VII 



THE BRYINEjE 



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TJie Sexual Organs 



Funaria is strictly dioecious. The male plants (Fig. 89, A) 

 are easily distinguished by their form. They are about i cm. 



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in height, with the lower leaves scattered, but the upper ones 

 crowded so as to present much the appearance of a flower whose 

 centre forms a small reddish disc. These male plants either 

 grow separately or more or less mixed with the females. 



