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THE BOOK OF NATURE STUDY 



Three other plants which resemble Fegatella in general 

 appearance are commonly found. The commonest is Lunularia, 

 which grows on damp soil beside streams, also on garden paths 

 and in greenhouses. It is light green in colour, and shows a 

 distinct network on its upper surface. In this country Lunul- 

 aria very rarely fruits, but it nearly always bears crescent- 

 shaped pockets containing small oval green bodies brood 



FlG. 32. A, Frullania tamarisd ; B, Frullania dilatata.. In each case a part of the 

 plant is seen from the under side. C, D, E, and F show the pitchers of other species 

 of Frullania. 



bodies or gemmce which, on being washed out by rain, grow 

 into new plants. In Marchantia, not often found wild, but, 

 like Lunularia, common in gardens and greenhouses, there are 

 neat bird's nest-like circular cups with toothed edges containing 

 gemmae. The male and female branches are on separate plants, 

 and in both cases are on stalks. In the female branch the 

 fruits are produced in groups on the lower side of the umbrella- 



