BEITISH MOSSES. 



63 



8 P 



, 



Cap. 



for the one English one, and allow them to be Muscineae, 



though not Musci. 



In the springtime, anyone who care- 

 fully looks may find, in woods or on 

 shaded banks, little plants, in such 

 forms as those shown in Figs. 34, 35, 

 and 36. These show two species of 

 Jungermannia of the family Junger- 

 manniaceae of my table A. The genus 

 bears a somewhat uncouth name, and 

 one wishes it had a pleasanter one 

 than this, which was bestowed upon it 

 in honour of a worthy German botanist. 

 It has been said that the unpronounce- 

 able names of the Mexican kings before 

 the conquest rob them of the fame 

 which their merits deserve ; and so 

 long as these little plants bear this 

 name, I see no hope that they should 

 ever attain popularity. 



That these little plants have great 

 likeness to ordinary Mosses must be 

 conceded, but the student who looks 

 at them attentively will soon see some- 

 thing different about their general 

 appearance. This is partly due to the 

 peculiar way in which the leaves are 

 inserted the lines of attachment of 

 the leaves to the stem generally forming 

 an angle like a V. But other differ- 



Fio. 37. Part of a 

 Jungermannia,ma,g- 

 nified ; ar, arche- 

 gone ; se, seta or 

 stalk; cap, capsule of 

 four leares opening 

 and emitting sp, 

 spores and el, ela- 

 ters. After nature. 

 A.F. 



