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~ Selaginella—continued. 
S. grandis (great).* stems erect, 14ft. to 2ft. long, simple in the 
lower half, deltoid and decompound in the upper half, the 
branching midway between flabellate and pinnate, the contiguous 
final branchlets 2in. broad. 7. of the lower plane crowded, 
lanceolate, very acute, lin. to šin. long, bright green, equilateral 
except at the base, slightly ciliated ; leaves of the upper plane 
one-third as long, ovate-lanceolate, very acute, much imbri- 
cated. spikes copious, square, tetragonal, lin. to lin. long; 
bracts strongly ciliated. Borneo, 1882. A very fine, stove plant. 
(G. C. n. s., xviii. p. 40.) SYN. S. platyphylla (of gardens). 
S. hæmatodes (bloody).* stems lft. to 2ft. long, bright crimson, 
unbranched in the lower half, with leaves much spaced and 
adpressed, deltoid and decompound in the upper half; pinnæ 
deltoid, three or four-pinnate, the contiguous, erecto-patent ulti- 
mate divisions łin. to lin. long. J. of the lower plane contiguous, 
ascending, ovate or oblong-rhomboidal, acute, tin. to lin. long, 
bright green, dilated on the upper site at the base, broadly 
rounded ; leaves of the upper plane minute, with a large cusp. 
spikes square, lin. to 1żin. long ; bracts ovate-lanceolate. Andes. 
Stove. One of the handsomest species. SYN. S. filicina. 
S. helvetica (Swiss). stems densely matted, slender, pale, ne, 
Zin. to 3in. long, forked at base, distantly pinnately branched, 
with short, erecto-patent, slightly compound branches. l. of 
the lower plane spreading, close or slightly spaced, half a line 
or more long, oblique, produced on the upper side; leaves of the 
upper plane acute, half as long, rather divergent, spikes dis- 
tinctly pedunculate, żin. to lin. long, terete; bracts imbricated. 
Central Europe to Japan. Hardy. (J. F. A. 196, under name 
of Lycopodium helveticum.) z i 
S. inæqualifolia (unequal-leaved). stems sub-erect, sarmentose, 
3ft. to 4ft. long; pinne oblong-lanceolate, 6in.. long, the erecto- 
patent branchlets considerably compound, with ee tertiary 
divisions, l. of the lower plane SERED US oblong-rhomboid, 
şin. to gin. long, bright green ; leaves of the upper plane half as 
ong, shortly cuspidate. spikes square, jin. to in. long ; bracts 
ovate, cuspidate, strongly keeled. Eastern Himalayas. A well- 
known, stove species. 
S, i. perelegans (very elegant). stems not more than 1ft. long; 
pinne shorter, more deltoid, with more compound lower branches, 
spikes copious, often lin. long. SYN. S. bellula (of Moore) 
G O m ksi py TTS). 
S. involvens (rolled up). stems very densely tufted, 2in. to 6in. 
long, deltoid, twice or thrice pinnate, branched nearly or quite 
from the base, the branching of all grades between fiabellate and 
pinnate. 7. of the lower plane very crowded, ascending, ovate, 
with a distinct cusp, about one line long, bright green, very thick, 
serrulated, nearly equal-sided ; leaves of the upper plane nearly 
as long, oblique, distinctly cuspidate. spikes square; bracts 
acutely keeled. Japan, China, &c. Greenhouse. (G. C. n. S., 
xix. p. 404.) 
S, i. texta (woven). A peculiar garden form, in which the 
branches are almost simple. Syn, S. texta (of Belgian gardens). 
S. i. variegata (variegated). This only differs from the type in 
having the tips of some of the branches creamy-white. See 
Fig. 469, for which we are indebted to Mr. Wm. Bull. 
