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CHAPTER XI. 
NOVEMBER. 
FLoweRING plants are now over, and the ground is again 
nearly bare of verdure; still the pursuit need not be aban- 
doned, as Musci, Mosses—Jichenes, Lichens—and Fungi, 
Funguses—may now, and during the winter, be found in 
greater abundance than at other periods of the year. They 
may be discovered at all seasons; but when more conspicuous 
plants are faded, these very curious and interesting families 
come into view. The botanist should not only notice and 
examine trees, shrubs, and flowers, but even the smallest 
plants; for he will discover beauties and wonders in every 
investigation, and find that the same mighty power is exerted 
in the formation of the merest atom of vegetable life, as in 
the highest work of creation. 
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