=ADAM'S APPLE.= _See_ =Citrus Limetta= and =Musa paradisiaca=.
=ADAMSIA.= _See_ =Geum=, =Puschkinia=, =Sieversia=.
=ADAM'S NEEDLE.= _See_ =Yucca=.
=ADANSONIA= (named after Michael Adanson, an eminent French botanist).
Baobab Tree. ORD. _Sterculiaceæ_. This is reputed to be one of the
largest trees in the world, as far as the girth of the trunk is
concerned; but it is seldom seen in cultivation in this country.
=A. digitata= (finger-leaved). _fl._ white, about 6in. across,
with purplish anthers, on long, axillary, solitary pedicels. _l._
palmate, with three leaflets in the young plants, and five to seven
in adult ones. _h._ 40ft. Africa.
=ADDER'S FERN.= _See_ =Polypodium vulgare=.
=ADDER-SPIT.= _See_ =Pteris aquilina=.
=ADDER'S TONGUE.= _See_ =Ophioglossum=.
=ADELOBOTRYS= (from _adelos_, obscure, and _botrys_, a cluster). ORD.
_Melastomaceæ_. Stove climbing shrubs with terete branches. Flowers
white, crowded in cymose heads at the tops of the branches. Leaves
clothed with rufous hairs on both surfaces when young, but in the
adult state glabrous, except the nerves, petiolate, ovate, cordate,
acuminated, ciliately serrated, five-nerved. For general culture, _see_
=Pleroma=.
=A. Lindeni= (Linden's).* _fl._ white, changing to purple. Brazil,
1866.
=A. scandens= (climbing).* This, the original species, possibly not
now in cultivation, is a native of French Guiana.
=ADENANDRA= (from _aden_, a gland, and _aner_, a male; the anthers
terminate in a globose gland). ORD. _Rutaceæ_. Very beautiful little
greenhouse shrubs from the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers large, usually
solitary at the tops of the branches; stamens ten, the five opposite
the petals sterile, five fertile ones similar in form, but shorter.
Leaves usually alternate, flat, glandularly dotted. They thrive in a
mixture of sand and peat, with a little turfy loam. The young tops,
before they begin to throw out their buds, made into cuttings, and
planted in a pot of sand, with a bell glass placed over them, will root
without bottom heat.
=A. acuminata= (acuminate). Synonymous with _A. amœna_.
=A. amœna= (pleasing).* _fl._ large, whitish above, and reddish
beneath, solitary, sessile, terminal. June. _l._ scattered, oblong
or oval, bluntish, smooth, dotted beneath. _h._ 1ft. to 2ft. 1798.
SYN. _A. acuminata_.
=A. coriacea= (leathery-leaved). _fl._ large, pink, usually
solitary on the tops of the branches. June. _l._ scattered, oblong,
obtuse, revolute, quite smooth. _h._ 1ft. to 2ft. 1720.
=A. fragrans= (fragrant).* _fl._ rose colour, on long peduncles,
fragrant; pedicels clammy, aggregate, umbellate. May. _l._
scattered, smooth, spreading very much, ovate-oblong, glandular, a
little crenulated. _h._ 1ft. to 2ft. 1812.
=A. linearis= (linear-leaved). _fl._ white, terminal, on long,
usually solitary, pedicels. June. _l._ opposite, linear, obtuse,
spreading; branches and pedicels smooth. _h._ 1ft. 1800.
=A. marginata= (margined).* _fl._ pale flesh-colour, on long
peduncles; umbels terminal. June. _l._ scattered, smooth,
transparent, cordate, lower ones ovate, upper ones lanceolate. _h._
1ft. to 2ft. 1806.
=A. umbellata= (umbel-flowered).* _fl._ pink, almost sessile,
terminal, umbellate, petals fringed. June. _l._ oblong or obovate,
dotted beneath, fringed on the edges. _h._ 1ft. to 2ft. 1790.
=A. u. speciosa= (showy).* _fl._ large, pink, nearly sessile,
terminal, umbellate. June. _l._ scattered, oblong or obovate,
revolute, dotted beneath, smooth, but a little fringed on the
edges. _h._ 1ft. to 2ft. 1790.
=A. uniflora= (one-flowered).* _fl._ large, whitish inside, and
pinkish outside, nearly sessile, solitary, terminal. June. _l._
scattered, oblong-lanceolate, somewhat pointed, revolute, smooth,
dotted beneath. _h._ 1ft. to 2ft. 1775.
