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Stove (Rare in cultivation SYNS S)

Rare in cultivation. SYNS. S. caudata, S. chinensis, S. sinensis (of gardens).

S. c. robusta (robust). A very tall, strong-growing garden form SYN. S. robusta (of gardens).

S. caudata (tailed). A synonym of S. canaliculata.

S. caulescens (stemmed).* stems generally 6in. to 12in. long, stiffly erect, unbranched in the lower half, with spaced, adpressed leaves, deltoid and decompound in the upper half; pinnae close, deltoid, with copiously sub-flabellately compound lower pinnules, the final branchlets ascending. l. of the lower plane crowded, ovate, falcate, acute, half a line to one line long, bright green, slightly ciliated on the upper side at base; leaves of the upper plane a quarter to one-third as long, much imbricated. spikes square, 1/4in. to 1/2in. long; bracts ovate, cuspidate. Japan, China, &c. Stove. S. c. amaena (pleasing). stems erect, about 1ft. high; upper part triangular, pinnately branched, with spreading, distant, acuminate leaves; branches horizontal, bipinnate. Mexico. Whole plant of a bright and cheerful green. S. c. argentea (silvery). This only differs from the type in the silvery sheen of its under surface. SYN. S. argentea (of gardens). S. c. japonica (Japanese). stems, pinnae less crowded, and not so decompound as in the type. l. of the lower plane broadly ovate; those of the main stem and pinnae nearly as broad as long; those of the unbranched part of the stem rather spreading. Japan.

S. chinensis (Chinese). A garden name for S. canaliculata. S. cognata (related). A synonym of S. Lobbii.

S. conferta (clustered). stems very slender, trailing, intermatted, 1in. to 2in. long, copiously pinnate, the lower branches slightly compound. l. of the lower plane close, erecto-patent, linear-oblong, obtuse, half a line long, equal-sided, strongly ciliated, a little imbricated; leaves of the upper plane one-third or one-fourth as long, acute. spikes very short; bracts ovate, crowded, strongly keeled. Cuba. Stove.

S. convoluta (convolute). stems densely tufted, 3in. to 6in. long, compound nearly to the base, the primary branching pinnate, the short, broad, erecto-patent pinnae between pinnate and flabellate. l. of the lower plane much imbricated, ascending, ovate, acute, half a line long, serrulated, bright green; leaves of the upper plane half as long, acute. spikes square, 1/4in. to 1/2in. long; bracts cuspidate, strongly keeled. Tropical America. Stove. S. cuspidata (cuspidate).* stems densely tufted, about 6in. long, branched nearly or quite from the base, the primary branching pinnate; pinnae short, rhomboid, copiously compound, with contiguous branchlets. l. of the lower plane crowded, ascending, oblique-ovate, cuspidate, dilated and ciliated on the upper side at base, pale green, white-edged, half a line to one line long; leaves of the upper plane nearly as long, cuspidate. spikes square, 1/4in. to 1/2in. long; bracts cuspidate, strongly keeled. Mexico, &c. A common, stove species.

S. c. elongata (elongated). stems 1ft. or more long, simple in the lower part, the primary branches more elongated and more pinnate. SYN. Lycopodium cordifolium (of gardens).

S. delicatissima (very delicate). stems densely matted, very slender, stramineous, trailing to a length of 6in. to 12in., forked and copiously pinnately branched, the branches copiously compound. l. of the lower plane spaced, except at the tips of the branches, spreading, oblong, obtuse, broadly rounded and densely ciliated on the upper side at base; leaves of the upper plane half as long, acute, strongly auricled on the outside at base. spikes unknown. Probably Andine. Greenhouse. The leaves and branches curl up readily in drought.

S. densa (dense). A garden name for S. apus.

S. denticulata (small-toothed).* stems densely matted, pale, trailing, 6in. long, copiously pinnately branched, the lower branches copiously fiabellately compound. l. of the lower plane close or slightly spaced, broadly ovate, oblique, sub-acute, three-quarters of a line to one line long, spreading or erecto-patent, flat, denticulate, cordate on the upper side at base, much imbricated over the stem; leaves of the upper plane half as long, cuspidate, rather diverging. spikes sessile, square, about 1/2in. long; bracts acute, much imbricated, strongly keeled. Mediterranean region. Greenhouse. In exposed places, the whole plant sometimes turns bright red when old. S. dichrous (two-coloured). A garden form of S. Vogelii. S. distorta (distorted). stems slender, trailing or sub-erect, intermatted, 3in. to 6in. long, obscurely jointed at the nodes, copiously pinnate, the short, ascending branches sub-flabellately compound. l. of the lower plane crowded on the branchlets, deflexed, oblong-lanceolate, acute, about half a line long; leaves of the upper plane more than half as long, imbricated, oblong, acute. spikes short, square; bracts acute, strongly keeled. Brazil. Greenhouse.

S. d. major (larger). More luxuriant, with stouter stems, 1ft. or more in length, and often excurrent at the end; leaves of the lower plane often one line long, spreading, or rather ascending.

S. divaricata (divaricate). A form of S. Martensii.

S. erythropus (red-footed).* stems about 9in. long, bright crimson, simple in the lower half or third, deltoid and decompound upwards; lower pinnae deltoid, tripinnate; final branchlets ascending, contiguous. l. of the lower plane contiguous, ascending, oblong or ovate-lanceolate, acute, 1/12in. to 1/8in. long, bright green, unequal-sided, strongly ciliated and imbricated over the stem on the upper side at the base; leaves of the upper plane half as long, oblique-ovate, cuspidate. spikes square; bracts cuspidate, strongly keeled.