. The Canadian record of science. Natural history. Sporocarps in Brian Shale of Columbus. 139 Salvinia natans, though indicating a plant of simiLar general type. I have stated in my previous paper the probability that such sporocarps would be found, and their discovery is therefore very satisfactory. 2.—Sporocarpon furcatum. The smaller and probably immature specimens of this organism are obovate and broadly truncate below, with a slight emargination at the apex. Larger and probably matui-e specimens have a very deep slit at the apex, or divide so as to give a bifurcate appearance. Length of o
. The Canadian record of science. Natural history. Sporocarps in Brian Shale of Columbus. 139 Salvinia natans, though indicating a plant of simiLar general type. I have stated in my previous paper the probability that such sporocarps would be found, and their discovery is therefore very satisfactory. 2.—Sporocarpon furcatum. The smaller and probably immature specimens of this organism are obovate and broadly truncate below, with a slight emargination at the apex. Larger and probably matui-e specimens have a very deep slit at the apex, or divide so as to give a bifurcate appearance. Length of one of the larger speciaieiis, millimeters; breadth, near the apex, 2 ; at base, 1 man. Surface with fine cellular reticulation, which, when seen as a transparent object, appears as a network of thick-walled cells, rather finer than that in the previous species, but of the same general char- , acter. Toward the base, it becomes more lax, as if verging into an ordinary epidermal tissue. No contained spores or macrospores were observed; but it can be seen that the specimens are not more fronds, but have a double wall and are really flattened FIG. 1. SPOROCARPON FURCATUM. («) Natural Hizc. (h) YouriK Piiecimen (mag.), (c) Full Rrown spooimon (mag.), showing cellular aroolation. (<l) Cciliiliir ntructuro, liigbiy magiiifiod. These objects are, therefore, to be regarded as sporocarps or spore-cases of some unknown plant, saccate in form, and. 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 Natural History Society of Montreal. Montreal, Natural History Society
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