SELAGIXKLLA 



cu-^pidate, dentieulate on the upper side at the base; 

 Ivs. of the upper pUine very small, ovate-obk)nir. Snid 

 to rome from Lowt-r California. Iiut not known at Kew 

 and doubtfully in fultiv:ition in this cnuntrv. 



SELAGINELLA 



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2304. Poorl\ grown specimen ot Club Mosi unsuitable ior 

 table decoration ( ^4 



For c-ontrast with Fig. 2-io:>. This species is ,s'. Jilarfensii. 



10. Martensii, Spring. Fig. 2304. Stems 0-12 in. long, 

 flat or rounded below, angled above: Ivs. of lowerplane 

 oblon^-kinreulate, serrulate but not ciliate, slightl}- im- 

 bricated over the stem at l-ast- ; Ivs. of upper plane ob- 

 liquely oblong, long-cuspi(Uite, Mexico. —Exists uniler 

 mauy varieties in cultivation. 



17. rubella, Moore. Stems 1 ft. loni:. somewhat erect 

 in habit, reddish brown, with 2 grooves on the upper 

 face: Ivs. of kiwer plane dark green, l.iecoming reddish 

 with age. obtuse or obscurely cuspidate, ciliated and 

 imbricated over the stem at the upper side of base; Ivs. 

 of upper plane ovate-cuspidate. Native country not 

 known. — Has been in cultivation since 1870. Var. varie- 

 gata, HorT., is cultivated. 



18. Pdulteri, Hnrt. Veitch. Stems densely tufted, 

 sleiider, suberect. 2-3 in. long, three to f^ur tinn-s 

 dicliotomously forked: Ivs. of lower plane spaced, sub- 

 orbicular, obtuse, bright green; Ivs. of upper plane 

 nearly as long, but ovate and acute. Azores. 



19. inv61veiis, Spring. Stem.s densely tufted, 2-6 in 

 long, deltoid, branched nearly to the base: Ivs. of lowei 

 p>lane crowded, ovate, with a distinct cusp, bright green 

 thick, riorid, serrulate on both margins; Ivs. of up-|iei 

 plane nearly as long, ovate-lanceolate, <_'uspidate. Japan 

 to India and the Philippines. 



20. lepidophylla, Spring. Resuerectiox Plant. 

 Stems 2-4 in. Ion:::. den>H|y tufted, spreading in a cl<,ist_- 

 spiral so as to form a tlattish expanse, curling closeh 

 into a ball when quite dry; Ivs. of lower plane oblique, 

 obtuse, minutely ciliated, green on the face, paler below; 

 Ivs. of upper plane nearly as long, obliquely ovate, ob- 

 tuse. Texas and Mexico to Peru. — Often sold dry undei 

 the name of "Resurrection Plant" (which see), as tlie 

 absorpjtion of water will cause the ball with a dull 

 brown exterior to expand and show its bright green 

 upper face of the stems long after the plant is dead. 



21. cuspidata, Link. Stems densely tufted, in. 01 

 more long, brancbed nearly to the base, with co].ifMisly 

 compound branches: Ivs. of lower planeobliquely ovatp. 

 cuspidate, dilated and ciliated on the upper side at the 

 base, pale green edged with white; Ivs. of upjpier plane 

 nearly as long, obliquely ovate, cuspidate. A plant oc- 

 curring under the horticultural name Lycopodiuin rnr- 

 ilifoViHm has the stem a foot or more long and simple 

 in its lower part, and doubtless represents a distinct 

 species. Cuba and Mexico to Venezuela. 



22. Emmeliana, Hort. Fiir. 2.'".;05. Stems 6-12 in. hii,^h, 

 the primary branches ascending, bipinnate: Ivs. of lower 

 plane close, obliquely ovate, those of the branchlets nar- 

 rower and minutely spinulose; Ivs. of upper plane 

 rai.sed above those of the lower, one-half as large, spinu- 

 lose-serrulate, short-cuspidate. S. Amer. ? Named for 

 Th. Emmel, a German gardener. 



23. Wallichii, Spring, Stems 2-3 ft. long, with lan- 

 ceolate brandies and simple crowded branchlets: Ivs. 

 of lower plane rrowded. smaller towards the end of the 

 pinnules; Ivs. of u].in-r plane one-fourth as long, cus- 

 pidate; spikes \,~\ in. long. India and the Ea.st Imlies. 

 — Highly ornainrntal. 



24. Victoriae, .Aloor.-. Stems 3-4 ft. long, with lanceo- 

 late-deltoid, caudate branches, with the lower branch- 

 lets forked or slightly pinnate: Ivs, of lower plane 

 crowded, a line long, truncate at base and obscurely 

 petioled; Ivs. of lower plane one-fourth as long, short- 

 cuspidate: spikes 1-2 in. long. Borneo and Pijilslands. 



2.5. gracilis, IVb.ore. Stems 2-3 ft. long, somewhat 

 roughened, with lauccnlate branches and simple branch- 

 lets : Ivs. of lower plane ovatr-falcate, adnate to stem 

 on lower side at base; Ivs. of upper plane ovate-lanceo- 

 late, cuspidate. Polynesia. 



26. L6bbii, Moore {S. co(pii)ta, Hort.). Stems 3-4 ft. 

 hnig, with lanceolate-deltoid branches and contiguous 

 simple ur forked branchlets: Ivs. of lower plane oblong- 

 lanceolate, acute, bright gret-n, tnmrate at base; Ivs. 

 of upper plane one-third as long, oldiquely ovate, cus- 

 pidate. Borneo and Sumatra. 



27. "Willdenovii, Baker. Stems reaching a lengtli of 

 many feet, with spreading deltoid liranches and much 

 compound branchlets, the ultimate short and contigu- 

 ous : Ivs. of lower plane crowded, ovate or oblong, 

 tinted with blue, obscurely petioled; Ivs. of upper plane 

 one-third as long, obliquely oblong, not cusjdilate. In- 

 dia and the East Indies. 



28. grandis, Moore. Stems V4-2 ft. long, branched 

 above: Ivs. of lower plane crowded, lanceolate, acute, 

 rather hrm; Ivs. of upper plane one-third as long, as- 

 cending, much imbricated. Borneo. 



29. viticulosa, Klotzsch. Stems with deltoid 2-3-pin- 

 nate branches: Ivs. of lower plane ascending, acute, 

 short-ciliated and much imbricated over the stem; Ivs. 

 of upper plane one-third as long, obliquely ovate, cuspi- 

 date. Central America. 



30. caul§scens, Spring {S. amcena, Hort.). Stems 

 stilt", erect, the short final branchlets curling when dry; 

 Ivs. of lower plane crowded, ovate, falcate, bright green; 

 Ivs. of upper plane one-third to one-fourth as long, cus- 



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2305. We II- grown specimen of Selaginella Emmeliana ^ < ^4 ). 

 Suitable for table decoration. 



]iidate. Ja])an. (Jliina and East Indies. — Var. arg^ntea, 

 Hort., is advertised. 



31. Bratinii, Baker. Stems deltoid and flexuous above, 

 with deltoid erect-spreading pinnje, the pinnules sln.trt, 

 deltoid and spaced: Ivs. of lower plane ovate-rhomboid, 

 usually revolute at both edges ; Ivs. of lower plane 

 short-cuspidate. West China, 



