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THE BOOK OF CHOICE FERNS. 



S. uncinata — un-ci-na'-ta (hooked), Spring. 



This is the proper name for the well-known and much-appreciated 

 greenhouse species usually found in gardens under the name of S. cwsia. Its 

 weak, slender, straw-coloured stems trail to a length of 1ft. to 2ft., when they 

 usually terminate in a long, whip-like process ; they are furnished on each side 

 with short branches, which are much divided. The fruiting spikes are square 

 and Jin. to Jin. long. This elegant species is much grown on account of its 

 beautiful metallic-blue colour. — Baker, Handbook of the Fern-Allies, p. 48. 



S. variabilis — var-i-a'-bil-is (variable). Synonymous with S. serpens. 



Fig. 112. Portion of Stem of Selaginella Victorias 

 d nat. size). 



S. Yietoriae — Vic-to'-ri-se (Victoria's), Moore. 



This lovely, stove species, of slender, graceful habit, native of Borneo, Fiji, 

 and San Cristoval, may be best described as a plant intermediate between 

 S. Wallichii and S. canaliculata. Its stems, 3ft. to 4ft. long, are furnished on 



