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SELAGINELLA 



SELAGINELLA 



15. calif ornica, Spring. Sts. 4-6 in. long, 4-angled, 

 copiously pinnate: Ivs. of lower plane ovate, minutely 

 cuspidate, denticulate on the upper side at the base; 

 Ivs. of the upper plane very small, ovate-oblong. Said 

 to come from Low. Calif, but not known at Kew and 

 doubtfully in cult, in this country. 



16. Martensii, Spring. Fig. 3599. Sts. 6-12 in. long, 

 flat or rounded below, angled above : Ivs. of lower plane 

 oblong-lanceolate, serrulate but not ciliate, slightly 

 imbricated over the st. at base; Ivs. of upper plane 

 obliquely oblong, long-cuspidate. Mex. Exists under 

 many varieties in cult. 



17. rubella, Moore. Sts. 1 ft. long, somewhat erect 

 in habit, reddish brown, with 2 grooves on the upper 

 face: Ivs. of lower plane dark green, becoming reddish 

 with age, obtuse or obscurely cuspidate, ciliated and 

 imbricated over the st. at the upper side of base; Ivs. 

 of upper plane ovate-cuspidate. Native country not 

 known. Has been in cult, since 1870. Var. variegata, 

 Hort., is cult. 



18. Pdulteri, Hort. Veitch. Sts. densely tufted, slen- 

 der, suberect, 2-3 in. long, 3-4 times dichotomously 

 forked: Ivs. of lower plane spaced, suborbicular, obtuse, 

 bright green; Ivs. of upper plane nearly as long, but 

 ovate and acute. Azores. 



19. inv61vens, Spring. Sts. densely tufted, 2-6 in. 

 long, deltoid, branched nearly to the base : Ivs. of lower 

 plane crowded, ovate, with a distinct cusp, bright green, 

 thick, rigid, serrulate on both margins; Ivs. of upper 

 plane nearly as long, ovate-lanceolate, cuspidate. 

 Japan to India and the Philippines. 



20. lepidophylla, Spring. RESURRECTION PLANT. 

 Sts. 2-4 in. long, densely tufted, spreading in a close 

 spiral so as to form a flattish expanse, curling closely 

 into a ball when quite dry: Ivs. of lower plane oblique, 

 obtuse, minutely ciliated, green on the face, paler below; 

 Ivs. of upper plane nearly as long, obliquely ovate, 

 obtuse. Texas and Mex. to Peru. Often sold dry under 

 the name of "resurrection plant" (which see), as the 

 absorption of water will cause the ball with a dull 

 brown exterior to expand and show its bright green 

 upper face of the sts. long after the plant is dead. 



21. cuspidata, Link. Sts. densely tufted, 6 in. or 

 more long, branched nearly to the base, with copiously 

 compound branches: Ivs. of lower plane obliquely ovate, 

 cuspidate, dilated and ciliated on the upper side at the 

 base, pale green edged with white; Ivs. of upper plane 



. 



3599. Poorly grown specimen of club mosi, unsuitable for 

 table decoration. Selaginella Martensii. ( X 1 A) 



nearly as long, obliquely ovate, cuspidate. Cuba and 

 Mex. to Venezuela. A plant occurring under the hor- 

 ticultural name Lycopodium cordifolium has the st. a 

 foot or more long and simple in its lower part, and 

 doubtless represents a distinct species. 



22. Emmeliana, Hort. Fig. 3600. Sts. 6-12 in. high, 

 the primary branches ascending, bipinnate: Ivs. of 

 lower plane close, obliquely ovate, those of the branch- 



lets narrower and minutely spinulose; Ivs. of upper 

 plane raised above those of the lower one-half as large, 

 spinulose -serrulate, short -cuspidate. S. Amer.(?). 

 Named for Th. Emmel, a German gardener. Var. aurea 

 is a yellow form. This species and its variety are most 

 commonly seen in the American trade. They require 

 a constant supply of moisture. If allowed to dry, the 

 tips of the fronds turn brown and do not recover. 



