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GLOSSOrTElUS. 



These organs are sac-like structures, and dehisced longitudinally. 

 Their contents have not, however, heen recognised, but from 



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Fig. 13. — Sporangium-like organs of Glossoptcris Browniana, Brong. 

 V. 7202 and V. 7211. x 35. 



a number of considerations there is little doubt that they were 

 of the nature of spores, and the sacs themselves sporangia. 



Fig. 14.- — Sporangium -like organs of Glossoptcris Browniana, Brong., which 

 have dehisced, viewed from the inner surface. 39,149. x 30. 



There can hardly be any hesitation in attributing these sporangium- 

 like organs to Glossopteris Browniana. They have never been 



