MOSSES Willi A HAND-LENS 



THE TREE MOSSES 



THE Tree Mosses {C/imacnim) are perhaps the largest of the 

 pleurocarpous mosses. They are very markedly tree-like 

 in habitat, and this, together with their size, has always 

 brought them to the notice of those accustomed to country life- 



Fig. 42. a, Climacium Americanum i. b. Capsule 10. c, Branch 

 leaf io . d, Branch leaf of C. dendroides to. e, Capsule of the 

 same io . 



