These 25 slides present plants that have, from an evolutionarily point of view, the conifera (Gemnospermae). They are all very ancient plants, that inhabited the Earth way before man and superior animals did. Gingko, for example, is a true living fossil. This is a super cool slide set!
You get 25 prepared slides that come in a sturdy and cool looking wooden case. Plus, it's in 8 languages; English, Italian, French, German, Russian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Greek!
1. Marchantia polymorpha, sec. of thallus
2. Marchantia, sec. with archegonia
3. Marchantia, sec. with antheridia
4. Spore of Equisetum arvense (show elater) wm
5. Moss, LS of anteridial cluster
6. Microsporange of Selenginell LS
7. Moss, protonema wm
8. Epiphyte fern (Platycerium)
9. Fern, sec. of leaf
10. Fern XS of rhizome
11. Fern protallium of young specimen with antheridia
12. Fern protallium of mature specimen with archegonia
13. Gemma of Marchantia wm
14. Archyblast of Chara wm
15. Gingko XS of leaf and petiole
16. Pinus XS of leaf
17. Pinus first year stem
18. Pinus, mature wood sec rad
19. Pinus, mature wood sec tang
20. Pinus, sec of young strobilus showing meiosis
21. Pinus, median LS of male strobilus
22. Pinus, XS of male strobilus with microspore
23. Pinus, w.m. of pollen grains
24. Pinus LS of young female cone with bracts and ovules
25. Fir tree, leaf tip
PS w.m. = whole mount, XS = cross section, LS = longitudinal section