being d ark in the c entre, and paler-coloured
ro u n d the edge.
F ro n d s late ra l, attached to a scaly creeping rhizoma.
T his desirable F e rn is easily cultivated, and can be p ro cu re d
from Rollisson, of T ooting; F . G. H en d e rso n , of St. J o h n ’s Wood,
Veitch, J u n ., of Chelsea; Sim, of F o o t’s C ray ; P a rk e r, of H o l-
loAvay; and Cooling, of Derby.
I am indebted to IMr. Ing ram, of the Royal Gardens, W in d so r;
Mr. IMoore, of the Botanic Gardens, Chelsea; and Mr. Masters,
of C an te rb u ry , for plants; and to Mr. Norman, of H u ll, and
Mr. H en derson, of W en tw o rth , for fronds.
The illustration is from a plan t in my OAvn collection.