S. japonica (Japanese). A variety of S. caulescens. 
eniana (Karsten’s). stems about lft. long, erect from a 
decumbent base, bisuleate down the face, copiously pinnate ; 
branches short, erecto-patent, sparingly compound, /. of the 
lower plane ovate, acute, dark green, sub-diaphanons, very 
un -sided, denticulate on the upper margin, much produced 
on the upper side at and imbricated over the stem ; leaves 
of the upper plane one-third as long, ovate-oblong, cuspidate. 
spikes short, often twin, but little flattened; bracts not very 
obyiously dimorphous, New Grenada. Greenh 
S. Kraussiana (Krauss’).* stems trailing, 6in. to 12in. long, 
jointed at the nodes, soplonaly, pinnate, with copiously com- 
pound, erecto-patent branches. l. of the lower plane contiguous 
on the branchlets, spaced on the branches and main stems, 
oblong-lanceolate, acute, gin. to din. long, bright greon, ciliated 
and broadly rounded at base ; leaves of the upper plane one-third 
as long, not cuspidate. spikes short, square; bracts cuspidate, 
strongly keeled. South Africa, 1878. Greenhouse. S. Brownii 
is a dwarf form from the Azores. The form aurea has yellow 
leaves ; variegata is a variegated form. ° 
S. lævigata (smooth).* stems erect, 1ft. to 1}ft. long, simple in 
the lower half, the leaves small, distant and soon deciduous, 
deltoid in the upper half, with petiolate, deltoid, once or twice 
Se a pinne ; final divisions erecto-patent, 2in. to 3in. long. 
of the lower plane crowded, oblong-lanceolate, sub-patent, 
very falcate, acute, in. to din. long, bright green, adnate by a 
broad base, decurrent on the lower side; leaves of the upper 
plane minute, recurved. spikes square, jin. to lin. long; bracts 
acute, strongly keeled. Madagascar. Stove. 
S. L Lyalli (Lyall’s). . stems, lower pinne bipinnate, with final 
divisions jin. to lin. long. A more compound variety. 
S. lepid (scaly-leaved).* The Resurrection Club-moss, 
which is frequently exposed for sale as a vegetable curiosity, 
owing to the manner in which its curled-up stems unroll and 
resume a fresh appearance when placed in water. stems 
densely tufted, 2in. to 4in. long, branched to the base, the 
primary branching closely pinnate, the broad, cuneate, ascending 
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Selaginella—continued. i 
pinnæ copiously sub-flabellately compound. J. of the lower plane — 
much imbricated, ascending, oblique, ovate, obtuse, half a line 
long, minutely ciliated, when old tinted red-brown; leaves of 
the upper plane nearly as long, obtuse. spikes square, jin. to 
in. long; bracts deltoid, acutely keeled. Texas to Peru. 
Greenhouse. (G. C. 1872, p. 69.) 
S. Lobbii (Lobb’s). stems sub-erect, sarmentose, 3ft. to 4ft. long ; 
pinne regular, lanceolate-deltoid, about 6in. long, cuneate at 
base ; pinnules contiguous, erecto-patent, the upper ones simple, 
the lower forked. i. of the lower plane contiguous, oblong-lanceo- 
late, faleate, acute, din. long on the pinnules, in. to tin. on 
the pinne, bright green, truncate and rather dilated on both sides 
at base ; leaves of the upper plane one-third as long, cuspidate. 
spikes square, oblique-ovate, terminal on the branchlets, }in. to 
Zin. long ; bracts cuspidate, strongly keeled. Borneo. Stove. 
Rare in cultivation. SYN. S. cognata. a 
S. ludoviciana (Louisianian). stems slender, copiously pena, 
flat, 6in. long, the upper branches simple, the lower slightly com- 
pomnd. l. of the lower plane much spaced below the tips of the 
ranches, spreading, ovate-oblong, sub-acute, half a line or more 
long, serrulated, imbricated over the stem; leaves of the upper 
pieno half as long, cuspidate. spikes jin, to in. long; bracts one 
ine Jong, strongly keeled. United States. A well-known, 
greenhouse species, allied to S. apus. 
