ADIANTHUM, A DIANTHUS

(Lat.), n’s n. and m. A?d(a*d) 12-a%n(an)thu®m(thu*m), thu®s(thu‘s), See ADIANTUM, Co , ADIANTUM (Lat.), n.n.?-a2nt(asnty/u%m(utm). Gr., äbiavros, adiavrov, (from a priv., and , to moisten, because it sheds water). Fr., adiante, capillaire. Ger., Saumfarn, Krullfarn, Haarfarn. It., adianto, Ps adianto, capilera, culantrillo. A genus of ferns, established by Linnæus, distinguished by special coverings (indusia) for the fruit-dots (sori), formed by a reflection of distinct portions of the edge of the frond. The ultimate segments of the frond are dimidiate, the midvein being on the lower margin. (B, 34.]—A. æthiopicum. Fr., capillaire d’Ethiopie. A species indigenous to the Cape of Good Hope, used there asa ctoral. [Thunberg (A, 344). album. Fr., capillaire blanc. ASPLENIUM rut a muraria.—A. aureum. See AsPLENIUM tri cho manes.—A. bechicæ. See Porto bechica and Syrupus bechicus. —A. can a dense. See A. pedatum.—A. capiilus Veneris (Linee Fr., capillaire de Montpellier (Fr. Cod.], capillaire, adiante’ capillaire, cheveux de Vénus. Ger., Frauenhaar, Venushaar. It., adianto capelvenere. Sp., cailera de Montpeller. laiden-hair; rae pean species dist in i shed by its capillary stipe and branches; reputed to be expectorant. [A, 2553 a4) See also CAPIL- LUS VENERIS, Syrupus CAPILLORUM VENERIS, and CAPILLAIRE. — À. concinnum [Willdenowi. A South American species. [A, 304.}— A. coriandrifolium. See A. capillus Veneris.— A. cuneatum. A South American species. _ [A, 303.] — A. curvatum [Kaulfu ]. A Brazilian species. [A, 304.) A. formosum |R Been A New Zealand i (A, 304] — A, fragile Swartz]. A Jamaica species; recommended for ulcerating and suppurative lung affections, {Browne (A, 344).] — A. hispidulum [R. Brown]. A New Zealand species. [A, 304.]—A. See A. capillus » melano caul on. A species used in India as a tonic [Ainslie (A, 344).] — A, nirum. Fr., capillaire noir. ba: ‘schtwvarzes Frauenhaar. See A. capillus Veneris. — A. patens. See A. latu: pedatum [Willdenow]. | Fr., capillaire du Canada [Fr. Cod.] (ou en pédale). Ger., can a disc hes (oder fu fôrmiges) Frauenhaar. It., adianto del Canadà.- Sp., capilera del Canadd, culantrillo de pozo. Syn.: A. can a dense. Canadian (or American) maiden: hair; distinguished by the frond being pedate; indigenous to North America, It contains mucilage, tannin, and a bitter substance; used as an expectorant, chiefly in France, and often substituted for A. capillus Veneris. [A, 255, 304, 319; B, 33.J—A. rubrum. Fr.,capillaire rouge. Ger., Steinfarn, rot he Streiffarn. See ASPLENIUM tri cho manes.—A. tenerum. A South American species; used for the same purposes as A. copillus Veneris, [A, 316.)— A. trapeziforme Pannen. Fr., capillaire du Mexique. A species indigenous to Mexico, South America, and the West Indies; used in those countries as a pectoral. [A, 304, 344.|—A. verum nigrum [Linnæus], A. vulgare. See A. capillus Veneris.—Herba adianti, Herba adianti can a dens is. Old pharmaceutical terms for the leaves of A. pedatum. [B, 97.)—Herba adianti magni. Syn.: herb a capillorum Veneris, folia capilli. An old pharmaceutical term for the leaves of A. capillus Veneris.—Syrupus adianti can a dens is. Fr., sirop de capillaire du Canada jer. Cod.]. A syrup made with 100 parts of the leaves of A. ped a- ‘um infused for six hours, in a closed ve el, with 1,500 parts of ë