. Introduction to cryptogamic botany. Cryptogams. INTRODUCTION TO CRTPTOGAMIC BOTANY. 143 could do SO consistently, if Noatoc and Ghoetophora were asso- ciated -with the simpler forms. The species are extremely numerous, though in general obscure; a few, however, are remarkable for their beauty, and none more so than Petalo- nema alatum, in which the investing tube is so broad, and the lines of growth so distinct, that, in conjunction with the beauty of the colouring, the characters seem to point to some- thing much higher in the scale of vegetation. OscillatoricB occur in all parts of the wor
. Introduction to cryptogamic botany. Cryptogams. INTRODUCTION TO CRTPTOGAMIC BOTANY. 143 could do SO consistently, if Noatoc and Ghoetophora were asso- ciated -with the simpler forms. The species are extremely numerous, though in general obscure; a few, however, are remarkable for their beauty, and none more so than Petalo- nema alatum, in which the investing tube is so broad, and the lines of growth so distinct, that, in conjunction with the beauty of the colouring, the characters seem to point to some- thing much higher in the scale of vegetation. OscillatoricB occur in all parts of the world under some form or other; and though the greater part inhabit fresh water, damp shady spots, or rocks down which water trickles, they, are by no means deficient in the sea, where perhaps they attain their greatest size. Numerous species affect thermal springs, and a very noble kiud, of a deep red, forms thick woolly fleeces in the hotter parts of India, as in the hot valleys of the great Rimjeet,. Fig. 35. ErythroTiema HooJcerianum, Berk. Magnified from specimens received from Dr. Hooker, gathered in nullahs, at Fitcoree. ascending up to the subalpine regions, which border the Hima- layas. A few grow like Lichens on the trunks of trees, and. 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 Berkeley, M. J. (Miles Joseph), 1803-1889. London, New York, H. Bailliere; [etc. ,etc]
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