. The essentials of botany. Botany. Fio. 103. Fig. 103. Fig. 102.—^, a small slice of the spore-fruit of a truffle (Tuber melano- sporum), showing sacs and spores ; B, a sac audits spores, more enlarged. Fig. 103.—a filament of Blue Mould (Penicillium chartarum), bearing oonidia. At the side is shown an isolated chain of conidia. of the herbarium-mould, and the spore-fruit is a minute truffle-like body as large as a coarse sand-grain. Practical Studies.—(a) Truffles are natives of Europe, but they may be obtained for study in our markets. Make tbin cross-sections of tbe large spore-fruit, and


. The essentials of botany. Botany. Fio. 103. Fig. 103. Fig. 102.—^, a small slice of the spore-fruit of a truffle (Tuber melano- sporum), showing sacs and spores ; B, a sac audits spores, more enlarged. Fig. 103.—a filament of Blue Mould (Penicillium chartarum), bearing oonidia. At the side is shown an isolated chain of conidia. of the herbarium-mould, and the spore-fruit is a minute truffle-like body as large as a coarse sand-grain. Practical Studies.—(a) Truffles are natives of Europe, but they may be obtained for study in our markets. Make tbin cross-sections of tbe large spore-fruit, and examine the spores and spore-sacs. (6) Blue Mould may be obtained from decaying fruit, pastry, and frequently upon ink. Systematic Litei'ature.—Saccardo, Sylloge Fungorum, 8 : 863-908. 327. The Black Fungi (Order 14. ).— The plants of this order are parasitic or saprophytic fila-. 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 Bessey, Charles E. (Charles Edwin), 1845-1915. New York : Holt


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