JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1957 349 



243845 to 243860. 



Prom Great Britain. Collected by F. G. Meyer, agricultural explorer, Plant 

 Introduction Section, Crops Research Division, Beltsville, Md. Received 

 November 12, 1957. 



From Kew, England. Received as cuttings unless otherwise noted. 



243845. Gleichenia linearis (Burm.) C. B. Clarke Gleicheniaceae. 



Col. No. 6106. Rhizomatous fern to 24 inches high; best cultivated in 

 osmundine or masses of coarse fern roots. 



243846. Selaginella biformis A. Br. Selaginellaceae. 



Col. No. 6112. Rhizomatous creeper. Propagate by layering. 



243847. Selaginella commutata v. A. & v. R. 



Col. No. 6108. Erect to 6 inches high; fibrous-rooted. Propagate as stem 

 cuttings. 



243848. Selaginella pallescens f. aurea (J. Hill) Alston 

 Col. No. 6111. Rhizomatous creeper. Propagate by layering. 



243849. Selaginella erythropus (Mart.) Spring. 



Col. No. 6109. Rhizomatous creeper. Propagate by layering. 



243850. Selaginella haematodes (Kuntze) Spring. 



Col. No. 6105. Rhizomatous creeper. Propagate by layering. 



243851. Selaginella martensii Spring. 



Col. No. 6113. Fibrous-rooted; erect. Propagate by stem cuttings. Na- 

 tive of Mexico. 



243852. Selaginella microdendron Bak. 



Col. No. 6101. Rhizomatous creeper. Propagate by layering. 



243853. Selaginella myosurus (Sw.) Alston 



Col. No. 6100. Rhizomatous creeper and climber. Propagate by layering. 

 Native of Ghana. 



243854. Selaginella plana (Desv.) Hieron. 



Col. No. 6103. Fibrous-rooted, erect. Propagate by stem cuttings. Na- 

 tive of tropical Asia. 



243855. Selaginella pulcherrima Liebm. 



Col. No. 6107. Rhizomatous creeper. Propagate by layering. 



243856. Selaginella sp. 



Col. No. 6110. 'Stansfieldii\ Fibrous-rooted, erect. Propagate by stem 

 cuttings. 



243857. Selaginella umbrosa Lemaire 



Col. No. 6099. Rhizomatous creeper. Propagate by layering. 



243858. Selaginella versicolor Spring. 



Col. No. 6098. Rhizomatous creeper. Propagate by layering. Native 

 of Ghana. 



243859. Selaginella wallichii (Hook. & Grew) Spring. 



Col. No. 6102. Rhizomatous creeper, erect, to 2 feet high. Propagate by 

 layering. Native to tropical Asia. 



243860. Selaginella martensii f. albo-lineata (Moore) Alston 

 Col. No. 6104. Propagate by stem cuttings. 



