. The Botanical Class-Book and Flora of Pennsylvania. Fig. 130. Lycopodium, nearly of the natural size; a, a loaf from the spike offructification, with the sporecases in its axils, and spores falling out; 0, a group ofJour spores magnified ; c, the same separated. Fig. 131. A Moss (Iolytriehium) of the natural size; a, a magnified theca, fromwhich the lid or operculcm, 6, has Ixeu removed, showing the peristome ; c, a por-tion of the outer and innir peristome highly magnified. TUALL0PHYTE8. 85 268. The Order Musci (Mosses, Fig 131,) consists of lowtufted plants, always with a stem and distinct

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. The Botanical Class-Book and Flora of Pennsylvania. Fig. 130. Lycopodium, nearly of the natural size; a, a loaf from the spike offructification, with the sporecases in its axils, and spores falling out; 0, a group ofJour spores magnified ; c, the same separated. Fig. 131. A Moss (Iolytriehium) of the natural size; a, a magnified theca, fromwhich the lid or operculcm, 6, has Ixeu removed, showing the peristome ; c, a por-tion of the outer and innir peristome highly magnified. TUALL0PHYTE8. 85 268. The Order Musci (Mosses, Fig 131,) consists of lowtufted plants, always with a stem and distinct (sessile) leaves,producing sporecases which mostly open by a terminal lid,,and contain simple spores alone. 269. The Order Hepatic^ (Liverworts, Fig. 132,) con-sists of frondose or Moss-like plants, of a loose cellular texture,usually procumbent, and emitting rootlets from beneath; thecalyptra not separating from the base, but usually rupturingat tihe apex; the capsule not opening by a lid, containingspores, usually mixed with elaters which consist

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