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9G. LYCOPODIACE.E. 
— St. prostrate, many feet long. Branches short, ascending. 
Sj)ikes on long stalks, j)ale yellow. Scales on the stalks irregu- 
larly disposed in whorls.- — lleaths. P. VII. VIII. Common Club- 
moss. 
2. L. annotinum (L.) ; I. scattered lanceolate mucronate ser- 
rulate, spikes sessile solitary terminal, scales roundish with an 
attenuated ])oint membranous and jagged. — E. B. 1727. N. 361. 
—St. prostrate, long. Branches rather long, erect, each year’s 
growth marked by a spot where the leaves are adpressed. Spikes 
cylindrical, greenish-yellow, not persistent as sujiposed by Smith. 
— Stony mountsiins. Rare on Glyder Fawr, Caernarvonshire. 
Common in the Highlands. P. VIII. E. S. 
3. L. alpinum (E.); 1. in four rows imbricated acute keeled 
entire, spikes sessile solitary terminal, scales ovate-lanceolate 
flat, branches erect clustered forked level-topped. — E. B. 234. 
iV. 365. — St. prostrate, loug. Fertile branches usually twice di- 
chotomous, each division ending in a short cylindriciil yellowish- 
green s])ike rather thicker than the branch. — Elevated mountains. 
P. VIII. Savin-leaved Club-moss. 
4. L. Selago (L.) ; 1. in eight rows crowded uniform linear- 
lanceolate acuminate, caps, not spiked but in the axils of the 
common leaves, st. erect forked level-topped.— E. B. 233. N. 375. 
— St. short, erect or slightly decumbent, densely leafy. No se- 
])arate spikes. At the extremity of the stems a few curious vivi- 
])arous buds may usually be found ; they are well illustrated by 
Mr. Newman (p. 378). Occasionally the stems in sheltered situa- 
tions become much elongated. — Heaths, chiefly on moimtains. 
P. VI. — VIII. Fir Club-moss. 
5. L. inundatum (L.) ; 1. scattered linear acute turned upwards, 
s])ikes terminal sessile leafy solitary upon short erect branches. 
— E. B. 239. N. 369. — St. short, prostrate, rooting. Branches 
few, simple, short, erect, fertile. — Boggy heaths. P. VIII. IX. 
** Caps, of two kinds. Selaginella (Spring) Koch. 
6. L. selaginoides (L.); 1. scattered lanceolate ciliated, spikes 
terminal solitary sessile leafy upon short erect branches. — E. B. 
1148. N. 371. Selaginella spinulosa A'ocA. — St. prostrate, much 
branched, rooting, slender. Flowering branches simple, short, 
erect. In addition to the 2-valved thecae which occur in all om- 
species, this plant produces others which are 3-valved aud con- 
tain 2 — 4 large grains. — Boggy spots chiefly in moimtainous 
places. P. Vlll. 
