SELAGO 



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SELLIGUEA 



S. rubricau'lis (red-stemmed) . See S. SUBEROSA. 

 se'rpens (creeping). T 1 2 . Fronds prostrate, changing 



colour with the light. W. Ind. 

 spino'sa (spiny). . Fertile stems erect. Europe 



(Britain) and N. Amer. 



spinulo'sa (finely-spiny) of Spring. See S. SPINOSA. 

 stenophy'lla (narrow-leaved). Sub-erect. Mexico. 

 ,, albospi'ca (white-spiked). Young fronds with 



white points. 

 subero'sa( corky), i. Sub-erect, densely tufted. Trop. 



Asia. 

 sulca'ta (furrowed). Stems trailing in the lower half, 



then ascending. S. Brazil. 

 tassella'ta (tasselled). Stems arching, ending in 



drooping spikes. Brazil. 1887. 

 te'xta (plaited). See S. INVOLVENS TEXTA. 

 , uncina'ta (hooked). J. Stems trailing, with blue-grey 



foliage. China. 1845. 



., u'sta (burned), f-i. Erect. New Caledonia. 

 Victo'rice (Queen Victoria's). 2-3. Sub-climbing. 



Borneo. 1878. 

 virida'ngula (green-angled). 3-4. Sub-erect, twiggy. 



Fiji. 1884. 

 viticulo'sa (little- vine-like) . f. Erect, simple in 



lower half. Trop. Amcr. 

 Vogeflii (Vogel's). 1^-2. Stems erect, red. Trop. 



Africa ; Madagascar. 

 di'chroa (two-coloured). 

 fo'liis variega'tis (leaves-variegated). Variegated. 



1881. 

 Walli'chii(Wallictis). 2-3. Sub-erect, twiggy. Trop. 



Asia. 



Warscewi'czii (Warscewicz's). See S. RADIATA. 

 WUldeno'vii (WiUdenow's). 5-20. Climbing. Trop. 



Asia. 1867. 



SELA'GO. (From the Celtic sel, sight, and jack, 

 salutary ; supposed effects on the eyes. Nat. ord. 

 Selagids [Selaginaceae], Linn. i^-Didynamia, 2-Angio- 

 spermia. ) 



Greenhouse evergreens, from South Africa. Cuttings 

 of the points of shoots, or rather, the short, stubby side- 

 shoots, taken off close to the stem, in spring and autumn, 

 in sand, under a bell-glass, but raised at night to prevent 

 damping. Sandy loam and vegetable mould. The pro- 

 tection of a greenhouse ; but many of them are worth 

 a place in the flower-garden in summer. 

 5. angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). August. 1819. 



bractea'ta (bracted). See MICRODON LUCIDUS. 



cane'scens (hoary), ij. Pale purple. September. 

 1812. 



corymbo'sa (corymbed). 2. White. July. 1699. 



denta'ta (toothed). See S. SPURIA. 



diffu'sa (spreading). i. Purple. July. 1807. 



di'stans (distant-flowered). 2. White. April. 1845. 



fascicula'ta (bundle-flowered). See S. SERRATA. 



frutico'sa (shrubby). Yellow. June. 1822. 



Gi'llii (Gill's). See S. MYRTIFOLIA. 



heterophy'lla (various-leaved). i. Purple. July. 

 1823. 



hi'spida (bristly). Yellow. June. 1823. 



micro! ntha (small-flowered). Yellow. May. 1820. 



minuti 'ssima (smallest). Yellow. June. 1816. 



myrtifo'lia (myrtle- leaved), i. Pale rose. March. 

 1829. 



,, ova'ta (egg-headed). See MICRODON OVATUS. 



polygaloi'des (milkwort-like) . See MICRODON CYLIN- 

 DRICUS. 



polysta'chya (many-spiked). White. June. 1823. 



ramulo'sa (small-branchy). i. White. 1824. 



rapunculoi'des (rampion-like). See S. SPURIA. 



rotundifo'lia (round- leaved), i. Purple. June. 1816. 



serra'ta (sawed), ij. Blue. July. 1774. 



,, spica'ta (spiked). See MICRODON OVATUS. 



spi'nea (spiny). 3. Purple. 1824. 



spu'ria (spurious), i. Violet. August. 1779. 



SELANDRIA. See SLUGWORMS. 



SELE'NIA. (From selene, the moon ; in reference, 

 possibly, to the shape of the seed-pod. Nat. ord. 

 Cruciferae.) 



A dwarf, hardy annual, of ornamental character. 

 Seeds. Ordinary garden soil. 



S. au'rea (golden). J. Bright yellow, fragrant. June, 

 July. Texas; Arkansas. 1881. 



