addendum to previous post - Moss was: Different Species
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- Subject: addendum to previous post - Moss was: Different Species
- From: M* T*
- Date: Mon, 20 Dec 1999 22:43:08 -0500
I see that some of the URLs span two lines, so won't be clickable -
you will need to copy and paste the entire URL for it to work.
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
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> From: Marge Talt <mtalt@CLARK.NET>
> To: shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
> Subject: Re: [SG] Moss was: Different Species
> Date: Monday, December 20, 1999 10:13 PM
>
> I've got Schenk's book, too and found it most interesting, but as
you
> say, not as useful for basic ID as I'd hoped. Am a moss fan and
have
> been moving it around for years - with only fair success, due, I
now
> know, to the need to relocate moss into exactly the type of
> environment it came from. I don't know of other print publications
> (surely must be out there somewhere), but have found some web sites
> with images of various mosses. Most are quite botany oriented, but
> some of the images may prove helpful...here's my list:
>
> Centex Naturalist (Selected Topics of Natural History for Bell
County
> Texas) has a page of moss photos - some identified - that may be
> interesting. URL is: http://www.vvm.com/~jevans/lmmoss.html
>
> Department of Plant Biology of Southern Illinois University at
> Carbondale has a page, Phylum Bryophyta, The Mosses with several
> images, some of which might be useful - many are close ups of
> sporophytes and not really good for visual ID - tho' interesting.
> http://www.science.siu.edu/landplants/Bryophyta/bryophyta.html
>
> Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Kochi University has a
> page of Japanese moss images...nice if you're in Japan:-), but also
> interesting if you like moss.
> http://www.is.kochi-u.ac.jp/Bio/mosses/mosses.html
>
> Gopher directory at wiscinfo.wisc.edu has some images of sphagnum
> moss:
>
gopher://wiscinfo.wisc.edu:2070/11/.image/.bot/.130/Bryophytes/Bryophy
> ta/Sphagnum
>
> They have another directory with some other moss images, too:
>
gopher://wiscinfo.wisc.edu:2070/11/.image/.bot/.130/Bryophytes/Bryophy
> ta/Views_with_sporophytes
>
> Mosses and Liverworts in Wales also has images:
> http://home.clara.net/adhale/bryos/
>
> I've also found one online nursery dealing in moss, Mostly Moss -
> http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~lrandol/
>
> In addition to mostly offering a book about moss, she has one page
> with an image of several kinds, identified and purchasable...could
be
> of use to you.
http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~lrandol/prices.html
>
> Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
> mtalt@clark.net
> Editor: Gardening in Shade
> current article: Holiday Decorations From The Garden
> http://suite101.com/welcome.cfm/222
> All garden topics welcome page:
> http://suite101.com/category.cfm/gardening
>
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> > From: Tamara Milostan <tmilosta@BAS.K12.MI.US>
> > To: shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
> > Subject: Re: [SG] Moss was: Different Species
> > Date: Monday, December 20, 1999 6:39 AM
> >
> > I purchased the Schenk book mentioned about mosses and have found
> it
> > very interesting reaading. I'm planning to try a container moss
> garden
> > in the spring with rocks and minature evergreens. I was trying to
> find a
> > book that would help me identify mosses more easily then the
Schenk
> > book. His book has many ideas and pictures, but is not as helpful
> for
> > IDing as I need.Tamara
