A SYNOPSIS OF THE GENUS SELAGINELLA,. 875 
not distinetly ciliated, is most likely a form of this species produced 
by cultivation in a damp warm atmosphere 
Series III.—Rosutata. 
188. S. mnvotvens Spring Mon. ii. 63. — S. circinalis Presl. — 
Lycopodium circinale Thunb. F). Jap. 841. — L. involvens Sw. — L. 
pulvinatum Hook. & Grey.—Stems very —— tufted, 2-6 in. long, 
deltoi d, 2-8-pinnate, branched nearly or quite Sree the base, the 
set 7 eitchii Macnab Selag. 10, tab. 1, figs. 1 5. — Leaves 
less Micpints and not so much imbricated, those of the lower plane 
more curved, those of the upper more lanceolate. Bracts ovate- 
lanceolate. 
Hab dene re Amoor-land, China, the Philippine Islands, 
and Tas Him 
leaves 0 er bp nearly as long, ee yall; subacute 
Spikes not seen. 
Hab. Madagascar, at Ambongo, Pervillé 608! 
190. soos IMBRICATA on Mon. ii. 70; Decaisne Pl. Arab. t. 7. 
— Lycop imbricatum Forsk. — L. circinale Desv. — Stems 
densely rte, erect, yt ft. long, pee und only in the lower 
third, the primary and seco ondary divisions pinnate, the tertiary 
divisions subflabellate and deltoid. Leaves of the lower plane 
much imbricated, ascending, ovate, oe or subacute, dark green, 
lin. long, very ‘thick and rigid in texture; leaves of the upper 
Plane nearly as long, oblique ovate, soeta: pikes short, square, 
lin. diam. ; bracts ovate, acute, strongly hisehed, 
Hab. Arabia, Nbyednis, and Zambesi-land. 
191. §. _ Spey on. ii. 71. — S. affinis Milde 
Fil. Eur. 271, non A. Br. — Stems about a _ long, prance in 
the upper half, “Pieiaboia, decompound, the primary and secondary 
ranching pinnate, the tertiary subflabell mb Dawes of the lower 
plane crowded, ascending, oblique ovate, acute, 4 lin. long, firm in 
texture, bright green, turning reddish when old; leaves of the 
ra A fae one-half = long, ovate- lanceolate, shortly euspidate. 
uare, 3-4 in. long, } lin. diam.; bracts ovate cuspidate, 
strongly raed 
877 | North China, Sir G. Staunton, Bushell! Bretschnetder 
