Flowerless plants; ferns, mushrooms, mosses, lichens, and seaweeds

Webera Moss.
MOSSES
The Webera grows on moist banks where there are few
tall plants. A lichen is almost always found with it.
Another common moss is the Geor-
gia, named for an English king. It
grows on rotten stumps, or on the
banks of brooks. On the western end
of Long Island it is found in abun-
dance. This is a small moss, but it may be easily
known by its capsules. At the end of each there are
four long teeth. These may be seen with a lens, and
if one has good eyes it is not diffi-
cult to see them without a glass.
It is the only common moss plant
with this number of teeth.
Some very common mosses
in the woods are the Di'-cra'nums.
Of these there are a num-
ber of kinds. They are generally
a bright yellow green and grow
in wide, thick tufts or mats.
The broom moss belongs to
the Dicranum family. Its like-
ness to a tiny broom gives it
name. All the leaves turn
its
to-
Georgia Moss.
ward one side, but they are not crisp when dry, as some
of the Dicranums are. It has single curved capsules.
These are long and slender. This plant is often used by
florists to form banks of green in their show windows.
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