Author: Hermann Edward Hasse

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Published: 2015-08-05

Total Pages: 22

ISBN-13: 9781332303489

Excerpt from Lichens of Southern California The large class of Lichens has comparatively been given but scant attention by botanists, although their study is not less devoid of interest than that of other Cryptograms or of Phanerograms possessed of greater exterior attractiveness in contrast to the modest Lichen in unassuming garb, persistently toiling in obscurity with tenacious vitality and achieving important results in vegetable economy by preparing sterile soil or hardest rock for the ultimate support of more pretentious plants. With the object of attaining greater recognition for these humble plants by students of California Botany, this preliminary list is presented. Without the patient and disinterested assistance and advice of Dr. W. Nylander, who named the undescribed and classified difficult species, the compilation of this list could not have been accomplished. As it is it gives but a tithe of the interesting Lichens of this part of the State, but it is hoped that an enlargement of this report will be made if possible. The kindness of correspondents in forwarding specimens is also gratefully acknowledged and for these due credit has been attempted to be given. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.