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neighbourhood, with an abundant growth of quiet-coloured and 

 rather washed-out looking lichens. One thing should be noted 

 particularly by those who are disposed to pay attention to the 

 Mosses, and that is that they may be studied all the year round. 

 The usual fruiting time perhaps is the winter, but many species 

 are a long time — several months — maturing their fruit. Some 

 Mosses will have a certain soil, chalk or clay as the case may be, 

 and many want a great deal of moisture, but some are not hard to 

 please. Even " The bank whereon the wild Thyme grows " will 

 be found to be a good place for the Bryologist, especially during 

 wet weather and in the early months of the year. Many plants 

 are called Mosses that are nothing of the kind. Two of such are 

 used medicinally, namely Iceland "Moss," which is a Lichen, and 

 Irish "Moss" which is a well-known seaweed, common enough on our 

 own coast. 



