. Mosses with a hand-lens; a non-technical handbook of the more common and more easily recognized mosses of the north-eastern United States. Mosses. MOSSKS WITH A HAND-I,KNS. Figure i. Peristome of Orthotrichum callistomnm (From Bry. Eur.) 6, and 7, is very similar to that of Ceratodon, only the teeth are broader and less incurved when dry. In Fontinalis. which is always submerged, the peristome consists of a network, through the meshes of which the spores gradually escape. In a European moss, Orthotrichum callis- tomum Fisch., the inner peristome is a domelike structure with apertures near th
. Mosses with a hand-lens; a non-technical handbook of the more common and more easily recognized mosses of the north-eastern United States. Mosses. MOSSKS WITH A HAND-I,KNS. Figure i. Peristome of Orthotrichum callistomnm (From Bry. Eur.) 6, and 7, is very similar to that of Ceratodon, only the teeth are broader and less incurved when dry. In Fontinalis. which is always submerged, the peristome consists of a network, through the meshes of which the spores gradually escape. In a European moss, Orthotrichum callis- tomum Fisch., the inner peristome is a domelike structure with apertures near the base which are opened and closed by the hygroscopic teeth of the outer peristome. This last is so curious yet so beautifully adapted for its work that it seems almost like a fairy tale, and would be scarcely credible if told of some rare unknown tropical plant instead of having been seen and described by several of the most matter- of-fact botanists. A somewhat similar arrangement is found in Cinclidium 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 Grout, Abel Joel, 1867-. New York, The Author and The O. T. Louis Company
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