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The mosses of Iowa City and vicinity by Annette Slotterbec, 1888

The Mosses of Iowa City and Vicinity by Annette Slotterbec, 1888, Page 6

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4. group including the Hepaticae and True Mosses. Although consisting entirely of cellular tissues, they point to far higher order of vegetation. In the first time, we find the [illegible] differentiation of root and stem, branches and leaves. In no tribe of plants is there so great a similarity between the different species. A simplicity and uniformity of [illegible][illegible] through the entire family. The individuality of each species is [revealed?] by the microscope, the stem, the leaves, the fruits, so alike they appear in their
 
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