SELAGIXELLA 



cuspidate, denticulate on the upper side at the base; 

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

 to come from Lower California, but not known at Kew 

 and doubtfully in cultivation in this country. 



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2304. Poorly grown specimen oi Club Moss, unsuitable ior 

 table decoration [X'^). 



Martensii. 



SELAGINELLA 



1649 



with Fig. 2305. This speci 



flat ( _ 



oblong-lanceolate, serrulate but not ciliate, slightly im- 

 bricated over the stem at base; Ivs. of upper plane ob- 

 liquely oblong, long-cuspidate. Mexico. — Exists under 

 many varieties in cultivation. 



17. rubfiUa, Moore. Stems 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 stem at the upper side of base; Ivs.. 

 of upper plane ovate-cnspidate. Native country not 

 known. -Has been in cultivation since 1870 Var varie- 

 g&ta, Hort., is cultivated. 



18. Pdulteri, Hort. Veitch. Stems densely tufted, 

 slender, subefect, 2-3 in. long, three to four times 

 dichotomously forked: Ivs. of lower plane spaced sub 

 orbicular, obtuse, bright green; Ivs. of upper plane 

 nearly as long, but ovate and acute. Azores 



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

 long, deltoid, branched nearly to the base h s of lower 

 plane crowded, ovate, with a distinct cusp bright green 

 thick, rigid, serrulate on both margins hs of upper 

 plane nearly as long, ovate-lanceolate, cuspidate Japan 

 to India and the Philippines. 



20. lepldophylla, Spring. Resukrection Plant 

 Stems 2-4 in. long, densely tufted, spreading m a clost 

 spiral so as to form a flattish expanse curling close h 

 into a ball when quite dry: Ivs. of loner pi ine obhqu 



obtu 



ely . 



, gri 



:the 



tuse. Texas and Jlexic'o to i'eru.-Oftin sjld dij undi i 

 the name of "Resurrection Plant" (which see) as th. 

 absorption of water will cause the bill with a dull 

 brown exterior to expand and show its bright green 

 upper face of the stems long after the plant is dead 



21. cuspidata. Link. Stems densely tufted 6 in oi 

 niiin- loll-. I.i\iiirlii-d nearly to the base, with coi)i(iuslj 

 (•oiiipuiiiid liraiM'lies : Ivs. of lower plane obliqueh o\ -ite 

 cuspiilat.-. ililati'il and ciliated on the upper side it the 

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

 nearly as long, obliquely ovate, cuspidate A plant oc 

 curring under the horticultural name Liicopoiluim t >i 

 iHfoHum has the stem a foot or more long and simple 

 in its lower part, and doubtless represents a distinct 

 species. Cuba and Mexico to Venezuela. 



22. Emmeliana, Hort. Pig. 2305. Stems 6-12 in. high, 

 the primary liraiiches ascending, bipinnate : Ivs. of lower 

 plane close, oblii{uely ovate, those of the branchlets nar- 

 rower and minutely spiuulose; Ivs. of upper plane 

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

 lose-serrulate, short-cuspidate. S. Amer. ? Named for 

 Th. Emmel, a German gardener. 



23. Wallichil, Spring. Stems 2-3 ft. long, with lan- 

 ceolate branches and simple crowded branchlets: Ivs. 

 of lower plane crowded, smaller towards the end of the 

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

 pidate: spikes %~1 in. long. India and the East Indies. 

 —Highly ornamental. 



24. Victorise, Moore. Stems 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 Islands. 



25. gricilis, Moore. Stems 2-3 ft. long, somewhat 

 roughened, with lanceolate branches and simple branch- 

 lets: Ivs. of lower plane ovate-falcate, adnata to stem 

 on lower side at base; Ivs. of upper plane ovate-lanceo- 

 late, cuspidate. Polynesia. 



26. L6bbii, Moore {S. ,:„,,i,'il„. II,.rt.). Stems 3-4 ft. 

 long, with lanceolate-ililtoi,! IhmihIics and contiguous 

 simple or forked branclil.iv ; 1\ v. ,,| Imwit plane oblong- 

 lanceolate, acute, brighl L;r'M'ii, ii iiin-ute at base; Ivs. 

 of upper plane one-thinl as loui;, olduiuely ovate, cus- 

 pidate. Borneo and Sumatra. 



27. Willdenovii, Baker. Stems 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, ob.scurely petioled; Ivs. of upper plane 

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

 dia and the East Indies. 



28. grtlndis, Moore. Stems lK-2 ft. long, branched 

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

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

 cending, much imbricated. Borneo. 



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

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

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

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

 date Central America 



30 caul6soens, Spring (5 amoena, Hoit ) Stems 

 stiff, erect, the short final bianchlets cuilmg when dry 

 Ivs of lower plane crowded, o^ ate fakate hi ight green, 

 h s of uppet plane one third to one fourth as long cus 



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., 'K 





Var. arg^ntea, 



31. Braiinii, Baker. Stems 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. West China. 



