VI. 



THE BRYALES 

 The Sexual Organs 



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Funaria is strictly dioecious. The male plants (Fig. 101, 

 A) are easily distinguished by their form. They are about I 

 cm. 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. 



