. Fossil plants : for students of botany and geology . Paleobotany. 50 LYCOPODIALES [CH. great majority of species, in the dimorphic character of the foliage leaves, which are usually arranged in four rows, the laminae of the upper rows being very much smaller than those of the lower (fig. 130, 1—3). The smaller leaves are shown more clearly in fig. 130, la. It is obvious from an examination of a. Fio. 130. Selaginella grandis. (1—3, nat. size.) Selaginella shoot, such as is shown in fig. 130, that in fossil specimens it would often be almost impossible to recognise the existence of two kinds
. Fossil plants : for students of botany and geology . Paleobotany. 50 LYCOPODIALES [CH. great majority of species, in the dimorphic character of the foliage leaves, which are usually arranged in four rows, the laminae of the upper rows being very much smaller than those of the lower (fig. 130, 1—3). The smaller leaves are shown more clearly in fig. 130, la. It is obvious from an examination of a. Fio. 130. Selaginella grandis. (1—3, nat. size.) Selaginella shoot, such as is shown in fig. 130, that in fossil specimens it would often be almost impossible to recognise the existence of two kinds of leaves. Some species, Selaginella spinosa'^, the sole British representative of the genus, are homophyllous and agree in this respect with most species of Lycopodmm. Another feature characteristic of Selaginella, as 1 Bruchmann (97).. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Seward, A. C. (Albert Charles), 1863-1941. Cambridge : University Press
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