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SELAGINELLA 



Gc:, Sh-iifs i:-li hi. liiqli. 

 tlvl r, 1,1 ill 'J III 



rusftti'.i 2l!. Emmeliana 



OGG. ^■/<■ in .s e/<nl,/iifril (J 

 fl. Ill- ii,ni-e), II lit 

 cniiviled. 

 H. Lv:-:. rqinll-KliJi'll a' 



bus,: 23. Wallicliii 



24. Victoriae 



HH. Iyl->i. pl-oihlri'd oil 



iipiH-r.iiili at liaxi'.-ir>. gracilis 

 2ii. Lobbii 



ccc. ^[rlill xli'iiix cliiiibiiii/ 27. Willdenovii 



CCCC. Mniii stiiim I'li/cl. fill /nil iii'Jii'K 

 l-iilifillril 1,1 Ihr lipjiir Jlorliiill. 

 llilL-i'il lirlnir. 

 II. ,S7.-/)/,s' II, i/ jiiiiiti;J. 



E. Ciiliir ii'f utriiix stnlll -ciil- 



iirril. ,-ir lit III, Hit until 



jiiiit:-liiit,'it. 



F. Lrs. tiiiiij, tlir iittiiiinti' 



dirisinii.i ,if .ill-Ill '.J-";., 



ill. ii'iiti' 28. grandis 



FF. Lr.1. Klliiiirr in- mi, nit,- 

 til,- littiliiiiti; ilii-isiiilix 

 iif Kti-lii oili--.ii.itli til 

 0)1 f 'twelfth ill. iriilr. 



G. Plants u.iuattii 1 1' .1 .1 



tliiin a foot liiiih . . . .2il. viticulosa 

 i-,v.. Pt, lilts 1-2 ft. li iijli . ..:',fi. caulescens 

 .il. Braunii 

 .■!2. flabellata 

 3:1. Vogelii 

 :n. Lyallii 

 EE. Color iif .itmn.': ci-iiiiaoii ...:'.',. erythropus 

 3;l. haematodes 

 DD. Steiim Joiiitcil in 1,'iri'i- tli'o- 



tliiriU ol . geniculata 



BB. Foliage of spike of tiro l-iiuls, tin- 

 snialle,- fon,i i 11(1 a loive,- phi n, . 



tile lin-iji-r an ii/,/ier 38. cordiSolia 



39. moUiceps 



1. mp^stris, Spriu^^. A small, rock-loving perennial, 

 with branching stems 4-5 in. long, many-ranked ivs. 

 ending in a white awn, and square, 4-angled spikes.— 

 Native of the eastern half of the United iStates, but re- 

 placed by many allied species in the Rocky Mts. and on 

 the Pacific coast. The writer has separated 6 of these 

 and Dr. Hier<niynius, at Berlin, has recently character- 

 ized 10 others. 



2. denticulata, Link. Fig. 2303. Stems less than in. 

 long, matted: Ivs. of the lower plane slightly spaced, 

 denticulate, cordate on the upper side at base and ini- 

 iiricated over the stem; Ivs. of upper plane cuspidate. 

 I\Iediterranean region tlirougitout. —Trade names nvi: 

 \'ars. aiirea and J61ii3 variegatis. 



3. serpens, Spring. Stems C-0 in. long, trailing, bright 

 green, copiously branched : h-s. ol: lower- ]:ilane ci'owded, 

 obtuse, spreading, ciliated at t\„: rounded base; Ivs. of 

 upper plane ol'ii(|U(.'l}- oldinig. acute. West Indies.— 

 Long in cultivation. 



4. pitula, Spring {,S. .larnienti'i.ni , A. Br.). Stems 

 slender, trailing, yiale green, 0-0 in. long, \vith hma'. 

 tail-like tip, and fewer short pimi;ite lii-anclies : h-s. of 

 lower plane crowded, erect-spre;elini:-. olilong-lanecolati'. 

 somewhat acute; h-s. of lower pbnn- one--third as long, 

 acute. Jamaica. 



