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ADIANTUM INTERMEDIUM.
S w a r t z . H o o k e r . P r e s e . K u n z e . F e e .
P L A T E XX. VOL. H I .
Adiantum fovearum,
“ Brasiliense,
“ argutum.
“ triangulatum,
E a d d i . L i n k . M o o r e & H o d i s t o n .
L i n k . {Not o f E a d d i .)
S p l i t z g e e b .
M o e ic a d d . (Not o f K a u l e d s s or
H o o k e r .)
Adianium—Dry. Intermedium—Intermediate.
A H AN DSOME A d ia n tum , deserving a place in every collection,
its bold prominent sori and hirsu te stems ren d e r this species
an interesting F e rn . I t is perhaps more generally cultivated
than growers are aware of, being sometimes seen under the
name of cristatum, occasionally th a t of varium aud villosum,
although these species are v ery distinct from A d ia n tum in te rmedium
by having continuous sori.
In tro d u c ed into this country in the year 1824, and into the
Royal Gardens, K ew , in 1840.
An evergreen stove species.
