. The fern allies of North America north of Mexico. Pteridophyta; Botany. is6 THE CREEPING SELAGINELLA GROUP. fei'ii allies. Owing to its small size, creeping habits, and general resemblance to the mosses and hepatics, it is very difficult to find for the first time; but when once its characteristic haunts are known, the collector finds it again with ease. The stems are from two to four inches long and lie close to the earth, to which they are attached by numer- ous slender forking roots emitted from all parts of the. CREEPING SELAGINELLA. Sclaginella. AJius. plant. From the main stems, scatte
. The fern allies of North America north of Mexico. Pteridophyta; Botany. is6 THE CREEPING SELAGINELLA GROUP. fei'ii allies. Owing to its small size, creeping habits, and general resemblance to the mosses and hepatics, it is very difficult to find for the first time; but when once its characteristic haunts are known, the collector finds it again with ease. The stems are from two to four inches long and lie close to the earth, to which they are attached by numer- ous slender forking roots emitted from all parts of the. CREEPING SELAGINELLA. Sclaginella. AJius. plant. From the main stems, scattered, alternate, pros- trate branches are given off, the longest reaching a length of two inches or more and again branching. The leaves are borne on all parts of the stem and branches, and are not only for being of two sizes, but for being borne in two different planes. The larger leaves are scarcely an eighth of an inch long, ovate, acutish or obtuse, unequal-sided, with the broadest side toward the tip of the stem. They are very thin, with serrulate margins and distinct mid-ribs, and are arranged alternately on the stem, from which they spread at. 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 Clute, Willard Nelson, b. 1869. New York, F. A. Stokes
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