Leafy Mossea 



THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SPORE-CASE 

 (Sporogonium) 



After the union of the sperm-cell of the antheridia, with the 

 egg-cell of the archegonium, a division of the egg-cell takes place, 



Vertical section through male flower-cluster, (a) Young Vertical section through 



antheridium. (b) Mature antheridium. (c) Paraph ysis. female flower-cluster, (a) Ar- 

 (d) Leaf -vein, (e) Leaf -blade. chegonium. (b) Leaf-blade. 



Funaria hygrometrica. Dioicous inflorescence. (See page 48). 



which brings about a multiplication of cells, the ultimate result of 

 which is a mass of tissue called a sporogonium, which is the 



Sport- case. 



a maul us 



..Tee tli 



Sphasrangium muiicum. Sporogonium 

 with wall partly removed to show colum- 

 ella with spores attached. 



Funaria hygrometrica. Summit of sporo- 

 gonium to show the annulus rolling back 

 from the teeth. 



fruit of the moss made up of the lid, spore-case, teeth, annulus, 

 spores, and columella. (See diagrams on pages 48 and 53.) 



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