. Elementary botany. Botany. LIVERWORTS: MARCHANTIA. 229 gametophore), for this is what these structures are, is similar to that of the antheridial receptacle, but the rays are more pro- nounced, and the details of structure are quite different, as we shall see. Underneath the arms there hang down delicate fringed curtains. If we make sections of this in the same direc-. Fig. 261. Marcliantia polymorpha. female plants bearing archegoniophores. tion as we did of the antheridial receptacle, we shall be able to find what is secreted behind these curtains. Such a section is figured at 266. Here we
. Elementary botany. Botany. LIVERWORTS: MARCHANTIA. 229 gametophore), for this is what these structures are, is similar to that of the antheridial receptacle, but the rays are more pro- nounced, and the details of structure are quite different, as we shall see. Underneath the arms there hang down delicate fringed curtains. If we make sections of this in the same direc-. Fig. 261. Marcliantia polymorpha. female plants bearing archegoniophores. tion as we did of the antheridial receptacle, we shall be able to find what is secreted behind these curtains. Such a section is figured at 266. Here we find the archegonia, but instead of being sunk in cavities their bases are attached to the under. 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 Atkinson, George Francis, 1854-1918. New York : H. Holt
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