EXPLANATION OF PLATE III 

 Leaves of Acrocarpous Mosses 



LEAVES relatively LONG AND NARROW 



Fig. I. Broader than hair-like. 

 Fig. 2. Ending in a hair-like tip. 



LEAVES RELATIVELY SHORT AND BROAD 



Fig. 3. Ovate, or egg-shaped. 



Fig. 4. Ovate-oblong. 



Fig. 5. Elliptical. 



Fig. 6. Nearly round. 



LEAVES OF MOST PLEUROCARPOUS MOSSES 



Fig. 7. Ovate at base, ending in a straight tip. 

 Fig. 8. Ovate at base, ending in a curved tip. 



ARRANGEMENT OF LEAVES 



Fig. Q. Leaves on stem and branches. 



Fig. 10. Leaves in two opposite rows, giving the plants a flattened 

 appearance. 



LEAVES ARRANGED EQUALLY AROUND STEM 



Fig. II. Leaves erect. (Nearly parallel to stem.) 



Fig. 12. Leaves wide-spreading. (More or less at right angles to 



stem.) 

 Fig. 13. Leaves turned to one side. (Secund.) 

 Fig. 14. Leaves curved and turned in opposite directions, giving a 



braided appearance along the stem and branches. 



