148 Ols THE SELAG1NELLAS CULTIVATED IN 
Cbels. The fronds are four or five inches long, of a fine 
green colour, and with a dark brown streak in the back of 
the branch. 
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also brown. It will, no doubt, be a great acquisition. 
Messrs. Veitch, of Chelsea, possess the only plants yet in- 
troduced, and I am indebted to their kindness for a speci- 
men of it. 
S7. Selaginella Feitckii, mihi. Surculis numerosissimis, rosula- 
tim confertis, patentibus, siccitate involutis, insequaliter 
dichotomis, fastigiatis ; foliis distantibus, glabris, nitidis, 
lateribus recurvatis, ovatis, falcatis, cuspidatis, remote ser- 
rulatis, basi insequaliter cordatis,marginibus internis scariis ; 
intermediis vix minoribus lanceolato-falcatis, cuspidatis, 
remote serrulatis, nervo lineari prominente ; bracteis e basi 
ovata, longe acuminatis, serratis, albo-marginatis. 
This species was introduced from Japan by Mr. J. Gould 
Veitch, to whom I have dedicated the species. It resem- 
bles S. involvens, but is easily distinguished by its much 
are more lax habit and more distant leaves. The leaves of 
S. involvens are more acuminate, while those of S. Veitchn 
are more ovate-falcate, the leaves bulging out greatly to the 
outer side. The folia minora are also more lanceolate than 
those of S. involvens. The bracts are larger and more acu- 
minate in S. Veitchii than in S. involvens. The macro- 
spores are yellow, T ££^ of an inch in diameter ; the mi- 
crospores are of bright vermilion-red, and 2£-1000ths or 
an inch in diameter. 
38. Selaginella pilifera, A. Br. This is the S. lepidophylla of 
gardens. It is quite distinct from the S. lepidophylla of 
Spring, so well known for its curious hygroscopic proper- 
ties. It is supposed to be a native of Texas. 
(/>) Articulates.— Stem below each bifurcation with a joint-like 
swelling ; rootlets anterior. 
a. Repentes. 
Widely branched. 
39. Selaginella Kraussiuna, Kunze. (SJiortewi8,TslettJenticulata> 
