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root-fibres extending to the upper nodes. The leaves of the lower plane are 

 oblong or broadly spear-shaped, sharp -pointed, of a bright green colour, 

 moderately firm in texture, heart-shaped on the upper side, and conspicuously 

 overlap the stem ; those of the upper plane are half as long, egg-shaped, and 

 much overlap. The fruiting spikes, abundantly produced, are square and 

 |in. to Jin. long. S. flagelliformis is a garden name for this species. — Baker, 

 Handbook of the Fern- Allies, p. 50. Nicholson, Dictionary of Gardening, 

 hi., p. 411. 



S. p. flagellifera — flag-el-lif'-er-a (whip -bearing), Bull. 



A variety, native of the Fiji Islands, distinguished from the type by its 

 branchlets terminating in a whip-like process. — Baker, Handbook of the Fern- 

 Allies, p. 50. 



S. Poeppigiana — Poep-pig-i-a'-na (Pceppig's), Spring. 



A greenhouse species, native of the Andes, from New Granada to Peru. 

 Its trailing stems are 1ft. to 2ft. long, forked at the base, jointed at the nodes, 

 flat on the back, furrowed on the face, and copiously branched. The leaves 

 of the lower plane are oblong-spear-shaped, bright green, of a moderately firm 

 texture, much spaced, and scarcely overlap the stem ; those of the upper 

 plane are oblique-oblong, with a distinct, sharp point. The fruiting spikes 

 are square and Jin. to Jin. long.- — Baker, Handbook of the Fern-Allies, p. 62. 

 Nicholson, Dictionary of Gardening, hi., p. 411. 



S. Poulteri — PouF-ter-i (Poulter's), Veitch. 



This remarkably pretty, greenhouse species is a native of the Azores. In 

 habit it closely resembles 8. delicatissima, but it is of a much more robust 

 constitution, and its foliage, of a peculiar dark green colour, is of a much 

 thicker texture. The very slender stems are three or four times forked, and 

 the leaves of the lower plane slightly overlap them. The slender fruiting 

 spikes are fin. to lin. long. — Baker, Handbook of the Fern-Allies, p. 84. 

 Nicholson, Dictionary of Gardening, hi., p. 411. 



S. pubescens — pu-bes'-cens (downy). A synonym of S. Braunii. 



S. rigida — rig'-id-a (rigid). A garden name for S. affnis. 



