. Lessons in nature study. Nature study. 124 NATURE STUDY. everywhere and altho thej' are at first puzzliijg, the children become ver}' much interested in them. They are the plants which often form drab or gray-colored patches on the bark of trees or on the surface of stones. There are manj' forms—some make fringes and fuzzy coverings on fence boards or on trunks and limbs of trees. One strange form is the so-called "hanging moss," which grows so abundantl}' in California, hanging in long festoons from the oaks. (Not the "hanging moss" of Florida). They reproduce by means o
. Lessons in nature study. Nature study. 124 NATURE STUDY. everywhere and altho thej' are at first puzzliijg, the children become ver}' much interested in them. They are the plants which often form drab or gray-colored patches on the bark of trees or on the surface of stones. There are manj' forms—some make fringes and fuzzy coverings on fence boards or on trunks and limbs of trees. One strange form is the so-called "hanging moss," which grows so abundantl}' in California, hanging in long festoons from the oaks. (Not the "hanging moss" of Florida). They reproduce by means of spores, borne oftentimes in colored cup-shaped surfaces. The spore surfaces are sometimes carried upon stalks, thus beiug elevated above ^.^ .^^ a prothaiius of a rem the plant body. In some forms small [™™ ^^^=^^1°^^°!'=™'^srow- portions of the plant-body become detached. These will grow into a new plant. Their method of attachment to bark or stone, method of growth, and method of bearing the spores may be seen. For older classes, by the use of the microscope, the wonderful bit of natural history' shown in the relation between the lichens and the bit of green algaj on which they are parasites, may be made out. Mosses. Mosses are more common than ferns and little understood, except by botanists. They may be the subjects of many interest- ing lessons. JMany of the facts about them which are of great interest from a scientific point of view, are difficult to make out and would better not be attempted in this course. Teachers who wisli to learn of them are referred to works on botany, especi-. 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 Jenkins, Oliver Peebles; Kellogg, Vernon L. (Vernon Lyman), 1867-1937. joint author. San Francisco, The Whitaker & Ray Company
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