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Syn. — Selaginella spinosa, Beam. — Lycopodium selaginoides of modern authors. 
— Bernhardia spinosa, Gray. 
Fig.— E. B. 1148.— Flo. Dan. IQ.— DiU. Mus. 68,/. 1 .— Schk. fil. 165. 
Des. — Stems creeping, slightly branched, 2 or 3 inches long. 
Barren branches delicate, recumbent, simple. Fertile branches 
upright, rigid, bearing a solitary spike. Leaves lanceolate, acute, 
toothed, imbricated, bright green. Spikes large, oblong, cylindrical 
yellowish, and terminal. Scales much larger and wider than the 
leaves, and deeply toothed, spreading widely on account of the very 
large capsules. 
This species shows very well the two sorts of capsules mentioned in the 
Introduction, and should really be separated generically from the rest, under the 
name of Selaginella spinosa, Beauvais. 
Mr. T. G. Rylands, alluding to some specimens gathered on Seaforth Common, 
near Liverpool, says truly, “ that plants of this species are of a brighter colour 
than the rest, and that when growing they appear to form small thick tufts about 
an inch in height and diameter.” 
Sit. — On mountain sides, and in moist alpine situations. 
Hab. — Hoy Hill, Orkney, Rev. C. Clousfon. Ben Lawers, Mr. II. C. Cooper. 
Ben Lomond, Mr. TV. Leighton. North coast of Sutherland, at the sea level, 
Dr. Johnston. Rare in Aberdeenshire, Dr. Murray. Moray and Ross-shire, 
Rev. G. Gordon. Abundant in the Highlands, rising to situations of 1000 yards 
or more in height, on the Breadalbane mountains, Perthshire. Pretty frequent 
on the hills of Cumberland, as around Borrowdale, Keswick, Derwentwater, &c., 
Mr. H. C. Watson. Near Richmond, Yorkshire, Mr. J. Ward. In wet places 
among sand-hills on the coast of Auglesea, near Aberffraw, and on the coast of 
Lancashire, near Southport, Mr. W. Wilson. Higher parts of the Tees, Mr. J. 
H,ogg. Caernarvonshire, Mr. J. E. Bowman. Wyn-ddur, Arddu, Snowdon, 
Mr. C. Babington. Capel Curig, Dr. Howitt. Llanberris Pass and Nant 
Phrancon, Mr. Watson. Various parts of Ireland, Mr. 11. C. Mackay. 
Geo. — Sprengel says, only found in Europe at Bremen, Oldenburgh, Silesia, 
Bavaria, and Switzerland. In Canada and New Hampshire, in America, accord- 
ing to Pursh, who says the American is smaller than the English plant. 
5.— LYCOPODIUM ALPINUM. 
S.AVINE-LEAVED CLUB-MOSS. 
(Plate VIII, fig. 5.) 
C H a . — S tem procumbent, branches fascicled, flat at top. Leaves 
and scales in four rows. 
Syn. — Lycopodium alpinum of almost all botanists . — Lycopodium sabinm- 
folium, Pursh . — Lepidotis alpina, Beauv. 
Fig.— E 1 . B. 234. — Flo. Dan. IQ.— Dill. Mus. 58, /. 2. 
Des. — Boots long, with stout, branched, downy fibres. Stem 
2 to 4 feet in length, creeping quite close to the ground, very 
rigid, irregularly leafy. Branches alternate, set along the stem at 
uncertain intervals, in an upright, rigid, close or fan-shaped fascicle, 
