MOSSES 



By holding this moisture until needed they aid in sup- 

 plying the stream during dry weather. 



"Fringeless or fringed, and fringed again, 



No single leaflet formed in vain; 



What wealth of heavenly wisdom lies 



Within one moss cup's mysteries ! 



And few may know what silvery net 



Down in its mimic depths is set 



To catch the rarest dews that fall 



Upon the dry and barren wall. 

 Voices from the silent sod, 

 Speaking of the perfect God." 



Man has found many uses for mosses. We shall find 

 that these plants add much to our comfort and happi- 

 ness. 



Some mosses ripen their spores after a few months 

 and die. Others live from year to year. Among a few 

 kinds, the lower part dies and the tips keep on growing 

 until there is a mass that is of great thickness. 



These plants may be studied at all times of the year. 

 When the flowers and most of the ferns are gone these 

 humble companions still cheer us with their bright, 

 fresh looks. 



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