MOSSES 



Webera Moss. 



The Webera grows on moist banks where there are few 

 tall plants. A lichen is almost always found with it. 



Another common moss is the Geor- 

 gia, named for an English king. It 

 grows on rotten stumps, or on the 

 banks of brooks. On the western end 



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oi Long Island it is round in abun- 

 dance. This is a small moss, but it may be easily 

 known by its capsules. At the end of each there are 

 four long teeth. These may be seen with a lens, and 

 if one has good eyes it is not diffi- 

 cult to see them without a glass. 

 It is the only common moss plant 

 with this number of teeth. 



Some very common mosses 

 in the woods are the Di'-cra'- 

 nums. Of these there are a num- 

 ber of kinds. They are generally 

 a bright yellow green and grow 

 in wide, thick tufts or mats. 



The broom moss belongs to 

 the Dicranum family. Its like- 

 ness to a tiny broom gives it its 

 name. All the leaves turn to- 

 ward one side, but they are not crisp when dry, as some 

 of the Dicranums are. It has single curved capsules. 

 These are long and slender. This plant is often used by 

 florists to form banks of green in their show windows. 



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Georgia Moss. 



