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each side with leaflets 6in. to 9in. long, the upper branchlets of which are 

 simple, while the lower ones are occasionally forked or slightly pinnate. The 

 leaves of the lower plane, which are crowded, are sickle- shaped, sharp -pointed, 

 of a dark bright green colour, and firm in texture ; those of the upper plane, 

 one-fourth as long, are shortly sharp-pointed and much overlapping. The 

 fruiting spikes are square and lin. to 2in. long (Fig. 112, for which we are 

 indebted to Mr. Wm. Bull).— Baker, Handbook of the Fern- Allies, p. 90. 



S. Yiridangula — vir-id-ang'-ul-a (green-angled), Spring. 



A very distinct, strong-growing, stove species, native of the mountain 

 forests of Fiji. Its somewhat upright stems, 3ft. to 4ft. long, are furnished 

 with broadly-triangular branches sometimes 1ft. in length ; these have their 

 branchlets again divided into ultimate segments £in. to lin. long and bright 

 green at the base. The leaves of the lower plane are sickle-shaped, sharp- 

 pointed, of a bright green colour, and moderately firm in texture, and do 

 not overlap the stem ; those of the upper plane are very small, oblong, and 

 terminate in a distinct, sharp point. The fruiting spikes are square and lin. 

 to 2in. long. — Baker, Handbook of the Fern-Allies, p. 92. 



S. Yiticulosa— vi-tic-ul-o'-sa (tendrilled), Klotzsch. 



A very pretty, stove species, of small dimensions, native of Central 

 America and Venezuela. Its stems are about 6in. long, simple in their lower 

 part, broadly triangular and divided upwards, their broadly-triangular branches 

 being twice or three times divided. The leaves of the lower plane are spear- 

 shaped, sharp-pointed, of a bright, pleasing green colour, soft in texture, and 

 much overlap the stem on the upper side at the base ; those of the upper 

 plane, one-third as long, are egg-shaped and sharp-pointed. The fruiting 

 spikes are short and square.— Baker, Handbook of the Fern-Allies, p. 102. 



S. Yogelii— Vo-geF-i-i (Vogel's), Spring. 



This distinct, stove species, frequently found in gardens under the names 

 of S. africana and S. Pervillei, is a native of the Guinea Coast, Cameroon 

 Mountains, Zanzibar, and Madagascar. The upright stems, 1ft. to 2ft. long, 

 are simple in the lower half and often pink-tinted, and are broadly triangular 

 and much divided in the upper half. The leaves of the lower plane are 

 spear-shaped, sharp-pointed, spaced, even on the branchlets, and do not overlap 



