84 SHORT NOTES. 
Hieronymus! A near ally of S. pov ane. I cannot help 
thinking that S. Swartzii Spring Mon. ii. 89, is this species, and 
the oe es occa orientalis ’’ a mistak 
ee vissima Fée Fil. Bras. ‘Suppl 98 ¢. 108, fig. 1.— 
Stems Spaadks matted, trailing, 3-6 in. long, very slender, pale, 
angled on the face, forked, distantly pinnately branche the branches 
little compound. Leaves of the low r plane decidedly spaced, 
the distinct midrib, rounded and shortly ciliated at the base on the 
upper side, not imbricated over the stem ; leaves of the upper plane 
half as long, oblong, with a long cusp, bat little imbricated. Spikes 
very short, nearly as broad as the leafy branches; bracts ovate 
Biephdato, strongly keeled. 
Hab. Mountains near Rio Janeiro, Glaziou 4484! 4486! 4499! 
8. serpens Fée Fil. Bras., Suppl. 99, is a form of this and totally 
ee from Spring’s West Indian plant. 
INDENI Spring Monog. ui. 118.—Stems trailing, very 
dear der 3-6 in. long, subterete, ey branched, the branches 
short and but slightly sae ote und. Leaves of ae lower plane oblong- 
lanceolate, obtuse, crowded, aie ee) lin. long, bright green, 
moderately firm in texture, more produced on the upper side of the 
distinct midrib, ciliated on the upper margin of the lower half, 
produced at the base on the upper side, and so much imbricated 
over the branch that it is quite hidden; leaves of the upper plane 
very small, ovate, acute, quite erect. Spikes very short, square ; 
bracts ovate-lanceolate. 
Hab. In Mexico near Teapa, Linden! Like S. jungermannioides 
on a small scale 
Ay S. pexicatissm™a A. Br. in Ann. Sc. Nat. ser. 4, vol. 18, 
p. 60.—Stems Karan matted, Va slender, stramineous, trailing 
toa ae of 6-12 in., forke d and copiously pinnately branched, 
the branches eppionsly compound. Leaves of the lower plane spaced 
except at the tip of the branches, patent, ote obtuse, moderately 
firm in texture, more produced on the upper side of the distinct 
aa broadly rounded and densely ny eae on the upper side at 
@ base ; leaves of the upper plane 4 as long, oes acute, 
Drncre auricled on the outer side = the base. Spikes unknown. 
Hab. Frequent in cultivation, the native country aa known, 
but probably Andine. Introduced by Linden. The leaves and 
tips of the branches curl up readily in drought. 
(To be continued.) 
SHORT NOTES. 
Tae Norra Lincoun pe posse Hi oy yer ago, and 
for a year or two later, a Lycopodium—presumably alpinum—grew 
on the boggy lias- shale slope aka paras ag on Crossby 