=A. villosa= (shaggy).* _fl._ pink, nearly sessile, terminal,
umbellate; sepals, petals, and stamens fringed. June. _l._ crowded,
ovate-oblong, fringed, pubescent and glandular beneath. _h._ 1ft.
to 2ft. 1786.
=ADENANTHERA= (from _aden_, a gland, and _anthera_, an anther; in
reference to the anthers, which are each terminated by a deciduous,
pedicellate gland). ORD. _Leguminosæ_. A small genus of stove
evergreen trees, with racemose spikes of small flowers and bipinnate
or decompound leaves. They thrive well in a mixture of peat and loam.
Increased by cuttings, which should be taken off at a joint and planted
in heat in a pot of sand, placing a bell glass over them.
=A. chrysostachys= (golden-spiked). _fl._ golden. _h._ 15ft.
Mauritius, 1824.
=A. falcata= (sickle-shaped). _fl._ yellowish. _h._ 6ft. India,
1812.
=A. pavonina= (peacock-like).* Peacock Flower Fence. _fl._ white
and yellow mixed. May. _l._ leaflets oval, obtuse, glabrous on both
surfaces. _h._ 5ft. India, 1759.
=ADENANTHOS= (from _aden_, a gland, and _anthos_, a flower; referring
to the glands on the flowers). ORD. _Proteaceæ_. Ornamental greenhouse
evergreen pilose shrubs, thriving in sandy peat. Propagated in spring
by cuttings, which should be placed in sandy soil under a bell glass,
with a gentle bottom heat.
=A. barbigera= (bearded).* _fl._ red, axillary, solitary,
pedunculate; perianth pilose, bearded at top; involucre spreading,
villous. June. _l._ oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, triple-nerved. _h._
7ft. Swan River, 1845.
=A. cuneata= (wedge-leaved). _fl._ red. July. _h._ 5ft. New
Holland, 1824.
=A. obovata= (obovate-leaved).* _fl._ red. July. _h._ 5ft. New
Holland, 1826.
=ADENIUM= (from Aden, where it is found). ORD. _Apocynaceæ_. Greenhouse
evergreen succulent shrubs. The species mentioned below is remarkable
in having a globose thick caudex or stem; branches dichotomous; corolla
salver-shaped. They require a well-drained compost of sand and loam.
Half-ripened cuttings strike root readily in sand, under a hand glass.
But little water is required when the plants are not in a growing state.
=A. obesum= (fat). _fl._ pinky-crimson, downy; corymbs terminal,
many-flowered; pedicels short. June. _l._ close together at the
tops of the branches, 3in. long, oblong, narrowed at the base,
abruptly terminated by a hard, short point. _h._ 3ft. or 4ft. Aden,
1845.
=ADENOCALYMNA= (from _aden_, a gland, and _calymna_, a covering;
referring to the conspicuous glands on the leaves and floral
coverings). ORD. _Bignoniaceæ_. An elegant genus of stove evergreen
climbers. Flowers racemose, trumpet-shaped, bracteate. Leaves ternate
or binate. Stems slender. They require a hot and moist temperature to
grow them successfully, and thrive best in a compost of loam and peat.
Cuttings will root in sand, if placed under a bell glass, with bottom
heat.
=A. comosum= (hairy).* _fl._ yellow; racemes spicate, axillary, and
terminal; bracts comose. September. _l._ trifoliate and conjugate,
tendrilled; leaflets ovate, leathery, glandular. _h._ 10ft. Brazil,
1841.
=A. longeracemosum= (long-racemed). _fl._ yellow. October. Brazil.
=A. nitidum= (shining).* _fl._ yellow; racemes axillary, nearly
terminal, velvety; corolla velvety; bracts narrow, glandular.
February. _l._ trifoliate or conjugate, tendrilled; leaflets
elliptic, oblong. _h._ 10ft. Brazil, 1848.
=ADENOCARPUS= (from _aden_, a gland, and _karpos_, a fruit; in
reference to the legumes being beset with pedicellate glands). ORD.
_Leguminosæ_. Shrubs, with numerous racemes of yellow flowers;
divaricate branches, trifoliate usually aggregate leaves, having
petiolar stipulas, and complicated leaflets. All the species are
elegant when in flower, and well suited for ornamenting the fronts of
shrubberies. Except where otherwise mentioned, all are hardy. They
thrive best in a mixture of loam, peat, and sand; and may be readily
increased by seeds or layers, or by grafting the rarer on the commoner
kinds. Young cuttings will root freely in sand, covered by a hand
glass, which should be taken off and wiped occasionally. Seeds may be
sown in March, the hardy species out of doors, and the others in a cold
house.
