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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 9

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7. They are seldom if ever found alone but grow in tufts or clusters. This disposition is exhibited so strongly that it [redeems?] them from their other wise insignificant state, when found alone. In the economy of nature directly they play but little part. In many places in the world, it is principally the mossy covering of the forests which collecting the rainfall like a sponge, prevents the pouring down the mountain sides violent and excessive torents of water. While the bog moss,
 
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