MOSSES 



Do not l3e discouraged if, after studying a]:)oiit these 

 plants, you do not know the names of all that you see. 

 There are pooi)le who have studied them for years who 

 even now find many of them that they are not sure 

 about. 



A\Tien you find a new moss notice how and where it 

 grows; study the size, form; and growth of the leaves; 

 find out the shape of the capsule and when it ripens. 

 Then look in a book about mosses and try to find a 

 plant that answers this description. If it is not there 

 look for some one who can tell you about it. If you are 

 in earnest you will find some way of getting what you 

 want. But if you do not get all the names, you will 

 certainly get something, and that is, a great deal of 

 pleasure out of your study. One of our great English 

 writers has said, ''He that enlarges his curiosity after 

 the works of nature multiplies the inlets of happiness." 

 Try to find out what he meant. 



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