8 S£A MOSSES. 



description, which b more than can be said of most 

 human jiaironymlrs. 'ITic nanu^ of plants arc : 

 tcnivs descriptive of some notable (act in their apjK'ar- 

 ance, l\abit, btnicture, pLice of grotntii, or fi 

 The significance of the names will, as (ar as |kj 

 be indicated a.s wc t uinc to them. 



Before passing from this point, I must not forget 

 to say, that you may l)c intelligently interested in 

 these clianning pLints ; be an admirer of their brillLmt 

 and varied colors, their graceful outlines, 

 slender and delicate forms ; may, |>crhai>s, lie an en- 

 thusiastic collector of them, and more deeply in 1 

 with them tlun n\any ** niarble hcartwl " UiUinists .r . 

 and yet, ne\'er care an)'thing at all alx>ut a 

 knowleilge of them, or give them a single hour's scien- 

 tific study. Scores of people have for yenn: mthcred 

 these "flowers of the -'••'* and arrangci. i..^m on 

 cards, and mounted Uiliu in books and albums, who 

 never knew them other than as **Sca M 

 and never cared to. Vou may do the same if . 

 choose. In that case you will fmd this in: 

 cliapter, all the guide )'OU will need. If you have not 

 time or inclination to study them, do not neglect thmi 

 on that account To the taste that appreciates ihe 

 beautiful in form, or color, they are an endless source 

 of pleasure, and a sure means of cultivation. 'Hie 



