400 ACROGENOUS PLANTS 



2 1. SELAGO : Sporanges scattered in the axils of the uniform (dark-green, sinning, 

 rigid, and %-ranked) leaves. 



1. l< lucidlllum, MX. Stems ascending, tliickish, bifid, or 2 

 or 3 times forked; leaves lance-linear, acute, denticulate, spreading, 

 or reflexed. 

 BRIGHTISH LYCOPODIUM. 



Stem 6 to 12 inches long, nearly erect, or sometimes decumbent and radicating 

 near the base. leaves % to near % an inch long. Sporanges subreniform, or 

 semi-orbicular, palish yellow, seated in the axils of the leaves about an inch from 

 the summit of the stem, or branches ; also in interrupted series, below, these lower 

 series being the persistent sporanges o f preceding years. 

 Hob. Moist woods, and low grounds : frequent. Fr. July. 

 2. LTCOPODIUM proper: Sporanges borne only in Hue, axils of tJie upper, or bracteal 

 leaves, thus forming terminal spikes. 



a. Leaves of the stem and brandies and those of tJie simple spike all alike, and 



many-ranked. 



2. 1L. i ii 11 ii 1 at mil , L. Sterile stems creeping, flaccid, forking ; 

 fertile ones erect, solitary, bearing a short thick spike. 

 FLOODED LYCOPODIUM. 



Sterile stems 4 to 8 inches long ; fertile ones 1 to 4 inches high. Leaves }/\&% 

 an inch in length, lance-subulate, spreading. Spike an inch to an inch and half 

 in length. 

 Hob. Wet, sandy places ; New London : rare. Fr. Aug. 



Obs. This was collected, in 1848, by Mr. VINCENT BARNARD, 

 an intelligent and enterprising young Naturalist, of this County. 



b. Leaves (bracts) of the ament-like spikes scale-like, imbricated, ovate, yellowish, 



unltice those of the sterile branches. 



f Spikes sessile (or Hie branches equally leafy up to the spikes'). 



3. L. dendroideuni, MX. Stem erect, simple below, bushy- 

 branched at summit, the branches spreading, fan-like ; leaves 4- 

 to 6-ranked; spikes mostly several. 

 TREE-LIKE LYCOPODIUM. Ground Pine. 



Stem 6 to 9 inches high, terete, flexuose. iearesabout2 lines long, those on the 

 branches somewhat 4-rowed, obliquely subulate-linear, deep-green. Spikes mostly 

 several (1 to 6), about 2 inches long, erect, terete, a little tapering to the summit. 

 Hob. Woodlands, and shaded thickets : frequent. Fr. July. 



Obs. This pretty species of unfading verdure (together with L. 

 complanatum, L.} is much employed in making garlands, and 

 festoons, wherewith to decorate Country parlors ; and is, moreover, 

 regularly sought after, by those who venerate pleasing ancient 

 usages, for the purpose of trimming Churches, at Christmas, 

 f f Spikes pedunculate (i. e. (lie leaves very minute on tJie fertile branches). 



* Leaves homogeneous and equal, many-ranked; stems terete. 

 41. l<. Clav&tuni, L. Stems creeping extensively, with similar, 

 short, ascending branches; spikes mostly in pairs, on terminal 

 peduncles. 

 CLAVATE LYCOPODIUM. Club-Moss. 



Stem 2 to 4 or 6 feet long, rather stout, prostrate and somewhat radicating 



