A SYNOPSIS OF THE GENUS SELAGINELLA. 297 
rounded on the upper side at the base, and much imbricated over 
the stem; leaves of the upper plane half as long, ovate, with a 
long cusp, much imbricated. Spikes copious, lateral, square, 
4-1 in. long, 1-12th to 1-8th in. diam. ; bracts ovate-lanceolate, 
crowded, strongly keeled. 
Hab. Andes of Peru, D’Orbigny! Spruce 4623! Pearce! New 
Granada, Kalbreyer 962! A very fine and distinct species. 
170. 5. rusetta Moore in Gard. Chron. 1871, 902, fig. 190.— 
Stems a foot long, suberect, with root-fibres from the lower half, 
reddish brown, bisuleate on the face, pinnately branched, the lower 
branches cuneate, with 5-7 branchlets. Leaves of the lower plane 
more produced on the upper side at the base, where itis ciliated and 
imbricated over the stem; leaves of the upper plane half as long, 
oot (niger much imbricated. Spikes square, = in. long; 
Hab. "Native country wu anki: nown. Introduced ote waiican a 
by Mr. B. L. Wi iach about 1870. Intermediate in general habit 
between Martensii and concinna. 
Grovp III. a EA 
171. §. epremzos Spring Mon. ii. 218. — Stems 1-2 ft. long, 
decumbent in the lower part, with honte root-fibres from the nodes, 
forked low down, suleate down the face, ascending in the upper 
part, copiously pinnate, with short erecto-patent simple or little- 
compound branches. Leaves of the lower plane crowded on the 
branches, spaced on the stem, rather wren | Bilbig- lanceolate, 
acute, rather falcate, bright green, moderately firm in texture, 
1-6th to 1-5th in. long, unequal- -sided, not sated, ralee re rounded, 
and a itil imbricated over the stem on the upper side at the base ; 
leaves of the upper plane one-third as long g, oblique ovate, much 
imbricated, not cuspidate. Spikes square, 1-43 in. long, 1 lin. a 
bracts ovate, oT strongly keeled. 
a Fre h Guiana, _—.. ! Dutch Guiana, Hostmann, 
Kappler. ms Guiana, Jenm ! 
172. §. Gatzorri Spring Mes i. 220. — S. vevata Liebm. — 
Lycopodium soning and ne Mart. & Gal.— Stems 1-2 
ect, with root-fibres from the lower half, sometimes 
excurrent an nd whi ip-like at the tip, flat on the back, bisulcate 
on the face, copiously pinnate, the branches pyramidal and 
decompound. Leaves of the lower plane close on the branchlets, 
Spaced on the branches and stem, ascending, lanceolate or oblong- 
ceolate, acute, 4-1 in. long, bright green and moderately firm 
in texture, more produced on the upper side of the midrib, laterally 
attached, not imbricated over the stem, broadly rounded and shortly 
ciliated on the upper side at the base, truncate and auricled on the 
lower; leaves of the upper plane et — to _ -half as long, 
oblique ovate or oblong, acute, much imbricated. Spikes }~} in. 
in. diam., square; bracts ovate cpr os keeled. 
