Selaginella 



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Selaginella 



apus, stems 1" to 4" long, 

 simple or forked, tufted , 

 s. y to |" lone, grh. 

 or st. (syns. apoda ami 

 densa of gardens) ; 

 useful for small vases. 



atroviridis, stems 1' long, 

 flattened on back, Ivs. 

 rounded, s. i_" to 1" 

 lone, square, st. 



bakeriana, trailing, s. 1" 

 to 2" long, grh. (syn. 

 leptostachya). 



Braunii, stems 1' to 11' 

 long, erect, much 

 divided, s. short and 

 square, grh. (si/us. Will - 

 denovii of gardens, not 

 Baker, and pubescens of 

 gardens; fee p. 325). 



caualiculata, stems creep- 

 ing, side branches 4" to 

 6" long, Ivs. pointed, s. 

 " to 1" long, st. (si/if. 

 caudata, chinensis, con- 

 ferta, and sineusis of 

 gardens). 



caulescens, steins 6" to 

 12", erect, Ivs. sharp 

 pointed, s. $" to i_" 

 long, square, st. 



amoma, stems 1 ' long, 

 triangular, pinnate, st.; 

 a good room plant. 



argentea, Ivs. whitish 

 grii. beneath, st. 



minor, stems 4" high, 

 less divided, st. or warm 

 grh. (.\'/w. japonica). 



cuspidata, stems 6" long, 

 branching, Ivs. egg 

 shaped, pointed, green- 

 ish wh., s. J" to J" long, 

 square, st. 



crispa, sterns crisped, 

 st. 



elongata, steins 1 ' long, 

 less branching. 



emiliana, stems 6"' to 

 9", erect, much 

 branched, horizontal 

 when older, st. (syn. 

 emiliana of gardens) ; 

 very useful, good for 

 small pots (see p. 325). 



erythropus, stems 6" long, 

 bright crim., branching, 

 s. square, st. (si/n. um- 

 brosa of gardens). 

 - major, stems more 

 compound, Ivs. adpress- 

 ed, st. 



setosa, a small, starved 

 form. 



Galeottei, stems 1' to 2' 

 long, s. j" to i_" long, 

 square, st.; elegant for 

 large baskets. 



gracilis, stems 2' to 

 3' long, piunately 

 branched, s. |" to 1" 

 long, square, st. 



grandis, stems U' to 2' 

 lone, branching, like a 

 miniature tree, but very 

 feathery, Ivs. spear 

 shaped, s. 1" to 1J" 

 long, tail-like, st.; best 

 in a close case. 



hsematodes, stems 1' to 2' 

 long, erect, bright crim., 

 feathery, s. 1" to 1J" 

 long, square, st. (>.'/" 

 nlicin;i). 



imi'qiuilifolia, stems 3' to 

 4' long, branches 6" 

 long, s. V to f long, 

 square, st. 



perelegans, stems and 

 pinna: shorter, s. 1" 

 long, st.; more elegant 

 than type (syn. bellula 

 of Moore). 



kraussiana, stems 6" to 

 12" long, trailing, s. ! 

 short and square, st. or 

 grh. ; the most useful 

 (si/ns. denticulata of 

 gardens, not Link, and 

 Lycopodium deuticula- 

 tum). Several vars. 

 including : 



aurea, grn., golden, st. 

 or warm grh. 



Brownii, dwarf, warm 

 grh. 



Stausfieldii, stems much 

 constricted, tufted, grh. 



variegata, grn., wh. , 

 warm grh. 



lepidophylla, stems 2" to 

 4" long, branching, 

 tufted, Ivs. reddisli brn. 

 when old, s. 4_" to " 

 long, square, st. or 

 grh. Resurrection Club 

 Moss. 



Martensii, steins 6" to 

 12", branching, erect, 

 bearing many root 

 fibres, warm grh. or 

 st. ; one of the most 

 useful (see p. 327). 



divaricata, less branch- 

 ing, smaller, Ivs. pale 

 grn., warm grh. or grh. 



formosa, more slender 

 in habit, st. 



stolonifera, stems very 

 upright, st. 



- variegata. Ivs. and 

 stems blotched creamy 

 wh., st. 



oregana, stems 1' long, 

 pendent, branching, 

 s. square, grh. 



Poulteri, s. j" to 1" long, 

 grh. ; more robust. 



tassellata, stems erect, 

 fleshy, branching, s. 

 pendent, long, square, 

 st.; an elegant plant. 



uncinata, stems 1' to 2' 

 long, trailing, Ivs. bluish 

 grn., s. $" to " long, 

 square, st. or grh. (sift. 

 cjesia of gardens ; see 

 v. 327). 



Wallichii, stems 2' to 3' 

 long, bipinnate, s. 1" 

 long, square, st. 



Wilklenovii (of Baker, not 

 of gardens) stems 20' to 

 25.', climbing, branches 

 1' to 2' long, Ivs. metal- 

 lic bl., s. J" to 1" long, 

 square, st. (syns. cassia) 

 arborea and laevigata of 

 gardens. 



