40 6'cl(f//hieltas. 



uate and forked ; leaves one-eighth of an inch long, oblong-ovate, straight on the 

 under side, crenulate ; smaller ones ovate, acute, crenate. Readily distinguished by 

 its yellowish-green color and handsomely arranged. Borneo. 



Section fid. Stems not Jiootinr/. 



S. sctosa. Branches spreading frond-like, bright green on the upp^ side and 

 becoming red with age on the under; branchlets pinnate, divisions bearing 2-4 short 

 spikes; leaves obliquely ovate-lanceolate, serrate, with long cilia at the Lase ; smaller 

 ones serrate, and long pointed. 



S. caulescens. Branches 18 in. high, spreading frond-like ; branchlets pinnate and 

 forked ; leaves obliquely ovate, short pointed, serrate on tlie upper edge and entire 

 on the under ; smaller ones ovate-lanceolate, serrate and pointed. E. Indies. 



S. triangularis. Stems nearly erect, one foot high ; branches at irregular distances, 

 opposite, and disposed so as to give the whole a triangular form ; branchlets bi-pin- 

 nate, close together but not crowding; leaves obliquely ovate-lanceolate, entire; 

 smaller ones with long incurved points. 



S. Lyallii. (Syn. Lye. Lyallii.) Stems 6-12 in. high, somewhat trifurcate, 

 lateral branches shortest, deep green, and rather ridged ; branchlets simple, or once 

 or several times divided, close, but not crowding; large leaves ovate, entire with 

 points bent in direction of raches ; intermediate ones ovate-lanceolate, points reflexed. 

 Madagascar. 



S. erythropus. (Syn. umbrosa.) Stems 4-6 in. high, dividing iato three horizon- 

 tal or ascending branches, lowest pair reflexed which gives the whole a halbert-shape ; 

 laro-e leaves round-ovate, oblique, ciliate on the upper edge from the middle down- 

 wards ; smaller ones ovate, pointed, serrate on the under edges and ciliate on half 

 the upper. Tropical America. 



S. flabellata. 8-12 in. high, branches ascending, ovate-acuminate, whitish on the 

 under side and bright green on the upper; branchlets 1-2 in. long, pinnately forked ; 

 leaves ovate-lanceolate, denticulate on the under edge and towards the apex on the 

 upper; smaller ones ovate-acuminate, sparingly denticulate. Tropical America. 



S. pubescens. (Syn. Lye. Willdenovii, Braiadi.) Stems ascending 6-18 in. high, 

 bearing numerous branches, spreading frond-like, scarcely pubescent ; branches 2-3 

 pinnate and forked ; spikes one-sixteenth of an inch long ; leaves obliquely ovate, 

 obtuse ; smaller ones apressed and pointed. E. Indies. 



S. elongata. (Syn. cordifolia.) Branches 9-12 in. high, ovate-lanceolate, light 

 green ; branchlets bi-pinnate, 1-2 in. long, closely set but not crowding ; leaves 

 ovate-acuminate, denticulate. 



S. convoluta. (Syn. paradosea.) Stems 2-4 in. high; branches pinnately forked, 

 .short and ridged ; large leaves imbricated, ovate, oblique, sparingly serrate, pointed ; 

 -smaller ones ovate-lanceolate. An interesting species, which may readily be distin- 

 guished by its deep green color and low forked branches. Trop. America. 



S. involvens. 3-4 in. high ; pedatly branched and bearing numerous forked 

 branchlets near the top, one-eighth of an inch wide ; leaves ovate-oblong, oblique? 

 sparingly serrulate ; smaller ones ovate, with long bent points. Japan. 



