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Selaginella—continued. ` 
species should be inserted, about February or March, in 
the pots or pans in which they are to remain for the 
season. Both stove and greenhouse Selaginellas succeed 
under somewhat similar conditions respectively to stove 
and greenhouse Ferns. 
S. affinis (related). stems lft. or more long, trailing, flat on the 
back, bisulcate on the face, jointed at the nodes, forked low 
down and copiously pinnate, with erecto-patent, copiously com- 
pound branches. J. of the lower plane obtuse on the branchlets, 
ascending, oblong-lanceolate, acute, Jin. to in. long, bright 
green ; leaves of the upper plane one-third as long, oblique-oblong, 
cuspidate, imbricated. spikes jin. to din. long; bracts ovate, 
cuspidate, strongly keeled. Guiana, A rare, stove species. 
SYN. S. rigida (of gardens). 
S. africana (African). A synonym of 8. Vogelii. 
S. albo-nitens (shining-white).* stems slender, trailing, copiously 
gy the upper branchess imple, the lower slightly compound. 
. of the lower plane TS on the main stem, spreading, oblong- 
lanceolate, one line long, bright green, rather unequal-sided, 
rounded on the upper side at the base, shortly ciliated ; leaves 
of the upper plane one-third as long, oblique-ovate, miS i 
cuspidate. spikes łin. to šin. long; bracts acute, very crowded, 
strongly keeled. West Indies. Greenhouse. 
S. amoena (pleasing). A variety of S. caulescens. 
S. apoda (footiess). A garden name for S. apus. 
- S. apus (footless).* stems slender, trailing, densely matted, lin. to 
long, the short, distant, erecto-patent branches simple or 
“forked. 1, of the lower plane spaced below the tips of the 
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ches, the upper spreading, the lower reflexed, ovate, acute, 
half a line long, unequal-sided ; leaves of the upper plane half 
as long, shortly cuspidate. spikes jin. to 4in. long; bracts ovate, 
acute, about one line long, strongly serrulated. Canada, &c. 
Greenhouse. Syns. S. apoda and S. densa (of gardens). 
S. argentea (silvery), of Spring. A variety of S. caulescens. The 
name argentea is also used in trade catalogues for S. erythropus. 
S. ascendens (ascending). A form of S. Martensii. 
S. atroviridis (dark green).* stems sub-erect, 6in. to 12in. long, 
flat on the back, the root-fibres confined to the lower part, 
decompound, the branching between pinnatifid and pinnate. 
l. of the lower plane close, both on the stem and branches, 
spreading or rather ascending, oblong-rhomboid, sub-obtuse, 3in. 
to jin. long, bright n, unequal-sided, obscurely or distinctly 
ciliated; leaves of the upper plane half as long, oblong, long- 
cuspidate, much imbricated. spikes square, sin. to lin. long ; 
bracts ovate, acute, strongly keeled. Madras, &c. Stove. 
S. azorica (Azores). stems trailing, rooting nearly to the tip, 
2in. to din. long, with several short, compound b: l. of 
the lower plane contiguous on the branches, oblique-oblong, 
nearly uilateral, acute, gin. long, rounded at the base, 
serrulated from base to apex along both branches, bright green ; 
leaves of the upper plane much imbricated, more than half 
as long as the others, oblique, oblong-lanceolate. Azores. 
Greenhouse. è 
S. bellula (rather pretty), of Moore. A synonym of S. inæqualifolia 
perelegans. 
S. brasiliensis (Brazilian). stems trailing, 2in. to 4in. long, 
copiously pinnate, the branches erecto patent, the upper simple, 
the lower slightly decompound. Z. of the lower plane and 
X g, except towards the tips of the branches, nearly or 
quite one line long, bright , cordate at base on the upper 
side, distinctly ciliated and imbricated over the stem; leaves 
of the by, $e plane half as long, distinctly cuspidate. spies }in. 
to żin. long; bracts ovate-lanceolate, strongly keeled. Brazil. 
Greenhouse. A near ally of S. apus. 
S. Braunii (Braun’s). stems lft. to 14{t. long, erect, pale straw- 
colour, simple in the lower half, decompound, deltoid, and 
flexuousin the u r half ; pinnz erecto-patent, deltoid ; pinnules 
regular, short, deltoid, spaced ; ultimate branchlets jin. to jin. 
long. J. of the lower plane contiguous only on the final branch- 
lets, nearly s] ig, Ovate-rhomboid, half a line long ; leaves of 
the upper plane one-third to half as long, shortly cuspidate. 
spikes short, square ; bracts little longer than the sporangia. 
