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ADIANTUM CRISTATUM.
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Adiantum striatum, S w a e t z . J a c q u in . P l u m i e r . K u n z e ,
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A d iantum—Dry. Cristatum—Crested.
A H A N D SOME y e t imperfectly known stiff-growing species,
indeed in cultivation th e name means almost any thing ; varium,
villosum, serrulatum, denticulatum, intermedium, etc., are each
to be met Avith u n d e r the name of cristatum.
An evergreen stove F e rn .
Native of Jamaica, Cuba, and Caraccas, being a most ab u n d
ant F e rn in the first-mentioned island.
The form of th e frond is suhtriangular-ovate, bi-subtripinnate;
pinnæ lanceolate, caudately acuminate, the terminal one elongated
and v ery narroAV, and the lowest p a ir mostly b ip a rtite ;
pinnules horizontal and approximate, obliquely oblong-ovate,
acute, antrorsely subfalcate, inferior base cuneate, superior base