WATER MOSSES 



plunge downward. This stream is among the Catskill 

 Mountains. All along the sides of the rocks, kept moist 



The Giant Water Moss. 



by the spray, are many beautiful ferns and mosses. But 

 'the mosses that we are going to talk about now do not 

 grow here. 



In the streams above these falls the water is clear 

 and cool. Here grows the giant water moss. This 

 plant is fond of cool streams where the water flows 

 swiftly. It grows on stones and sticks which lie in the 

 bed of the brook, or on the roots of overhanging trees, 

 and it has beautiful shades of coloring. It looks just 



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