West China. A distinctly-marked and well-knowr, greenhouse 
species. i 
S. Brownii (Brown’s). A form of S. Kraussiana. ` 
S. cæsia (grey). A garden synonym of S. uncinata. 
S. c. arborea (tree-like). A synonym of S. Willdenovii. 
S. canaliculata (channelled).* stems sub-erect, sarmentose, 
3ft. to 4ft. long ; pinne deltoid, usually 4in. to 6in. long, some- 
times flexuous and more elongated ; lower branchlets copiously 
compound, the tertiary divisions more erecto-patent, and not so 
close asin S. inegualifolia. 1. of the lower plane crowded, oblong- 
rhomboid, yin. to gin. long on the branchlets, bright green, 
cuneate-truncate on the upper, nearly square on is oe side 
at the base; leaves of the upper plane half as long, ovate- 
lanceolate. spikes square, jin. to lin. long; bracts c idate, 
strongly keeled. Eastern Himalayas, &c. Stove. re in 
pics pe sag SYNS. S. caudata, S. chinensis, S. sinensis (of 
ens). 
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Selaginella—continued. 
S. c. robusta (robust). A very tall, strong-growing garden form 
Syn. S. robusta (of gardens). 
S. caudata (tailed). A synonym of S. canaliculata. 
S. caulescens (stemmed).* stems generally 6in. to 12in. long, 
stiffly erect, unbranched in the lower half, with apnea, adpressed 
leaves, deltoid and decompound in the upper half ; pinnæ close, 
deltoid, with copiously sub-flabellately compound lower pinnules, 
the final branchlets ascending. l. of the lower plane crowded, 
ovate, falcate, acute, half a line to one line long, bright green, 
slightly ciliated on the upper side at base; leaves of the upper 
plane a quarter to one-third as long, much imbricated. spikes 
square, jin. to in. long; bracts ovate, cuspidate. Japan, 
China, &c. Stove. 
S. c. amoena (pleasing). stems erect, about lft. high; upper part 
triangular, pinnately branched, with spreading, distant, acu- 
minate leaves ; branches horizontal, bipinnate. Mexico. Whole 
plant of a bright and cheerful green. 
S. c. argentea (silvery), This only differs from the type in 
the silvery sheen of its under surface. SYN. S. argentea (of 
gardens). 
S. c. japonica (Japanese). stems, pinne less crowded, and not 
so decompound as in the type. l. of the lower plane broadly 
ovate; those of the main stem and pinne nearly as broad as 
ce ; those of the unbranched part of the stem rather spreading. 
apan. 
S. chinensis (Chinese). A garden name for S. canaliculata. 
S. cognata (related). A synonym of S. Lobbii. 
S. conferta (clustered). stems very slender, trailing, intermatted, 
lin, to 2in. long, — pinnate, the lower branches slightly 
compound, ł. of the lower plane close, erecto-patent, linear- © 
oblong, obtuse, half a line long, equal-sided, strongly ciliated, a 
little imbricated; leaves of the upper plane one-third or one- 
fourth as long, acute. spikes very short ; bracts ovate, crowded, 
strongly keeled. Cuba. Stove. 
S. convoluta (convolute). stems densely tufted, 3in. to 6in. long, 
compound = to the base, the primary branching pinnate, 
the short, broad, erecto-patent pinne between pinnate and fla- 
bellate. l. of the lower plane much imbricated, ascending, 
ovate, acute, half a line long, serrulated, bright green; leaves 
of the upper plane half as long, acute. ikes square, jin. to 
sin. long ; bracts cuspidate, strongly keel Tropical America. 
Stove. 
S. data (cuspidate).* stems densely tufted, about 6in. 
long, branched nearly or quite from the base, the primary 
branching pinnate; pinne short, rhomboid, copiously com- 
pound, with contiguous branchlets. Z of the lower 
crowded, ascending, oblique-ovate, cuspidate, dilated and 
ciliated on the upper side at base, green, whit nA 
half long ; leaves of the upper plane nearly 
as long, cuspidate. spikes square, łin. to žin. long; bracts 
cuspidate, strongly keeled. exico, &c. A common, stove 
species. : ; 
and iously pinnately branched, the branches co; 
pound.” of the lower pom spaced, except at the tips 
lane half as long, acute, strongl; 
neg spikes unknown. Probab! 
leaves and branches curl up rea 
branches copiously ders 9g so compound. J. of the lower plane 
. 4 spikes sess: , sq 
in. long; bracts acute, much imbricated, strongly keeled. 
Mediterranean region. Greenhouse. In exposed places, the 
S. dichrous (two-coloured). A garden form of S. Vogelii. 
S. distorta (distorted). stems slender, trailing or sub-erect, 
intermatted, 3in. to 6in. long, obscurely jointed at the nodes, 
copiously pinnate, the short, ascending branches sub-flabellately 
compound. l of the lower plane crowded on the branchlets, 
deflexed, oblong-lanceolate, acute, about half a line long ; leaves 
of the upper plane more than half as long, imbricated, oblong, 
acute. spikes short, square; bracts acute, strongly keeled. 
Brazil. Greenhouse. ; 
S. d. major (larger). More luxuriant, with stouter stems, lft. 
or more in length, and often excurrent at the end; leaves 
of the lower plane often one line long, spreading, or rather as- 
cending. 
S. divaricata (divaricate). A form of S. Martensii. 
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