. British mosses, their homes, aspects, structure and uses : with a coloured figure of each species etched from nature. EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES. 133 Leaves (6). Lanceolate;, crowded^ spreading straight {erecto-patent), nearly- straight when dry. Flowers and Fruit. Capsule pyriform, striated, tapering into the fruitstalk, beak long. Summer. Locality. Rocks. Common. Fig. 22. Oethotrichum PHTLLANTHtm. Frizzled Bristle Moss (a). Colour. Light green. Stems. Branched, tufted. Leaves (b). Very much crisped and curled when dry; nerve thick. Floivers and Fruit. Always barren, but buds {gemmae), (c) a
. British mosses, their homes, aspects, structure and uses : with a coloured figure of each species etched from nature. EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES. 133 Leaves (6). Lanceolate;, crowded^ spreading straight {erecto-patent), nearly- straight when dry. Flowers and Fruit. Capsule pyriform, striated, tapering into the fruitstalk, beak long. Summer. Locality. Rocks. Common. Fig. 22. Oethotrichum PHTLLANTHtm. Frizzled Bristle Moss (a). Colour. Light green. Stems. Branched, tufted. Leaves (b). Very much crisped and curled when dry; nerve thick. Floivers and Fruit. Always barren, but buds {gemmae), (c) are found at the apex of the leaves. The plate gives their magnified form; with the naked eye they appear Hke brown dust upon the leaf. Locality. Rocks and trees in every part of the world. Abimdant on trees in 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 Tripp, Frances Elizabeth, 1832-1890. London : George Bell and Sons
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