Elementary botany . Fig. 32. Portion of plant ofFrullania, a foliose liverwort. Fig. 33-Portion of samemore highly magni-fied, showing over-lapping leaves. Fig. 34. growths, Under side,showing forked rhlZOlQS,under row of leaves and lobes t ll r O U g hof lateral leaves. ... which much of the water is absorbed. 49. Absorption by the mosses. Among the mosses, which are^s usually common in moist and shadedsituations, examples are abundantwhich are suitable for the study ofthe organs of absorption. If we takefor example a plant of mnium(M. affine), which is illustrated in , we note that it


Elementary botany . Fig. 32. Portion of plant ofFrullania, a foliose liverwort. Fig. 33-Portion of samemore highly magni-fied, showing over-lapping leaves. Fig. 34. growths, Under side,showing forked rhlZOlQS,under row of leaves and lobes t ll r O U g hof lateral leaves. ... which much of the water is absorbed. 49. Absorption by the mosses. Among the mosses, which are^s usually common in moist and shadedsituations, examples are abundantwhich are suitable for the study ofthe organs of absorption. If we takefor example a plant of mnium(M. affine), which is illustrated in , we note that it consists of a slender.


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