. Cyclopedia of practical floriculture. Floriculture; Flower language. CULTIVATION AND ANALVSIS OF PLANTS. ,^l0LF'S FOOT is the significance of the name Lycopodium, the scientific title of the family to which this genus Selaginella belongs. The faniil\ is commonly called Club Moss, and this genus West- ^' Intlia Moss, the finest specimens having been imported into Europe â ^fiom those legions. Though scientifically ranked with the Mosses, they are in reality a sort of intervening group or connecting link between the Mosies and the Ferns. Many of the species rise to no inconsiderable ' ;ht .iiu
. Cyclopedia of practical floriculture. Floriculture; Flower language. CULTIVATION AND ANALVSIS OF PLANTS. ,^l0LF'S FOOT is the significance of the name Lycopodium, the scientific title of the family to which this genus Selaginella belongs. The faniil\ is commonly called Club Moss, and this genus West- ^' Intlia Moss, the finest specimens having been imported into Europe â ^fiom those legions. Though scientifically ranked with the Mosses, they are in reality a sort of intervening group or connecting link between the Mosies and the Ferns. Many of the species rise to no inconsiderable ' ;ht .iiul look much more like Ferns than mosses; ranging all the way from ail inch to two feet. The S. deusa, which is among the low-growing species, forms a dense mass of minute Fern-like foliage resembling a thickly-wooded forest in miniature. There are at least twenty species in common indoor culti- vation, and easy to be procured from the florists. The chief use made of the Selaginellas is in Wardian cases, or as forming a pleasant topping for hanging-baskets, boxes and the like. They delight in abundant moisture and a high temperature, and will grow well in a common sitting-room in some shady nook, where the atmosphere is gen- ally still and moist. They are propagated by cuttings or divisions, but more easily by the latter method. One part chopped moss, one peat-earth, and one sandy loam, with a few pieces of charcoal, will form an excellent compost for their growth. They are easily kept green all the year round by a little extra attention in the matter of Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Turner, Cordelia Harris. New York, T. MacCoun
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