SEED-ROOM 



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SELAGINELLA 



S. rein' sum (retuse). White, with rosy centre. June. 



Mexico. 1880. 

 sarmento'sum (trailing). J. Yellow. July. China. 



Evergreen. 

 variega' turn (variegated). Leaves variegated with 



cream or white. Stems flesh-coloured. 

 Siebo'ldii (Siebold's). J-J. Pinkish-purple. July, 



August. Japan. 1836. 

 me dio-variegz' 'turn (middle- variegated). Leaves 



with a central creamy blotch. 

 Sta'hlii (Stahl's). \. Yellow. June. Mexico. 1902. 



SEED-ROOM. All that has been said relative to the 

 Fruit-room is applicable to this. Everything promotive 

 of decay or germination is to be avoided ; and if one 

 relative direction more than another requires to be urged 

 upon the gardener, it is comprised in these words keep 

 it as dry as possible ; the room may be even hot, so that 

 it is not damp. 



SEEMA'NNIA. (Commemorative of the botanist 

 Bertlwld Seemann. Nat. ord. Gesneraceae.) 



Perennial stove herbs. Offsets from the scaly rhizomes 

 in spring. Fibrous loam, peat, or leaf-mould, and sand. 

 S. Bena'ryi (Benary's). 3. Scarlet. Trop. Amer. 1874. 

 ,, silva'tica (wood). See S. TERNIFOLIA. 

 ternifo'lia (three-leaved). 3-4. Scarlet. Winter. 

 Peru. 1855. 



SEETZE'NIA. (Commemorative of Seetzen, a noted 

 African traveller. Nat. ord. Bean Capers [Zygophyllaceae]. 

 Linn. lo-Decandria, ^-Pentagynia. Allied to Zygophyl- 

 lum.) 



A prostrate or diffuse, evergreen, leafy, greenhouse 

 shrub. Cuttings in sand under a bell-glass. Loam, peat, 

 and sand. 



S. africa'na (African). 1-2 in. long. Yellow, without 

 petals. July. S. Africa. 1810. 



SELAGINE'LLA. (Diminutive of Selago. Nat. ord. 

 Selaginellaceae.) 



Evergreen stove and greenhouse plants, some resem- 

 bling ferns, others mosses. Cuttings in sandy loam and 

 leaf -mould. 



S. affi'nis (related). Stems trailing, i ft. long. Guiana. 

 ,, africa'na (African). See S. VOGELII. 

 ,, alboni' tens (white-shining). Slender, trailing. W. Ind. 

 albospi'ca (white-spiked). See S. STENOPHYLLA ALBO- 



SPICA. 



,, amce'na (lovely). See S. CAULESCENS AMCENA. 

 a'pus (stalkless). . N. Amer. 1819. 

 ,, arge'ntea (silvery). See S. CAULESCENS. 

 atrovi'ridis (dark-green). -1. Sub-erect. Trop. 



Asia. 



bakeria'na (Bakerian). Queensland. 

 be'llula (pretty). See S. IN.SQUALIFOLIA PERELEGANS. 

 brasilie'nsis (Brazilian). |. Stems trailing. Southern 



Brazil. 



Brau' nii (Braun's). i-i|. Erect. W. China. 1867. 

 ,, ca'sia (grey). See S. UNCINATA. 

 canalicula'ta (channelled), i. Trop. Asia. 1860. 



Climber. 



,, cauda'ta (tailed). See S. CANALICULATA. 

 , caule'scens (stemmed), i-ij. Erect. Trop. Asia. 

 amce'na (lovely), f-i. Bright green. 1884. 

 ,, gra'cilis (slender). f. Bright green. India. 1880. 

 minor (smaller). . 

 , cogna'ta (related). See S. LOBBII. 

 , conci'nna (neat). Trailing i ft. long. Mascarene Isles. 

 , confe'rta (crowded). See S. CANALICULATA. 

 , convolu'ta (convolute). i~. Tufted. Trop. Amer. 

 , cordifo'lia (heart-leaved), i. Trailing, i ft. long. 



W. Ind. 1838. 



cuspida'ta (short-pointed). . Trop. Amer. 

 ,, elonga'ta (elongated), i. Colombia. 

 delicati' ssima (very-delicate). Trailing, i-r ft. Jong. 



Probably the Andes. 

 ,, denticula'ta (finely-toothed) of Link. J. Europe. 



1779. Hardy. 

 denticula'ta (finely- toothed) of gardens. See S. 



KRAUSSIANA. 



,, di'chroa (two-coloured). See S. VOGELII. 



Dougla'sii : (Douglas's). Trailing, i~ ft. long. United 



States ; British Columbia. 



emilia'na (Emilian). J. Habit dense. Gardens. 

 au'rea (golden). J. Yellow tinted. 1908. 



