. 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. XIOSSES WITH A HAND-LENS 123. strongly wrinkled or undulate crosswise, with a single costa running 2-3 the length of the leaf. Small depauperate specimens may not be recognized at first sight, but the peculiarities of the leaves are well marked. It never fruits in this part of the world. Its favorite habitat is on bluffs. Hylocomium triquetrum (L.) B. & S., the Shaggy Moss, is common on shaded banks that are neither extremely wet nor very dry.
. 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. XIOSSES WITH A HAND-LENS 123. strongly wrinkled or undulate crosswise, with a single costa running 2-3 the length of the leaf. Small depauperate specimens may not be recognized at first sight, but the peculiarities of the leaves are well marked. It never fruits in this part of the world. Its favorite habitat is on bluffs. Hylocomium triquetrum (L.) B. & S., the Shaggy Moss, is common on shaded banks that are neither extremely wet nor very dry. Its branches usually come out irregularly as illus- trated in the figure and its leaves stand straight out from the stem, giving it its- characteristic ragged appearance. S o m e- times in moist moun- tain woods it branches regularly and grows to a height, or rather length, of five or six inches, so that one is- with difficulty p e r- stiaded that it is the familiar moss uf every- day acqu a i n t a n c e. The stems are very stout and stiff but elastic, or " ;^ Because of this elas- ticity this moss is sometimes used for packing china and other brittle objects. Although the Shag- gy Moss is common, its capsules are rather infrequent. They ma- ture in winter or early spring; when dry they are often regularly furrowed with deep wide furrows. The leaves have two slender parallel nerves reaching about 54 the length of the leaf. Hypnum chrysophyllum Brid., the Spreading-leaved Hypnum, is a moss common on soil, storfts, bases of trees, etc., in shaded swampy places, and on wet cliffs. It is highly variable, but always has the leaves spreading at nearly right angles whether. Figure 58. Hylocomium triquetrum stem leaf X 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-. N
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