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of mucilage ; the walls of the sperm-cells break, and the 

 spermatozoids are set free (Fig. 242). The antheridia are 

 frequently intermingled with variously shaped hairs (para- 

 physes), and about the cluster there may be one or more 



FIG. 241. Fi0. 242. 



Fig. 241. Female reproductive organs of a moss, Funaria liygrmmtrica. A apex 

 of the stem ; a, archegonia ; 6, leaves. , archegoniam ; b. base ; A, neck ; m 

 mouth. C\ month of fertilized archegonium. A x 100, B X 550 After Sachs. 



Fiir. 242. Male reproductive organs of the same moss. A, antheridium open and 

 prrmiiting the spermatozoids a to escape. B, 6. sperm-cell of another moss (Polu- 

 trtc/i/ini), with contained spermatoaotd; c, spermatozoid free, with two cells at the 

 pointed extremity. A x 350, B x 800. After Sachs. 



whorls of leaves or bracts, giving to the whole much of the 

 appearance of a flower of the Phanerogams. 



462. The archegonia are elongated flask-shaped bodies, 

 with a swelling base, and a long, slender neck (Fig. 241, 

 B). The wall is composed of a single layer of cells, except 