Other Species and Varieties : 



affinis, stems 12" to 15" 

 long, trailing, branch- 

 ing, s. \" to J" long, 

 st. (/. rigida of 

 gardens). 



afrieaua (see Vogelii). 

 anioma (see caulescens 

 var.) . 



apoda (see apus). 



argentea (see caulescens 

 var.). 



bellula (we iuajqualifolia 

 perelegans). 



Brownii ( kraussiaua 

 var.). 



cassia (of gardens, see 

 unciuata). 



arborea (see Willden- 

 ovii). 



caudata (<; canaliculata). 



chinensis (see canalicu- 

 lata). 



coguata (see Lobbii). 



couvoluta, stems 3" to G" 

 long, branching to base, 

 tufted, s. \" to A." long, 

 square, st. 



delicatissima, steins 

 thread-like and trailing, 

 branching, grh. 



densa (wrapus). 



denticulata, close to hel- 

 vetica but has s. square, 

 grh. This is the dentic- 

 ulata of Link, not of 

 gardens, for which ace 

 kraussiana. 



dichroa (see Vogelii var.). 



divaricata (see Martensii 

 var.). 



Douglasii, stems 3" to 6" 

 long, forked, s. A" to 

 1" long, hlf-hdy. 



elougata (see cuspidata 

 var.). 



emiliaua (of gardens, see 

 cuspidata var.). 



filicina (see hasmatodes). 



flabellata, stems 1' to 2' 

 long, erect, sharp 

 pointed, s. A." to 1" 

 long, square, st. 



flagellifera (see plumosa 

 var.). 



flagelliformis (of gardens, 

 sec plumosa). 



flexuosa, stems 1' long, 

 branching, flattened at 

 back, s. A." to 1" long, 

 square, st. 



formosa (see Marteusii 

 var. 



fulcrata, stems 1J' to 2', 

 erect, branching, s. \" 

 to A" long, square, grh., 

 st." 



Griffithii, stems 6" to 

 12", erect, branching, s. 

 J" to A." long, square, 

 st. 



helvetica, stems 2" to 3", 

 matted, trailing, s. A." 

 to 1" long, cylindrical, 

 hdy. (xyn. Lycopodium 

 helveticum, Linna>us). 



involvens, stems 2" to 6" 

 long, twice or thrice 

 divided, tufted, warm 

 grh.; pretty but rare. 



texta, stems less com- 

 pound (syn. texta). 



- variegata, branches 

 creamy wh., st. 



hevigata, stems 1' to li' 

 long, branching, s. A" 

 to 1" long, square, st. 



la'vigata (of commerce, 

 see Willdenovii). 



- Lynllii, fronds more 

 divided, s. shorter but 

 larger. 



leptostachya (see bakeri- 

 ana). 



Lobbii, steins 3' to 4' 

 long, subscaudent, 8. 

 square (syn. coguata). 



ludoviciaua, close to apus 

 (.s////. apus denticulata). 



Lyallii (m-e liuvigata var.). 



Metteuii, stems trailing, 

 slender, grh. 



molliceps, stems b'". pale 

 red, much divided, 

 erect, s. i" to A" long, 

 twisted, st. 



nmtabilis (of gardens, see 

 serpeus). 



patula, like serpens, but 

 has a whip-like tip to 

 branches, warm grh. 



perelegans (we iua:quali- 

 folia var.). 



pilifera, stems 3" to 4", 

 branching, tufted, grh. 



plumosa, stems b"' to 12", 

 branching, trailing, s. 

 J" to A." long, square, 

 st. (syn. flagelliformis 

 of gardens). 



flagellifera, whip-like 

 tips to branches, st.; an 

 elegant plant. 



posppigiana, stems 1' to 2' 

 long, trailing, much 

 branched, s. |" to A" 

 long, square, grh. 



radiata, stems 6" to 12" 

 long, slender, sub-erect, 

 branching, s. i " to i" 

 long, square (si/n. Wars- 

 cewiczii). 



rigida (of gardens, v 

 affinis). 



rubella, stems 1', erect, 

 branching, brownish 

 red, Ivs. red when old, 

 s. J" to 1" long, square, 

 grh. 



serpens, stems 6" to 9" 

 long, branching freely, 

 trailing, s. i" to I" 

 long, square, st. (SI/H. 

 nmtabilis of gardens). 



setosa, a starved form of 

 erythropus. 



sinensis (of gardens, sn- 

 canaliculata). 



texta (see in vol veils var.). 



umbrosa (of gardens, .</' 

 erythropus). 



Victoria?, stems 3' to 4' 

 long, branching, s. 1 ' 

 to 2" long, square, st.; 

 handsome, but r:uv. 



viridangula, stems 3' to 

 4' long, branches 1 ' long, 

 s. 1" to 2" long, square, 

 st. 