=A. foliolosus= (slightly-leaved).* _fl._ yellow; racemes terminal;
calyx covered with glandless hairs, with the lower lip elongated
and trifid at the apex; the segments equal. May. _l._ (and
branches) much crowded, hairy, trifoliate. _h._ 4ft. to 6ft. Canary
Islands, 1629. A half-hardy evergreen species.
=A. frankenioides= (frankenia-like).* _fl._ yellow, crowded;
racemes terminal; calyx beset with glandular pubescence, with the
lower lip having the middle segment longer than the lateral ones,
and exceeding the lower lip. April. _l._ trifoliate, much crowded,
hairy; branches velvety. _h._ 1ft. to 3ft. Teneriffe, 1815.
Requires protection in winter; an evergreen.
=A. hispanicus= (Spanish).* _fl._ yellow, crowded; racemes
terminal; calyx beset with glands and hairs; lower lip of calyx
with three equal segments, hardly longer than the upper lip. June.
_l._ trifoliate, grouped; branchlets hairy. _h._ 2ft. to 4ft.
Spain, 1816. Deciduous.
=A. intermedius= (intermediate).* _fl._ yellow, not crowded;
racemes terminal; calyx beset with glandular pubescence, with the
lower lip trifid, the lateral segments shorter than the middle
ones, and much exceeding the upper lip. May. _l._ trifoliate,
grouped; branches rather shaggy. _h._ 3ft. to 4ft. Sicily and
Naples, on mountains, 1816. Deciduous.
=A. parvifolius= (small-leaved).* _fl._ yellow, not crowded;
racemes terminal; calyx clothed with glandular pubescence, with
the middle segment of the lower lip longer than the lateral ones,
much exceeding the upper lip. May. _l._ trifoliate, grouped, small;
branches glabrous. _h._ 3ft. to 4ft. France, on exposed heaths,
1800. Deciduous.
=A. telonensis= (Toulon).* _fl._ yellow, not crowded; racemes
terminal; calyx clothed with glandless pubescence, the segments of
the lower lip about equal in length, a little longer than the upper
lip. June. _l._ trifoliate, grouped; branchlets smoothish. _h._
2ft. to 4ft. South France, 1800. Deciduous.
=ADENOPHORA= (from _aden_, a gland, and _phoreo_, to bear; in reference
to the cylindrical nectary which girds the base of the style). ORD.
_Campanulaceæ_. A genus of elegant hardy border perennials, very
similar in habit, shape of flower, &c., to _Campanula_, from which
genus _Adenophora_ differs in having the style surrounded by a
cylindrical gland. Flowers stalked, drooping, spicate. Leaves broad,
stalked, somewhat whorled. They grow best in light rich garden soil,
with a warm sunny position, and should be increased by seeds, as
dividing the roots is the sure way to lose them. They are easily raised
from seeds, which may be sown as soon as ripe, or in spring, in pots
placed in a cold frame.
=A. coronopifolia= (buckhorn-leaved).* _fl._ blue, large, three to
ten, racemose, at the top of the stem, on short pedicels. July.
_l._ radical ones petiolate, ovate-roundish, cordate, crenately
toothed; upper ones sessile, linear-lanceolate, nearly entire,
quite glabrous. _h._ 1ft. to 2ft. Dahuria, 1822.
=A. denticulata= (toothed-leaved).* _fl._ blue, small, numerous, on
short pedicels, disposed in a more or less loose elongated raceme.
July. _l._ serrated, smoothish; radical ones petiolate, rounded;
upper ones sessile, ovate-lanceolate. _h._ 1-1/2ft. Dahuria, 1817.
SYN. _A. tricuspidata_.
=A. Fischeri= (Fischer's).* _fl._ blue, or whitish blue, numerous,
sweet-scented, disposed in a more or less compound, elongated,
and loose pyramidal panicle. August. _l._ radical ones petiolate,
ovate-roundish, cordate, crenately toothed; upper ones sessile,
ovate-lanceolate, coarsely serrated. _h._ 1-1/2ft. Siberia, 1784.
SYN. _A. liliiflora_.
