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MOSSES WITH A HAND-LENS 



Figure 71. a, Climacium Americanum X i- b, Capsule X 10. c, 

 Branch leaf X 10. d, Branch leaf of C. dendroides X 10. e, Capsule of 

 the same X lo- 



but it was first described from the Old World. It is more com- 

 mon northwards, while the American Tree Moss is more com- 

 mon southwards. Both species are common in New England. 



C. KiNDBERGii (R. & C.) Grout, a third form of the Tree 

 Mosses is common in swamps in the southern portion of our 

 range. It grows close to the water and often down into it. It 

 is prostrate or creeping, and rarely, if ever, assumes a tree-like 



