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SELAGINELLA 



GG. Stems 6-12 in. high, 

 not curling m 



rosettes 



GGG. stems elongated (2 

 ft. or more), not 

 crowded. 

 H. Jjvs. equal-sided at 

 base 



22. Emmeliana 



o,y,l. .„■ .,1 ,„o.sl only 



F. Lvs. long, the ultimate 

 divisions of stem %-% 



in. wide 28. 



PF. IfVs. shorter or minute; 

 the ultimate divisions 

 of stem one -sixth to 

 one-twelfth in. wide. 

 G. Plants usually less 

 tiKtna foot high.... 29. 

 v.i:. Pliiiits 1-2 ft. high. ..30. 

 31. 



viticulosa 



caulescens 



Bvaunii 



llabellata 



Vogelii 



Lyallii 



erythropus 



hsematodes 



geniculata 



with branching stems 4-,- in I 



ending in a white awu, i 



Native of the eastern h:, II 



placed by many allied s|Mri. m 



the Pacific coast. The win. i h. 



and Dr. Hieronymus, at Berlin, 



ized 10 others. 

 2. denticuiata, Link. Fig. 2303. Stems less than G in. 



long, matted: lvs. of the lower plane slightly spaced. 



denticulate, cordate on the upper side at base and im- 

 bricated over the stem ; lvs. of upper plane cuspidate. 



Mediterranean region throughout.— Trade names are 



vars. aiirea ami Sdliis varieg4tis. 



■<( ems 6-9 in. long, trailing, bright 



IiimI: lvs. of lowerplane crowded, 



t.d at the rounded base; lvs. of 



y oblong, acute. West Indies.— 



Lilly clu 



3. s^rpi 

 green. .■■ 

 obtuse, I 

 upper pi. 

 Long in c 



ulli 



4. pAtula, Spring {S. sarmenthsa, A. Br.). Stems 

 slender, trailing, pale green, (j-9 in. long, with long, 

 tail-like tip, and fewer short pinnate branches: lvs; of 

 lower plane crowded, erect-spreading, oblong-lanceolate, 

 somewhat acute; lvs. of lower plane one-third as long. 



SELAGINELLA 



plane half as long, ovate, much imbricnted. India. Cey- 

 lon, China, Malay Isles. 



7. concinna. Spring (S. ^' '- - i-i. Stems 



1 ft. or more long, copioiisl' nrhi'd, with 



more or less fan-shaped I'.ni,;. ,i i. i fi .m, i,. :~ : lvs of 

 lower ),l:inf crowded, bright t;i. ,ii, i.U..-.-, . i.,u.h dilated 

 ami ri-iill\ .iliiiti- on the uppur side iit base; lvs. of 

 ii|'l" 1 [hnii .li. -third as long, long-cuspidate, much 

 iiiiiii :■ :i" 1. M;i~.:irene Islands. — Var. foliis variegatis, 



>-. stolonifera, Sprint;. Stems a foot or more long, 

 witli u Tiiere <.r less iKikeil tip, angled above and below, 

 with shcirl, i-ipiiipoiiiid branches: lvs. of lower plane 

 cleselv set, riiriil, acute, sliort-ciliate and minutely auri- 

 cled at base. West Indies. 



9. Kraussiana, A. Br. Stems 6-12 in. long, flat on the 

 back, rounded on the face, copiously pinnate, with 

 compound branches: lvs. of upper plane spaced on the 

 branches and main stem, acute, slightly imbricated over 

 the stem; lvs. of upper plane obliquely ovate, acute. 

 Afrie:i, Madeira. — -S. Brbwnii, Kovt., is a dwarf form 

 fr(jiii the Azores. Vars. adrea and variegita are 

 American trade names. 



10. Ciinninghami, Baker. Stems copiously pinnate, 

 the lower branches compound: lvs. of lowerplane ovate 

 or olilong, cordate and very unequal-sided at base, 

 much imbricated over the stem; lvs. of upper plane 



11. Brasili^nsis, A. Br. Stems copiously pinnate, the 

 lower slightly compound: lvs. of lower plane mostly 

 spaced, acute, cordate at base, ciliate and imbricated 

 over the stem; lvs. of upper plane half as long, cuspi- 

 ilate. Brazil. — Similar to preceding, but with longer 

 leaves. 



12. ipilS, Spring. Pfeni-- 1 t in leii;', nntrled above, 



with short, simpl i-i ' i k- ,,,, i . - |,.. ,,f upper 



plane pale green. -• < • i i i ■ . rordate on 



the upper side; h^. ' i, ■ i ;■ ■ :iie. Canada 



to Texas. — i>i/co;ie>/' "■:..''- .' 'i.;< , iiiln . ,ii i-.l :it the Har- 

 vard Botanic Garden, is said to belong here. 



13. 41bo-nltens, Spring. Stems slender, trailing, the 

 lower branches slightly compound: lvs. of lower plane 

 spaced on main .stem, s'hort-ciliate, bright green; lvs. of 

 upper plane one-third as long, cuspidate. West Indies. 



5. uncinata. Spring iLni-opfidi, 

 nillacmsia, HoH.i. St. n,s 1 -_> I 

 somewhat naki'.l ii|> I., \oiel 



produced on the upper side; lvs, of upper plane cuspi- 

 date, much imbricated. China. — In 1893 John Saul 

 offered "5. ctcsia arhorea " with the remark that S. 

 laivigata was a synonym thereof. 



6. plum6sa, Baker. Stems 6-12 in. long, flat above, 

 often forked near the base: lvs. of lower plane close, 

 bright green, much more produced on upper side of 

 midrib, ciliated on both sides at base; lvs. of upper 



14. atroviridis, Spring. Stems 6-12 in. long, ascend 

 ing, doubly grooved above : lvs. of lower plane spuriously 

 3-uerved, Arm, broadly rounded; lvs. of the upper plane 

 half as long, long-cuspidate, much imbricated. India. 



15. Califdmica, Spring. Stems 4-6 in. long, 4-angled, 

 copiously pinnate: lvs. of lowerplane ovate, minutely 



