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Figs 9-15.— Fig. 9, prothalhum bearing a sporeling of £. lucidulum, the only 

 specimen found, showing 4 paraphyses, archegonia, primary tubercle, rhizoids, and 

 an enlargement made by foot of sporeling, X6; fig. IO) prothalhum of L. annoknum 

 bearing 3 sporehngs, smallest one just emerging from upper tip of lower lobe of game- 

 tophyte, natural size; fig. n detailed drawing of largest sporeling shown in fig. 10, 

 X3; fig. 12, old sporeling of L. clavatum with foot still present, having lost erect habit 

 of younger sporehngs and assumed trailing habit of adult, X2; fig. 13, sporeling and 

 portion of gametophyte of L. obscurum, rest of gametophyte being like corresponding 

 portions ot ng. 5 , X4. 25; fig 14 diagram showing leaf contour of sporehngs of L. lu- 

 cidulum (I), L. annohnum (a), L. clavatum (c), and L. obscurum (0); fig. 15, diagram 

 showing general profile of leaves of sporehngs, the leaf being directed upward in 

 L. lucidulum (I) drooping m L. annotinum (a), directed upward but bearing bristle in 

 L. clavatum (c) bending downward then upward in L. obscurum (0), leaving the 

 stem almost at a right angle. 



