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7. JUNGEBMANNIACE^! (Scale-mosses) . 



The Scale-mosses grow in moist 

 places and under the stems of 

 trees and plants. Their appear- 

 ance is scaly, and they have a 

 sort of stalk. 



Scale-moss. 



8. BRYACEJE (Urn-mosses). 



Urn-mosses comprise the most 

 ordinary of the mosses, the 

 " Brium," which grows on the 

 ground everywhere, forming 

 tufts ; its fructification re- 

 sembles an urn, and hence its 

 name. 



Urn-moss. 



9. LYCOPODIACEJE (Club-mosses). 



These are very beautiful mosses, 

 of a bright green colour, grow- 

 ing in moist places. There are 

 about 200 species of club- 

 mosses known. The common 

 Lycopodium is its most cha- 

 racteristic member. It grows 

 well With ferns under a glass 

 case. 



Club-moss. 