5. iincinS,ta, Spring {Li/eopdiliinn i:7e/siiim a^d ,Seliiiji- 

 ne.Ua ccesia, Hort.). Stems 1-2 ft. long, extending in a 

 somewhat naked lip beyond the branches, doubly 

 grooved above, with short, alternate branches : Ivs". 

 thin, blue-green, with a distinct midrib, slightly more 

 produced ou the upper side; Ivs. of upper plane eus|d- 

 date, much imbricated. China.— In 1893 John Saul 

 offered "S. ra-sia a-i-tiorea - with the remark that .S'. 

 Iwvigata was a synonym thereof. 



C. plumdsa, Baker. Stems f,-12 in. long, flat above, 

 often forked near the base: Ivs. of lower" plane close. 

 bright green, much more produced on upper side of 

 midrib, ciliated on both sides at base; Ivs. of u|iper 



SELAGINELLA 



plane half as long, ovate, much imbricated. India, Cey- 

 lon, China, Malay Isles. 



7. concinna, Spring {S. seri-iilafa, Spring). Stems 

 1 ft. or more long, copiously pinnately branched, with 

 more or less fan-shaped compound branches: Ivs of 

 lower plane crowded, bright green, glossy, much dilated 

 and rigidly ciliate on the upper side at base; Ivs. of 

 npp)er plane one-third as long, long-cuspidate, much 

 imbricated. Mascarene Islands. — Var. foliis varieg^tis, 

 Hort., is cultivated. 



8. stoloniSera, Spring. .Stems a foot or more long, 

 with a more or less naked tip, angled above and below, 

 with short, compound branches: Ivs. of lower plane 

 closely set, rigid, acute, short-ciliate and minutely auri- 

 cled at base. West Indies. 



9. Kraussiina, A. Br. Stems C-12 in. long, flat on the 

 back, rounded on the face, copiously pinnate, with 

 compound branches: Ivs. of upper plane spaced on the 

 branches and main stem, acute, slightly imbricated over 

 the stem; Ivs. of upper plane obliqitely ovate, acute. 

 Africa, Madeira. — 6'. JBrdii-nii, Hort.. is a dwarf form 

 from the Azores. Vars. aurea and variegata arc 

 American trade names. 



10. Cunninghami, Baker. Stems copiously pinnate, 

 the lower branches compound: Ivs. of lower plane ovate 

 or olilong, cordate and very unequal-sided at base, 

 much imbricated over the stem; Ivs. of upper plane 

 distinctly cusp>idate. Brazil. 



11. Brasiliensis, A. Br. Stems copiously pinnate, the 

 lower slightly compound: Ivs. of lower plane mostly 

 spaced, acute, cordate at base, ciliate and imbricated 

 over the stem; Ivs. of upper plane half as long, cuspi- 

 date. Brazil.- Similar to jireceding, but with longer 

 leaves. 



12. S.pu3, Spring. Stems 1-4 in. long, angled above, 

 with short, simple or forked branches: Ivs. of upper 

 ]>lane pale green, serrtilate but not ciliate, cordate on 

 the upper side; Ivs. of the upper plane ovate. Canada 

 to TexR^. — Ijijcopodiinii densiini, cultivated at the Har- 

 vard Botanic Garden, is said to belong here. 



13. Albo-niteus, Spring. Stems slender, trailing, the 

 h:)wer branches slightly compound : Ivs. of lower plane 

 spaced on niain stem, short-ciliate, bright green; Ivs. of 

 upper plane one-third as long, cuspidate. West Indies. 



2303. Club Moss used to cover the soil of an orchid pot— 

 Selaginella denticulata (X }.i). 



14. atroviridis, Spring. Stems 0-12 in. long, ascend 

 ing, doubly grooved above : Ivs. of lowerplane spuriously 

 3-nerved, tirm, broadly rounded; Ivs. of the upper plane 

 half as long, long-cuspidate, much imbricated. India. 



b"). Cali!6nuca, Spring. Stems 4-0 in. long, 4-.inglcd, 

 copiously pinnate: Ivs. of lowerplane ovate, minutely 



