. First forms of vegetation. Botany; Cryptogams. CHAPTER II. LICHENS. O most minds the title of this chapter may- suggest no idea of importance. Flowers they love, for they are linked with child- hood's recollections of sunshine and mirth, and mingle with the hallowed memories of the dead, and of the scenes amid which they are laid. Ferns they admire as they cluster in the forest shade, gracefully bend down to see their own forms in the mossy spring, or wave from some rugged crag their delicate fronds in the breeze of summer. Mosses they allow to be lovely, as they repose their languid limbs i
. First forms of vegetation. Botany; Cryptogams. CHAPTER II. LICHENS. O most minds the title of this chapter may- suggest no idea of importance. Flowers they love, for they are linked with child- hood's recollections of sunshine and mirth, and mingle with the hallowed memories of the dead, and of the scenes amid which they are laid. Ferns they admire as they cluster in the forest shade, gracefully bend down to see their own forms in the mossy spring, or wave from some rugged crag their delicate fronds in the breeze of summer. Mosses they allow to be lovely, as they repose their languid limbs in the sultry noonday, on the woodland banks wreathed in dreamy-looking shadows, to which these tiny plants lend their all of softness and beauty. But the lowly lichens they pass by with indifference, regarding them only as inorganic discolorations and weather-stains on the 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 Macmillan, Hugh, 1833-1903; Macmillan, Hugh, 1833-1903. Footnotes from the page of nature. London, Macmillan
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