=A. Gmelini= (Gmelin's). _fl._ blue, secund, three to ten, on
the top of each stem, rising from the axils of the upper leaves,
disposed in a long raceme. July. _l._ upper ones erect, linear,
very narrow, entire, glabrous. _h._ 1ft. to 2ft. Dahuria, in dry
stony places, 1820.
=A. intermedia= (intermediate). _fl._ pale blue, small, racemose.
May. _l._ radical ones petiolate, cordate, toothed; upper ones
lanceolate, tapering to a point at the base, serrated, crowded.
_h._ 3ft. Siberia, 1820.
=A. Lamarckii= (Lamarck's).* _fl._ blue; corolla funnel-shaped,
disposed in an elongated, many-flowered, raceme, which is compound
at the base. June. _l._ ovate-lanceolate, acutely serrated,
ciliated, glabrous, except on the margins. _h._ 1ft. to 2ft.
Eastern Europe, 1824.
=A. latifolia= (broad-leaved). Synonymous with _A. pereskiæfolia_.
=A. liliiflora= (lily-flowered).* _fl._ numerous, sweet-scented, in
a loose pyramidal panicle. Central and Eastern Europe.
=A. pereskiæfolia= (pereskia-leaved).* _fl._ blue, rather numerous,
scattered over the upper part of the stems, rarely subverticillate;
peduncles one to two, or three-flowered. July. _l._ three to five
in a whorl, ovate-oblong, acuminated, coarsely serrated, roughly
ciliated. _h._ 1-1/2ft. Dahuria, 1821. SYN. _A. latifolia_.
=A. periplocæfolia= (periploca-leaved). _fl._ pale blue, at the
top of the stem, sometimes only one. June. _l._ petiolate, ovate,
acute, somewhat cordate, crenately serrated. Stem ascending. _h._
3in. Siberia, 1824. Rockery species.
=A. stylosa= (long-styled).* _fl._ pale blue, small, few, disposed
in a loose, naked, raceme. May. _l._ petiolate; lower ones obovate,
sinuate; upper ones ovate, acuminated, glabrous. Stem ascending.
_h._ 1ft. to 1-1/2ft. Eastern Europe, 1820.
=A. tricuspidata= (three-cusped). Synonymous with _A. denticulata_.
=A. verticillata= (whorl-leaved).* _fl._ pale blue, small,
irregularly disposed at the tops of the stems; lower whorls many
flowered, distant; peduncles one to three-flowered. June. _l._ in
whorls, serrately toothed; radical ones petiolate, roundish; upper
ones ovate-lanceolate; stems simple. _h._ 2ft. to 3ft. Dahuria,
1783.
=ADENOSTOMA= (from _aden_, a gland, and _stoma_, a mouth). ORD.
_Rosaceæ_. Hardy shrubs, having small racemose, five-petalled flowers.
They grow freely in rich loam and peat in equal proportions. Propagated
in spring or autumn, by cuttings made of the young shoots, placed in
sand, under glass.
=A. fasciculata= (fascicled).* _fl._ white, small, produced in
terminal panicles. _h._ 2ft. California, 1848. A hardy, heath-like
evergreen bushy plant, allied to _Alchemilla_.
=ADESMIA= (from _a_, without, _desmos_, a bond; in reference to the
stamens being free). ORD. _Leguminosæ_. Chiefly greenhouse evergreen
shrubs, or trailers, from South America, with lanceolate stipulas,
abruptly pinnate leaves, ending in a bristle; axillary one-flowered
pedicels, or the flowers racemosely disposed at the tops of the
branches, in consequence of the upper leaves being abortive. They will
grow well in a mixture of loam, peat, and sand. Propagated by cuttings
placed in sand, covered by a hand glass, in a gentle heat; or by
seeds, which are generally more satisfactory. The annual species--_A.
muricata_, _A. papposa_, and _A. pendula_--are not worth growing. The
following are fairly representative of the most ornamental species.
=A. glutinosa= (sticky).* _fl._ yellow; racemes elongated,
terminal, simple, spinescent, and are (as well as the linear
bracteas) clothed with white hairs. May. _l._ with about three
pairs of elliptic, hairy leaflets; branches spreading, beset with
glandular, glutinous hairs. Stem shrubby; legumes three-jointed,
very long. _h._ 1ft. to 2ft. 1831.
=A. Loudonii= (Loudon's). _fl._ yellow. May, _h._ 2ft. Valparaiso,
1830.
