. Fig. 104.—Sphoxelotheca hydropiperis in the flower of Hydropiper. A, Ripe compound sporophore of the fungus project- ing from the perianth of the Polygonum. B, The same, with the mass of spores emerg- ing from the sporophore. C, Median longi- tudinal section through a young fructifica- tion and its environment. D, Longitudinal section through an older sporophore. c, The columella, p, The perianth. /, The wall of the ovarj'. o, The integument (micropyle) of the ovule, g, The style. In C and D the sterile or young tissue of the fungus is shaded by longitudinal lines, the mass of ri

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. Fig. 104.—Sphoxelotheca hydropiperis in the flower of Hydropiper. A, Ripe compound sporophore of the fungus project- ing from the perianth of the Polygonum. B, The same, with the mass of spores emerg- ing from the sporophore. C, Median longi- tudinal section through a young fructifica- tion and its environment. D, Longitudinal section through an older sporophore. c, The columella, p, The perianth. /, The wall of the ovarj'. o, The integument (micropyle) of the ovule, g, The style. In C and D the sterile or young tissue of the fungus is shaded by longitudinal lines, the mass of ripening spores is darker. Further explana- tion in the text. (Slightly magnified.) (After De Bary.)

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