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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 



Selaginella - continued. 



S. rlglda (rigid). A garden name for S. afflnii. 



S. robnsta (robust). A garden name for S. canallculata robusta. 



S. rubella (reddish), stems 1ft. long, sub-erect, with root-fibres 

 from the lower half, reddish-brown, pinnately branched, the 

 lower branches cuneate, with five to seven branchlets. I. of th 

 lower plane ascending, crowded on the. branchlet s, ol blique- 

 oblong, obtuse or obscurely cuspidate, ^m. to iin. long dark 

 greenfturning reddish with age, more produced and ciliated on 

 the upper side at the base ; leaves of the upper plane half as 

 long, ovate, cuspidate, much imbricated, spites square, Jm 

 to Iin. long; bracts long-cuspidate, ^rongly keeled. N ative 

 country unknown, 1870. Greenhouse. (G. C. 1871, p. WM.) 



8. rnbricaulls (red-stemmed). A synonym of S. molliceps. 



S. selaginoides (Fir Club-moss-like). A synonym of S. spinosa. 



S. serpens (winding), stems densely matted, quite trailing, 6in. 

 to 9iii long, copiously pinnate, branched, with numerous, erecto- 

 patent slightly compound branches. I. of the lower plane 

 crowded, spreading, three-quarters of a line long, ovate-oblong 

 bright gVeen with a distinct midrib, both sides rounded and 

 ciliated at base; leaves of the upper plane one-third as long 

 acute, spikes square, iin. to *in. long ; bracts cuspidate, crowded, 

 .strongly keeled. West Indies. A well-known, stove species. 

 SYNsfs. mutabUis, S. variabilis, S. varians. 



S. setosa (bristly). A garden form of S. erythropus. 



S. sinensis (Chinese). A garden synonym of S. canaliculate. 



S spinosa (spiny), barren stems short, trailing, slender, little 

 branched, with short, ascending branches. I. lax and spreading 

 on the lower part of the barren branches, dense and ascending 

 upwards, lanceolate, half a line to one line long, acute, bright 

 green, ciliated, fertile stems erect, simple, 2m. to 3m. long, with 

 a leafy peduncle about as long as the spike, spike multifarious ; 

 bracts lax, ascending, lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, iin. to iin. 

 long, strongly ciliated, not acutely keeled. Europe (Britain), 

 North America. Hardy. STN. S. selaginoides. 



S. spinulosa (small-spined). stems very slender, trailing, Iin. to 

 2in. long, little-branched. I. of the lower plane spaced even on 

 the branchlets, oblong, obtuse, half a line long, pale green, 

 strongly ciliated; leaves of the upper plane a quarter to one- 

 third as long, oblong, acute, spikes short, square ; bracts cus- 

 pidate, strongly keeled. Java. Stove. 



S. stolonifera (stolon-bearing). A form of S. Martensii. 



3. suberosa (slightly erose). stems densely tufted, sub-erect, 

 often above 1ft. long, pale, shining brown, copiously pinnate, the 

 branching erecto-patent and decompound, the root-fibres some- 

 times extending half-way up to it. I. of the lower plane spaced 

 and erecto-patent on the branches, very distant and spreading on 

 the main stem, oblique-lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, acute, 

 bright green, unequal-sided, much produced, broadly rounded, 

 shortly ciliated ; leaves of the upper plane half as long, long- 

 cuspidate, spikes copious, Jin. to Sin. long, resupinate ; bracts 

 of the upper plane lanceolate, erecto-patent, of the lower plane 

 ascending, ovate, cuspidate. Khasia Mountains. Greenhouse. 



S. suloata (furrowed), stems trailing in the lower half, usually 

 assurgent in the upper half, deeply bisulcate down the face, 

 jointed at the nodes, copiously flabellate-pinnate, the final 

 branchlets contiguous. I. of the lower plane close on the 

 branchlets, spaced on the stem, oblong-lanceolate, acute, iin. to 

 iin. long, auricled on both sides at base ; leaves of the upper 

 plane one-third as long, long-cuspidate, spikes Jin. to iin. long, 

 square ; bracts acute, strongly keeled. South Brazil. Green- 

 house. 



S. tcxta. See S. involvens toxta. 



S. uncinata (hooked).* stems weak, slender, pale straw-coloured, 

 bisulcate on the face, trailing, 1ft. to 2ft. long, with a long, ex- 

 current tip, and alternate, snort, pinnately arranged, copiously 

 compound branches. I. of the lower plane sub-ovate, Ain. to 

 iin. long, close or rather spaced on the branches, thin, bright 

 blue-green, minutely petiolate, both sides cordate at base ; leaves 

 of the upper plane one-third as long, cuspidate, much imbricated. 

 spikes Jin. to iin. long, square ; bracts one line long, crowded, 

 sharply keeled. China. A well-known, greenhouse species. 

 This is the proper name of the blue-tinted plant known in 

 gardens as eaisia. 



S. variabilis (variable). A synonym of S. serpens. 



S. varians (variable). A synonym of S. serpens. 



S. Victorias (Victoria's), stems sub-erect, sarmentose, 3ft. to 4ft. 

 long ; pinnae lanceolate-deltoid, 6in. to 9in. long, caudate ; upper 

 pinnules erecto-p'atent and simple, contiguous, the lower forked 

 or slightly pinnate. I. of the lower plane crowded, oblong- 

 >ne line long, dark bright green, 

 of the upper plane a quarter as 

 ces square, Iin. to 2in. long ; bracts 



, . , plane crowded, oblong- 



lanceolate, falcate, acute, one " ' - 

 obscurely petiolate; leaves of 



long, much imbricated, spikes square.Tin. to 2in. long; 



acutely keeled. Borneo, &c., 1879. Stove. Eare in cultivation. 