=A. microphylla= (small-leaved).* _fl._ yellow; racemes somewhat
capitate, terminal, simple, spinescent. June. _l._ with six pairs
of small orbicular leaflets, on short petioles, pubescent; branches
spinose. Stem shrubby. _h._ 1ft. to 2ft. 1830.
=A. Uspallatensis= (Uspallatan). _fl._ yellow. July. _h._ 1ft.
China, 1832.
=A. viscosa= (clammy). _fl._ yellow. August. _h._ 12ft. Chili, 1831.
=ADHATODA= (its native name). ORD. _Acanthaceæ_. Allied to _Justicia_.
Very ornamental stove shrubs, requiring a good fibrous peat and loam,
with a moderate addition of silver sand. To grow them well, they
require liberal treatment and plenty of heat, when the flowers will be
produced in great profusion. Increased by young cuttings in spring,
placed in sandy soil, in bottom heat. _See_ =Justicia=.
=A. cydoniæfolia= (quince-leaved).* _fl._ produced in rather dense
clusters at the point of every branch; tube of corolla white, the
upper lip white tipped with purple; the lower lip large, rich
deep purple, with a white stripe down the centre. October. _l._
opposite, ovate, dark green, and are, as well as the branches,
slightly downy. Brazil, 1855. This species is an excellent subject
for training up pillars or rafters; and, when in bloom, makes a
pretty basket plant. It has a somewhat straggling habit, but a
little care only is needed in pruning and training to grow it into
an elegant shape.
=A. vasica= (Vasica). _fl._ purple. July. _h._ 10ft. India, 1699.
=ADHERENT.= Strictly signifies sticking to anything, but is more
commonly employed in the sense of adnate.
=ADHESION.= The union of parts usually distinct.
=ADIANTOPSIS.= _See_ =Cheilanthes=.
=ADIANTUM= (from _adiantos_, dry, as if plunged in water it yet
remains dry). Maidenhair. ORD. _Filices_. A large genus of handsome
tropical and temperate ferns. _Sori_ marginal, varying in shape from
globose to linear, usually numerous and distinct, sometimes confluent
and continuous. Involucre the same shape as the sorus, formed of the
reflexed margin of the fronds, bearing the capsules on its upper
side. None of the Adiantums are truly hardy except the American _A.
pedatum_; even our own native species requires protection. The chief
requirements of this handsome genus of ferns are good drainage, and a
compost of fibrous peat, loam and sand. In most cases, plenty of pot
room is essential, and a larger quantity of loam will be needed for
strong-growing sorts. For general culture, _see_ =Ferns=.
=A. æmulum= (rival).* _sti._ slender, about 6in. long. _fronds_
slender, pyramidate, tri-subquadripinnate; pinnæ distinct,
obliquely pyramidate, unequally-sided; pinnules rhomboid or oblong,
tapering to the base, the terminal one distinctly cuneate, all
sparingly lobate. _sori_, 2in. to 4in., circular, or nearly so.
Brazil, 1877. Stove or greenhouse species.
=A. æthiopicum= (Æthiopian).* _sti._ 6in. to 9in. long, rather
slender, erect. _fronds_ 12in. to 18in. long, 6in. to 9in. broad,
deltoid, tri- or quadripinnate; lower pinnæ 3in. to 4in. long, 2in.
to 3in. broad, deltoid; ultimate segments 1/4in. to 1/2in. across,
1/4in. deep, suborbicular, the upper part broadly lobed; rachis and
surfaces naked. _sori_ in several roundish patches. _A. Chilense_
(Chilian), _A. scabrum_ (scurfy), _A. sulphureum_ (sulphured) are
mere forms of this species. Spain, and almost cosmopolitan. A very
pretty greenhouse fern. SYNS. _A. assimile_, _A. emarginatum_.
=A. affine= (related).* _sti._ 6in. to 9in. long, erect. _fronds_
with a terminal central pinna 4in. to 6in. long, 1in. to 1-1/2in.
broad, and several smaller erecto-patent lateral ones, the lowest
of which are again branched; pinnules, 1/2in. to 3/4in. long,
1/4in. deep, dimidiate, the lower edge straight, the upper nearly
parallel with it, crenate, like the oblique or bluntly rounded
outer edge. _sori_ numerous, roundish. New Zealand. Greenhouse
species. SYN. _A. Cunninghami_.
=A. amabile= (lovely). Synonymous with _A. glaucophyllum_. Also a
garden name for _A. Moorei_.