S. Lyalli (Lyall’s). A form of S. levigata. 
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°, (Martens’).* stems bin. to 12in. long, trailing in the 
lower half, with copious, long root-tibres, ascending in the upper 
half, decompound, the branching between pinnate and flabellate. 
l. of the lower plane usually crowded, erecto-patent, oblong- 
lanceolate, sub-obtuse, bright green, unequal-sided, se 
a little imbricated ; leaves of the upper plane half as long, with 
a long cusp, much imbricat pikes tin. to din. long, square ; 
bracts acute, strongly keeled. Mexico, A common, use 
species, with numerous varieties, of which the most distinct are: 
ascendens, divaricata, formosa, the variegated robusta, and 
stolonifera. ‘ 
S. molliceps (soft-stemmed). stems erect, densely tufted, 6in. to 
9in. long, copiously pinnate, the base bisulcate ; lower branches 
copiously compound, J, of the lower plane contiguous on the 
branchlets, spaced on the main stem, erecto-patent, obliquely 
oblong-lanceolate, acute, dark green, one line long, very unequal- 
sided, serrulated on the upper edge, broadly rounded, shortly 
ciliated, and a little imbricated over the stem on the upper side 
at base; leaves of the upper plane one-half to one-third as 
long, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, cuspidate. spikes copious, re- 
supinate, 4in. to 4in. lomg; bracts of the upper plane lanceo- 
late-rhomboid, those of the lower Dong ovate, cuspidate. Upper 
: Guinea. Stove. Syn. S. rubricaulis. è i 
S. mutabilis (changeable). A synonym of S. serpens. h 
S. patula (spreading). stems slender, pale, trailing, 6in. to Qin. 
` _ long, with a long, Whip like tip, and numerous short, alternate, © 
i branches with three to seven 
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. of the lower plane crowded, erecto-patent, oblong-lanceolate, 
von. green the midrib distinct, ciliated and imbricated over the 
rachis on the upper side at the base; leaves of the plane 
one-third as long, oblique-ovate, acute. spikes square, Tn. to ei 
long; bracts cuspidate, much imbricated, ‘strongly keeled. 
` Jamaica, A common, greenhouse species. vw 
S. (hair-bearing). stems densely tufted, 3in. to 4in. long, 
copiously compound, cuneate, the branching midway between 
_ pinnate and flabellate, the branches erecto-patent. J. of the 
ower plane crowded on the branches, rather spaced on the 
main stem, ascending, oblique-ovate, half a line long, di 
cuspidate. spikes square, }in. to 4in. long; bracts strongly 
keeled. Texas. Greenhouse. A rare species in cultivation. - 
S. platyphylla (flat-leaved). A garden synonym of S. grandis. 
S. plumosa (feathery). stems pale, trailing, 6in. to 12in. long, 
often forked low down, copiously pinnately branched, the branches 
copiously compound, the root-fibres extending to the upper nodes. 
l» of the lower plane contiguous on the branches, spreading or 
rather ascending, bright green, oblong- or ovate-lanceolate, acute, 
in. to in. long, ciliated at base, cordate on the upper side 
and much imbricated over the stem ; leaves of the pp plane 
one-third as long, ovate, cuspidate, much imbri spikes 
copious, square, tin. to jin. long: bracts acute, strongly keeled. 
Eastern Hi yas. Stove. S. jlagellifera is merely a garden 
form of this species, Syn. S, flagelliformis. 
S. Pæppigiana (Peeppig’s). stems trailing, lft. to 2ft. long, 
fork at base, Prete < g gs the nodes, Soons pinnate, with 
p y compound, erecto-patent branchlets. /, of the lower 
plane spaced, except towards the tips of the branchlets, much 
S on the main stem, ascending, oblong-lanceolate, jin. to 
in. long, broadly rounded on the upper side at base; leaves 
of the upper plane ie n long, henna — Senet 
. spikes square, jin. in. long; 5 
kd. P Greenhouse. bi gaa id 
S. Poulteri (Poulter’s).* stems densely tufted, very slender, sub- 
erect, 2in. to Sin. long, three or four times trichotomously-forked, — 
with slender radicles from the lower half.. l. of the lower plane 
istinctly spaced, spreading, sub-orbicular, obtuse, half a line 
long, bright green; leaves of the upper plane nearly as long, 
but acute, ascending. spikes slender, }in. to lin. long; bracts 
scarcely longer than the sporangia. Azores, 1868. Greenhouse. 