 (G. C. n. s., xi. p. 75.) 



S. yitionlosa (tendrilled). stems about 9in. long, stramineous, 

 simple in the lower part, deltoid and decompound upwards 

 pinnae deltoid bi- or tripinnate, the root-fibres sometimes 

 extending to the axils of the lowest pinnae, the contiguous, 

 ascending final segments iin. to Iin. long. I of the lower plane 

 contiguous, ascending, lanceolate or oblique-ovate, acute, T \in 

 to 'in. long, bright green; leaves of the upper plane one-third 



Selaginella continued. 



as long, oblique-ovate, cuspidate, spikes square; bracts cus- 

 pidate, strongly keeled. Central America and Venezuela. Stove. 



S. Vogelii (Vogel's). stems 1ft. to 2ft. long, erect, simple in the 

 lower half, often pink-tinted, with a few distant, small, adpressed 

 leaves, deltoid and decompound in the upper half ; lower pinnae 



deltoid, petiolate, three or four-pinnate, the contiguous, erecto- 

 patent final divisions Jin. to fin. long. I. of the lower plane 

 spaced even on the branchlets, lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, 



ascenng, acute, one to two nes long, bright green, both eges 

 liable to be revolute, truncate at base ; leaves of the upper plane 

 minute, with a large cusp, spikes square, Jin. to iin. long ; 



ove. Well 



bracts cuspidate, strongly keeled. West Africa. 

 SYN. S. africana. 



Stove. 



known in cultivation. SYN. S. africana. There is a variegated 

 form. S. dichrous is a garden form of this species. 



S. Wallichii (Wallich's).* stems sarmentose, sub-erect, 2ft. to 

 3ft. long ; pinnae lanceolate, 6in. to 9in. long ; pinnules invariably 

 simple, crowded, erecto-patent, Iin. to 14m. long, the end one 

 sometimes 3in. to 4in. long. 1. of the lower plane crowded, 

 oblong-lanceolate, slightly falcate, pointed at the upper corner, 

 equal-sided, the lower ones of the pinnules T Un. to iin. long, the 

 upper gradually smaller, dark bright green, obscurely petiolulate, 

 truncate or slightly cordate on both sides at the base ; leaves of 

 the upper plane a quarter as long, much imbricated, spikes 

 square, terminal on the pinnules, Jin. to Iin. long ; bracts 

 cuspidate, strongly keeled. India. A common and ornamental, 

 stove species. 



S. Willdenovii (Willdenow's).* stems climbing to a length of 

 12ft. to 20ft. or more ; pinnae spreading, deltoid, 1ft. to 2ft. long, 

 pinnules deltoid and decompound ; ultimate branches short and 

 contiguous. I. of the lower plane crowded, ascending, ovate or 

 oblong, Jjin. to iin. long, green with a tint of blue, obscurely 

 petiolate, cordate on both sides at base ; leaves of the upper 



?lane one-third as long, not cuspidate, spikes square, in. to 

 in. long ; bracts scarcely larger than the sporangia. Cochin 

 China, &c. A well-known, stove species. SYN. S. ecesia arborea. 



SELAGO (the old Latin name, used by Pliny, for a 

 plant which the Drnids gathered with mysterious cere- 

 monies). OBD. 8elagine<B. A genus com- 

 prising nearly eighty species of green- 

 house shrubs or under-shrnbs, often 

 Heath-like, rarely dwarf, annual herbs ; 

 one is a native of Madagascar, another 

 is found in tropical Africa, and the rest 

 are extra-tropical South African. Flowers 

 in the axils of the ovate or narrow bracts, 

 or rarely shortly pedicellate with a bract, 

 in terminal spikes ; calyx two, three, or 

 five-cleft; corolla limb oblique or sub- 

 bilabiate ; stamens four, didynamous. 

 Leaves narrow or rather small, some- 

 times very small, alternate, scattered, or 

 the lower ones rarely opposite ; often 

 fascicled in the axils, entire or toothed. 

 A selection of species, including those 

 best known in gardens, is given below. 

 They are of easy culture in sandy loam 

 or peat and sand. Propagation may be 

 effected by seeds ; or by cuttings of 

 half -ripened wood, inserted in sandy soil, 

 under a bell glass, in bottom heat. All 

 are South African sub-shrubs, flowering 

 in summer. 



S. oorymbosa (corymbose), fl. white, corym- 

 bose ; corolla tube scarcely exceeding the 

 calyx; bracts ovate-linear. I. linear, fas- 

 cicled. Stem erect, branched, pubescent. 

 h. 2ft. 



S. distans (distant). JL white; calyx seg- 

 ments acuminate, shorter than the corolla 

 tube ; spikes solitary, terminal, scattered- 

 flowered ; bracts oblong. I. fascicled, two 

 to three lines long, slightly incurved, semi- FIG. 470. FLOWER- 

 terete, obtuse. Stems sub-dichotomously INQ BRANCH OP 

 branched ; branchlets pubescent, ft. 1ft. 1845. SELAGO DISTANS. 

 See Fig. 470. (B. B. xxxi. 46.) 



S. fasciculata (fascicled). A synonym of S. serrata. 



S. fruticosa (shrubby). /. yellow, in pedunculate heads, spikes, 

 or panicles ; corolla scarcely exceeding the calyx. I. linear, 

 slightly obtuse, glabrous, slightly spreading or the lower ones 

 reflexed, solitary or sub-fasciculate, " 



h. 1ft. 1774. 



the margins revolute. 



