M LAI K8 



BUVAI 



uiiii r devi lopmeut durin 



grow ing fruit 



The \ iew now 1 by Scbimpi r, H 



<,f tl,.- M . that the antherida i 



in. -.in- of the spiral filaments, a fertilising influence upon tb 



lined that those bodies, or the fluid thej are but bud in 

 oftl >r neck-like portion of the pistillid to reacb thcminub 



embryonal cell situated in the globular portion 

 render it capable of bi i loped into a perfect fruit 



v uch pi ' bas actu 



evidence is at preeeui circumstantial, bul tl 



ted as :m undoubted fact by Schiniper and Brucb, tbat in I i 

 eon whioh the antherida and pistallicLs o ratepl.ini 



produced on the so called male plants, and never on tin- so-calb i f< n 

 males occur in tin- vicinity ; several exam] a the work "t' Schim| ■ 



9i-red to. When thi ccur alone, the in diolly dejM n 



on the propagation by gemma: or inno I Mr. Henfrey, in < 



bis opinion that, by thi ery of antherids and pistil! 



From analogy greatly strengthen the by] 

 but be admits that further observation ia re [iiin d, I 



, re of a process of I on, — on opinion in which i 



To my mind, the arguments respecting the anthi 

 present, as in oth< r cases, thai 



for the purpose of fertilisation, it i led. 



Lantzius-Beninga baa published in th< \ •■ '. .1 id A I . Vol. % 

 >rate examination of the nature of the spi f this oi ly will 



the peristome. The scientific botanist who makes l 

 study, will find an examination of tbat memoir indispensable. 



ADD! HON \1. GEN1 R \- 



Bprueea, Hoo /'. near Holoroltrlum. 



1 , . . ' larCampylopus. 



I; ir Uj pnuni. 



Cr) ptocarj , / 



i am. 



Ascbistodon, & linatmmiin. 



Diplostichum, Jo. neai I i Idi us. 



■ 



notula, 

 i . ;idium, do. I 



(Jnmnylostelium, 

 (Jarcki '' 



i mitrion, 1 



\ jiiluni. II 



brj / 



