CLASSIFICATION OF THE VEGETABLE KINGDOM.
I. Thal-lo-phytes; as the Slime-moulds, Bacteria, Common Algae (green Pond-scum, etc.), Marine Algae (“Sea-moss”), Moulds, Mildews, Smuts, Rusts, Mushrooms, Toadstools, Puffballs, etc.
II. Bry-o-phytes; The Mosses and Liverworts.
III. Pter-id-o-phytes; The Ferns, Club-mosses and Horsetails.
IV. Sper-mat-o-phytes; The Gymnosperms (Pines, etc.) and Angiosperms (Monocotyls and Dicotyls).