THE TRUE MOSSES 



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Fig. 345. — Horned-liverwort. Younj; sporophyte {.^ij, i<ij) showing the be- 

 ginnings of a columella (c, c) and spores (s). L, L, caij-ptra, -iJQ. 

 (Hofmeister.) 



Fig. 346. — Peat moss (Sphagnum- ncutifolium , Peat moss Family, Sphagna- 

 cecp). A, spore, highly magnified. C, spore (s) germinating in water 

 producing a green branched thread or protonema (n, n') from whi^h 

 buds (pr, pr) arise and produce gametophytes. (Schimper.)— -Plant 

 common in bogs. 



Fig. 347. — Peat 

 moss. Flat pro- 

 tonema {pr, pr) 

 produced on 

 moist earth, gi\'- 

 ing r i s e to a 

 gametophyte (m) 

 and pseudo-roots 

 ((v)M-'-. (Schimp- 

 er.) 



