. British mosses, their homes, aspects, structure and uses : with a coloured figure of each species etched from nature. EXPLANATION OF TEE PLATES. 159 Leaves (b). Ovate^ with a coloured border; lower ones remote, terminal larger. Flower's and Fruit. Dioicous. Capsule pendulous, pyriform, lid conical. Spring. Locality. West of England. Kent. Ireland, in damp shady places. Fruit rare. Fig. 22. Betum eoseum. Rosette Thread Moss (a). Colour. Emerald green. Stems. Branched, base decumbent, radiculose, in patches. Leaves. Lower very small, lanceolate; upper very large, in a star-like rosette, apicul
. British mosses, their homes, aspects, structure and uses : with a coloured figure of each species etched from nature. EXPLANATION OF TEE PLATES. 159 Leaves (b). Ovate^ with a coloured border; lower ones remote, terminal larger. Flower's and Fruit. Dioicous. Capsule pendulous, pyriform, lid conical. Spring. Locality. West of England. Kent. Ireland, in damp shady places. Fruit rare. Fig. 22. Betum eoseum. Rosette Thread Moss (a). Colour. Emerald green. Stems. Branched, base decumbent, radiculose, in patches. Leaves. Lower very small, lanceolate; upper very large, in a star-like rosette, apiculate, serrated above; lower margin recurved. {See title.) Flowers and Fruit. Dioicous. Barren flower round, yellow, conspicuous; seta very long; capsule oblong, incurved, pendulous, sometimes two or three together, 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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