. Nature and development of plants. Botany. DEVELOPMENT OF PLANTS 243 formed into asci as shown in Fig. 154, A, B. The ascocarps finally decay and set free the ascos'pores which develop a new plant or mycelium. Thus the entire life history in these forms as in other fungi is suggestive of the algae. While conditions are. Fig. 153. Sexual reproduction of the Aspergillales and the formation of the ascocarp or perithecium: A, meeting of the male, an, and female, o, gametangia. B, early stage in the development of the ascocarp. The gamet- ospore has formed a series of branches, s, which are being
. Nature and development of plants. Botany. DEVELOPMENT OF PLANTS 243 formed into asci as shown in Fig. 154, A, B. The ascocarps finally decay and set free the ascos'pores which develop a new plant or mycelium. Thus the entire life history in these forms as in other fungi is suggestive of the algae. While conditions are. Fig. 153. Sexual reproduction of the Aspergillales and the formation of the ascocarp or perithecium: A, meeting of the male, an, and female, o, gametangia. B, early stage in the development of the ascocarp. The gamet- ospore has formed a series of branches, s, which are being surrounded by hyphae (unshaded in the figure) from the mycelium. C, later stage seen in section. The garaetospore has formed a much-branched body, s, which is surrounded by a closely interwoven mass of hyphae that appear in section as cells.— After Brefeld. favorable for growth these plants are rapidly multiplied and dis- seminated by conidia. Changed conditions cause the develop- ment of sexual organs and the consequent formation of the game- tospore. The gametospore germinates at once, living on the parent plant like a parasite just as in the case of the red algae. Note also another resemblance, the gametospore first develops a mass of cells, in this instance of a hyphal character, on which later the spore-containing asci arise as lateral branches. The truffles are a curious group of related fungi that live for the most part entirely under ground. The mycelium of many forms is supposed to live in contact with the roots of oaks and other trees as a mycorhiza. The fleshy tuber-like ascocarp, often as large as a walnut, is a highly prized delicacy in Europe where dogs and pigs are trained to locate the truffles by smell. This industry amounts to more than f 1,000,000 annually in France 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
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