=A. amœnum= (pleasing). Synonymous with _A. flabellulatum_.
=A. andicolum.= A synonym of _A. glaucophyllum_.
=A. aneitense= (Aneiteum).* _sti._ and _rachises_ castaneous, the
latter glabrous beneath, ferrugino-pilose above; _fronds_ deltoid,
three to four pinnate, 1-1/2ft. to 2ft. long, and broad; segments,
about 1/2in. long, rhomboidal, ascending, nearly sessile, inner
side close to rachis, lower erecto-patent, shallowly lobed. _sori_
round, reniform, in centre of lobes, four to six to a segment.
Aneiteum Isles, 1880. Stove or greenhouse species.
=A. assimile= (assimilated). An Australian form of the
widely-distributed _A. æthiopicum_.
=A. Bausei= (Bause's).* _fronds_ 1-1/2ft. to 2-1/2ft. long,
spreading, triangular, tri-quadripinnate; pinnæ stalked, the lower
ones obliquely triangular; pinnules broad, laterally deflexed, the
basal ones obliquely ovate with a truncate base, the intermediate
somewhat trapeziform, the terminal cuneate--all shallowly lobed and
pedicellate. _sori_ oblong reniform, set across the apices of the
lobes, 1879. A beautiful stove or greenhouse hybrid, between _A.
trapeziforme_ and _A. decorum_.
=A. bellum= (handsome).* _fronds_ tufted, 3in. to 6in. high,
bipinnate. ovate-lanceolate; pinnæ of three to six pinnules,
1/2in. to 1-1/2in. long, stalked; pinnules cuneate or irregular
transverse-oblong, the somewhat larger terminal ones cuneate,
lobed, the margin erose, all shortly stalked. _sori_ two to three
on the smaller pinnules, roundish, or sublunate. Bermuda, 1879.
Greenhouse or Wardian case species.
=A. Capillus-Veneris= (Venus's hair).* Common Maidenhair. _sti._
sub-erect, rather slender, 4in. to 9in. long. _fronds_ very
variable in size, with short terminal and numerous erecto-patent
lateral branches on each side, the lowest slightly branched
again; segments 1/2in. to 1in. broad, deeply lobed, and the lobes
again bluntly crenated. _sori_ placed in roundish sinuses of the
crenation. Great Britain, and world-wide in its distribution.
Greenhouse, case, or frame species.
=A. C.-V. cornubiense= (Cornish).* _fronds_ very numerous, and
dwarf, more or less oblong in general outline, with large, broad
pinnules of a deep green, with finely-waved margins, and an almost
pellucid, but firm texture. One of the best forms, but somewhat
delicate in constitution.
=A. C.-V. crispulum= (crisped).* _fronds_, with the stipes, from
6in. to 12in. long, more attenuated than those of the type, and
narrower at the base; pinnules less numerous, but broad and thin,
crisp, of a light green colour, more or less cut at the broadest
part. A handsome variety, of vigorous growth.
[Illustration: FIG. 26. ADIANTUM CAPILLUS-VENERIS DAPHNITES.]
=A. C.-V. daphnites= (glistening).* _sti._ and _rachises_ dark
brown, reaching a height of from 9in. to 14in. pinnæ and ultimate
pinnules more or less confluent, the latter being broad, and
of a dull green colour, usually forming a tufted crest at the
extremities of the fronds. A charming subject for the Wardian case.
Very distinct. See Fig. 26.
=A. C.-V. fissum= (divided). Very dwarf in habit, with pinnules
rather broader than those of the type, which are deeply and
variously cut, so as to give the plant a distinctive appearance
from most of the forms.
=A. C.-V. Footi= (Foot's). Closely allied to the variety _fissum_,
having fronds a foot or more long, with very ample pinnules deeply
incised, light green. Vigorous.
=A. C.-V. incisum= (deeply cut). Very closely allied to _A. C.-V.
fissum_, but rather more vigorous in growth; pinnules broad, and
deeply slit into segments near the base.
=A. C.-V. magnificum= (magnificent).* _fronds_ from 9in. to 16in.
long, more or less elongated in outline, 3in. to 4in. across;
pinnules ample, rich green, with the margins finely cut and
imbricated. The arching character gives this form a most distinct
appearance. A very fine variety.
=A. C.-V. rotundum= (rounded). Pinnules usually round, without the
cuneiform base of the normal form; neither are the fronds so broad.
Isle of Man. Variable in its habit.