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I * I ADIANTUM CULTRATUM.
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Adiantum pentadaciylon,
“ trapeziforme,
Adiantum— Dry.
Of G a r d e n s . [ìso t o f L a n g s d o b f f a n d
F i s c h e r , nor o f H o o k e r & G r e v i l l e .)
F e e .
Cultratum—Sharp.
A VERY handsome F e rn , in the same section with A d ia n tum
trapeziforme, yet seemingly very distinct, not only in the form
of the pinnules, b u t in the colour of the indusium; in tra-
p eziforme it is black, whilst in cultratum it is scarlet. The
F e rn found in gardens under the name of A . pentadactylon, is
the p resent species. When plenty of room is given it, this
species grows into a handsome plant, and is not at all difficult
to cultivate.
An evergreen stove F e rn .
Native of St. Vin c en t, St. Ca tha rine’s, and Brazil.
The fronds, which are large, are decompound; the pinnules
being chartaceo-memhranaceous, approximate, petiolate, spreading,
narrow, oblong, obliquely rhomboid, obtusely lobed, and subincised,
u p p e r base trun c a te , and parallel with the rachis, lower