23. Wallichii, Spring. Sts. 2-3 ft. long, with lan- 

 ceolate branches and simple crowded branchlets: Ivs. 

 of lower plane crowded, smaller toward the end of the 

 pinnules; Ivs. of upper plane one-fourth as long, cus- 

 pidate: spikes YT-\ in. long. India and the E. Indies. 

 Highly ornamental. 



24. Victdriae, Moore. Sts. 3-4 ft. long, with lanceo- 

 late-deltoid, caudate branches, with the lower branch- 

 lets forked or slightly pinnate: Ivs. of lower plane 

 crowded, a line long, truncate at base and obscurely 

 petioled; Ivs. of lower plane one-fourth as long, short- 

 cuspidate: spikes 1-2 in. long. Borneo and Fiji Isls. 



25. gracilis, Moore. Sts. 2-3 ft. long, somewhat 

 roughened, with lanceolate branches and simple branch- 

 lets: Ivs. of lower plane ovate-falcate, adnate to st. on 

 lower side at base; lys. of upper plane ovate-lanceolate, 

 cuspidate. Polynesia. 



26. L6bbii, Moore (S. cognata, Hort.). Sts. 3-4 ft. 

 long, with lanceolate-deltoid branches and contiguous 

 simple or forked branchlets: Ivs. of lower plane oblong- 

 lanceolate, acute, bright green, truncate at base; Ivs. 

 of upper plane one-third as long, obliquely ovate, cus- 

 pidate. Borneo and Sumatra. 



27. Wflldenovii, Baker. Sts. reaching a length of 

 many feet, with spreading deltoid branches and much 

 compound branchlets, the ultimate short and contigu- 

 ous: Ivs. of lower plane crowded, ovate or oblong, 

 tinted with blue, obscurely petioleti; Ivs. of upper plane 

 one-third as long, obliquely oblong, not cuspidate. India 

 and the E. Indies. 



28. grandis, Moore. Sts. 1^-2 ft. long, branched 

 above: Ivs. of lower plane crowded, lanceolate, acute, 

 rather firm; Ivs. of upper plane one-third as long, 

 ascending, much imbricated. Borneo. 



29. viticuldsa, Klotzsch. Sts. with deltoid 2-3-pin- 

 nate branches: Ivs. of lower plane ascending, acute, 

 short-ciliated and much imbricated over the st.; Ivs. 

 of upper plane one-third as long, obliquely ovate, cuspi- 

 date. Cent. Amer. 



30. caulescens, Spring (S. amdena, Hort.). Sts. stiff, 

 erect, the short final branchlets curling when dry: Ivs. 

 of lower plane crowded, ovate, falcate, bright green; 

 Ivs. of upper plane one-third to one-fourth as long, cus- 

 pidate. Japan, China, and E. Indies. Var. argentea, 

 Hort., is advertised. 



31. Brauuii, Baker. Sts. deltoid and flexuous above, 

 with deltoid erect-spreading pinnae, the pinnules short, 

 deltoid and spaced: Ivs. of lower plane ovate-rhomboid, 

 usually revolute at both edges; Ivs. of lower plane 

 short-cuspidate. W. China. 



32. flabellata, Spring. Sts. erect, deltoid, decom- 

 pound, with contiguous final branchlets: Ivs. of lower 

 plane obliquely ovate, acute, broadly rounded and cili- 

 ated at the base; Ivs. of upper plane obliquely ovate, 

 cuspidate. Widely distributed in tropical regions. One 

 of the forms of this is cult, as S. crispa, Hort. 



33. Vdgellii, Spring (S. africana, A. Br. S. Pervillei, 

 Spring). Sts. decompound above, the lower pinnse 

 deltoid, petioled, 3-4-pinnate: Ivs. of lower plane lan- 

 ceolate, ascending, often revolute on both edges, trun- 

 cate at base; Ivs. of upper plane minute, strongly cus- 

 pidate. Afr. 



34. L^allii, Spring. Sts. deltoid above, the lower 

 pinnae bipinnate, the final divisions J^-l in. long, 



