. First forms of vegetation. Botany; Cryptogams. 150 FIRST FORMS OF VEGETA TION. inches thick, which look like ginger-bread, but have a very earthy and rather bitter taste. ' Our com- panion,' says Commander Mayne, 'gave us this food, which the Indians call " Wheela," with milk. But two or three mouthfuls were all we cared to take.' Another beard-like lichen {Usnea florida. Fig. 12), often growing along with the rock-hair, is gathered in great quantities in North America,. Fig. 12.—Usnea Florida. from the pine-forests, and stored up as winter fodder for cattle in inclement seasons. G
. First forms of vegetation. Botany; Cryptogams. 150 FIRST FORMS OF VEGETA TION. inches thick, which look like ginger-bread, but have a very earthy and rather bitter taste. ' Our com- panion,' says Commander Mayne, 'gave us this food, which the Indians call " Wheela," with milk. But two or three mouthfuls were all we cared to take.' Another beard-like lichen {Usnea florida. Fig. 12), often growing along with the rock-hair, is gathered in great quantities in North America,. Fig. 12.—Usnea Florida. from the pine-forests, and stored up as winter fodder for cattle in inclement seasons. Goats, and especially deer, are fond of it; and in winter, when other food is scarce, they hardly leave a vestige of it on the trees within their reach. The tortoises of the small rocky islands of the Galapa- gos Archipelago subsist almost entirely upon it. In this country it is one of the most picturesque ornaments of our pine forests. When fully deve-. 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 Macmillan, Hugh, 1833-1903; Macmillan, Hugh, 1833-1903. Footnotes from the page of nature. London, Macmillan
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