S. erythro'pus (red-stalked). i-i|. Erect. Trop. Amer. 

 ,, ,, mi'nor (smaller), i. Gardens. 1893. 

 filjci'na (fern-Uke). See S. H^MATODES. 

 flabella'ia (fan-shaped). 1-2. Erect. Tropics. 

 ,, flagelli'fera (whip-bearing). See S. PLUMOSA. 

 flexuo'sa (flexuous). J-i. S. Brazil. 1831. 

 fulcra'ta (propped), i-ii. Erect, unbranched in 



lower half. E. Himalaya ; Burma. 

 Galeo'ttei (Galeotte's). 1-2. Sub-erect. Mexico. 

 gra'cilis (slender). 2-3. South Sea Islands. 1886. 

 gra'ndis (grand). 2. Grass-green, much branched. 



Borneo. 1882. 



Griffi'thii (Griffith's), -1. Erect. Trop. Asia. 1860. 

 hamato'des (blood-like), i-ij. Stems deep red. 



Trop. Amer. 

 helve' tica (Swiss). Stems densely matted, \~\ ft. 



long. Central Europe ; N. Asia. 

 hortefnsis (garden). See S. KRAUSSIANA. 

 intzqualifo'lia (unequal-leaved). 1-2. Trop. Asia. 

 be'llula (pretty). See S. IN^EQUALI FOLIA PER- 

 ELEGANS. 

 pere'legans (very-elegant), x. Dwarf er, denser. 



Ceylon. 1879. 



incresccntifo'lia (increasing-leaved). See S. RADIATA. 

 invo'lvens (rolling-inwards). J. Densely tufted. 



China and Japan. 1831. 

 te'xta (plaited). J. Stem simple. 

 variega' 'ia (variegated). Tips of some of the 



branches pure white. 1883. 

 kraussia'na (Kraussian). J. S. Africa; Azores, &c. 



The most common. 



au'rea (golden). Golden-yellow. 1880. 

 Brow'nii (Brown's). J. Erect, dense, not trailing. 



Azores. 



Stansfie'ldii (Stansfield's). 



variega'ta (variegated). Variegated with white. 

 l<zvie,a'ta (bright-green), i-ij. Stems erect, shining 



dark green. Madagascar. 

 Lya7/M(Lyall's). More divided; pinrue bipmnate. 



Madagascar. 

 lepidophy'lla (slender-leaved). ,>. Trop. Amer. 



1869. " Resurrection Plant." " Prostrate, and 



requires stove heat. 



leptosta'chya (slender-spiked). See S. BAKERIANA. 

 ,, Lo'bbii (Lobb's). 3-4. Somewhat climbing. Borneo. 



1884. 

 longi' ssima (longest). Stems trailing, 2 ft. long or 



more. Colombia ; Antioquia. 

 ludovicia'na (Ludovician) . |. TraUing. Alabama; 



Louisiana. 



,, Lya'lli (Lyall's). See S. L^VIGATA LYALLII. 

 Martfnsii (Martens'). J-i. Stems traiUng in lower 



half, rooting. Mexico. 

 divarica'ta (spreading), i. Looser in habit, with 



fewer branches. 

 stolpni'fera (stolon-bearing). i. Trailing and 



rooting. 



,, variega'ta (variegated). Compact, upright, varie- 

 gated with cream. 



u-atsonia'na (Watsonian). Fronds arching, fan- 

 shaped, with bright silvery variegation. 1903. 

 Mette'nii (Metten's). Stems wide- trailing. Garden 



origin. 1865. (? uncinata X incEQualifolia.) 

 \ mo' lliceps (soft-headed). |-|. Erect. Upper Guinea ; 



Madagascar, &c. 



,, muta'bilis (changeable). See S. SERPENS. 

 pa' tula (spreading). Trailing, ^-J. Jamaica. 

 Pervi'llei (Per\-me's). See S. VOGELII. 

 ,, pili'fera (hair-bearing). . Tufted. Texas; Central 



Mexico. 



pitcheria'na (Pitcherian). See S. ERYTHROPUS MINOR. 

 ,, plumo'sa (plumy), f-i. TraUing. Trop. Asia. 

 ,, ,, flagelli'fera (whip-bearing). Branches elongated 



at apex, with square spikes. 

 poeppigia'na (Pceppigian). Stems trailing 1-2 ft. long. 



Andes of Colombia and Peru. 

 Poulte'ri (Poulter's). i. Densely tufted, erect. 



Azores. 1868. 



pube'scens (downy). See S. FULCRATA. 

 radia'ta (rayed). -1. Sub-erect. Trop. Amer. 

 bulbi'fera (bulb-bearing). Decumbent, bearing 



bulbils at tips of branches. 1867. 

 radica'ta (rooting). See S. PLUMOSA. 

 ri'gida frigid). See S. AFFINIS. 

 rube'lla (reddish), i. Sub-erect. Garden origin. 1870. 