SELENIPE DIUM. (From selenis, a little moon, and 

 pedion, a slipper ; in allusion to the shape of the lip. 

 Nat. ord. Orchidaceas. Allied to Cypripedium.) 



Orchids with a three-celled ovary, thus differing from 

 Cypripedium, having a one-celled ovary or seed-vessel. 

 See ORCHIDS. Culture like that of Cypripedium. 

 S. boissieria' num (Boissierian). 1^2. Yellow, green, 



brownish. Peru. 1887. 

 reticulaf turn (netted). Whitish, netted with green. 



Ecuador. 1885. 

 carici'num (Carex-like). i. Light green, white, 



brown. Peru. 

 ,, cauda'tum (tailed). 2. Green, pale brown. March. 



Ecuador. 1851. 

 albertia'num (Albertian). Yellow ; lip yellow, 



stained dark purple. 



ro'seum (rosy). Petals and lip rosy-purple. 1886. 

 Urope'dium (tailed-slipper). Lip long and narrow, 



not slipper-shaped. Colombia. 1850. 

 Walli'sii (Wallis's). Pale green, whitish; lip 



veined crimson. Ecuador. 

 ,, Warscewi'czii (Warscewicz's). 

 dallea'num (Dallean). 2. Lip glossy carmine- red. 



1895. 



,, hincksia'num (Hincksian). See S. LONGIFOLIUM. 

 ,, kaieteu'rum ( Kaieteuran) . See S. LINDLEYANUM. 

 ,, klotzschia'num (Klotzschian). Guiana. 

 Linde'ni (Linden's). See S. CAUDATUM UROPEDIUM. 

 ,, lindleya'num (Lindleyan). 2. Pale green, with crim- 

 son-brown veins. Colombia; British Guiana. 1885. 

 longifo'lium (long-leaved). Yellow-green, purple, 



shaded brown. Central Amer. 1869. 

 color a' turn (coloured). Pale purple. Costa Rica. 



1873. 



Pari'shii (Parish's). See CYPRIPEDIUM PARISHII. 

 Pea'rcei (Pearce's). See S. CARICINUM. 

 reticula'tum (netted). See S. BOISSIERIANUM. 

 Rce'zlii (Rcezl's). 2*. Greenish-yellow, rose. Colom- 

 bia. 1873. 

 sarzentia'nwn (Sargentian). 2. Side lobes of lip 



with two white tubercles. Pernambuco. 1893. 

 Schli'mii (Schlim's). White, striped rose ; lip with 



rose blotch. Colombia. 1867. 

 ,, albifto'rum (white-flowered). White. Colombia. 



i875. 

 vitta'tum (striped), i-ij. Pale green, striped red, 



brownish-red. Brazil. 1876. 



,, Walli'sii (Wallis's). See S. CAUDATUM WALLISII. 

 Warscewi'czii (Warscewicz's). See S. CAUDATUM 



WARSCEWICZII. 



SELF. A flower with petals of only one colour. 

 SELF-HEAL. Prune'lla vulga'ris. 



SE'LINUM. (From selinon, parsley ; in allusion to the 

 finely divided leaves. Nat. ord. Unibellifera?.) 



Hardy or half-hardy herbs sometimes used in bedding 

 designs. Seeds ; divisions. Ordinary garden soil. 

 5. Cando'llii (Candoll's). 3. White. Leaves much 



divided. Himalaya. 



Carvifo'lia (Carvi-leaved). White. Europe. 

 Gmeli'ni (Gmelin's). White. Northern regions. 

 ,, pyrena'icum (Pyrenean). White. Pyrenees. 

 ienuifo'lium (slender-leaved). White. Himalaya. 

 vagina'tum (sheathing). White. Himalaya. ' 



SELLIE'RA. (Probably a commemorative name. 

 Nat. ord. Goodenoviaceag.) 



Hardy, creeping herb liking plenty of moisture. 

 Divisions. Wet soil. 

 S. radi'cans (rooting). . Australia. " Swamp- weed." 



SELLIGUE'A. (Probably from the Javanese name. Nat. 

 ord. Ferns [Filices]. Linn. z^-Cryptogamia, i-Filices.) 



Stove, yellow-spored Ferns. See FERNS. 

 S. caudifo'rmis (tail-formed). See GYMNOGRAMME 



CAUDIFORMIS. 



ftave'scens (yellowish). May. E. Ind. 



Hamilto'ni (Hamilton's). See GYMNOGRAMME HAMIL- 



TONIANA. 



heteroca'rpa (various- fruited). See GYMNOGRAMME 



HETEROCARPA. 



macrophy'lla (large-leaved). See GYMNOGRAMME 



MACROPHYLLA. 



pothifo'lia (pothos- leaved). May. Nepaul. 



