. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. N THE earlier days of com- mercial floriculture in this country, the name adian- tum referred to practically one species of that large family, Adiantum cunea- tum being the species in- dicated when it was said that one- grew adiantum for the market, and this condition continued for a number of years, until Adiantum Roenbeekii was introduced by F. Roenbeck, possibly forty years ago. The latter fern was appan-utly a seed- ling form of A. cuneatum, but had longer fronds and smaller pinnae, and as A. Boenbeckii came true from spores and grew quickly, i
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. N THE earlier days of com- mercial floriculture in this country, the name adian- tum referred to practically one species of that large family, Adiantum cunea- tum being the species in- dicated when it was said that one- grew adiantum for the market, and this condition continued for a number of years, until Adiantum Roenbeekii was introduced by F. Roenbeck, possibly forty years ago. The latter fern was appan-utly a seed- ling form of A. cuneatum, but had longer fronds and smaller pinnae, and as A. Boenbeckii came true from spores and grew quickly, it superseded the original species with many growers, and much of the adiantum fronds that were cut for the market would prove upon examination to be A. Roenbeekii, and it is quite possible that many of the stocks of Adiantum cuneatum about the coun- try are more or less mixed with that va- riety now. One of the distinguishing marks of A. Roenbeekii, in ad- dition to those already noted, is found in the fact that the pinnae are finely serrated on the edge, while those of the original cuneatum are comparatively smooth. Peter Crowe's Fern. About the year 1898 a new aspirant for com- mercial honors ap- peared under the name o f Adiantum C r o w- eanum, the name being given in honor of its introducer, the late Peter Crowe, a grower of considerable note and a man who was de- servedly popular among a large circle of friends. Adiantum Croweanum seemed to be a sterile form of Adiantum decorum. It makes large fronds with stiff stems and is of excellent keeping quality when cut. On account of its usual habit of sterility, the propagation of A. Crow- eanum depends on di- vision of the crowns, so that there is rather more difficulty in maintaining a stock of this variety than there is in the case of a fern that pro- duces spores freely, but nevertheless A. Croweanum is a fine fern for the deco- rator and deserves extra attention. Adlajatum Hybrldum. Still another commercial adiantum that ap
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