. Introduction to botany. Botany. 282 Introduction to cap are com- posed of multi- cellular fila- ments so closely woven and grown together as to form a false tissue (Fig. 145). On both surfaces of the gills minute spores are borne which become projected to the ground, as shown by Obser- vation 167. Or in some cases both cap and stem deliquesce, form- ing a fluid mass which engulfs the spores, and perhaps assists in their germination. When the substratum in which a toadstool is growing is carefully dug away, it is found that there are filamentous growths per- meating it from which the
. Introduction to botany. Botany. 282 Introduction to cap are com- posed of multi- cellular fila- ments so closely woven and grown together as to form a false tissue (Fig. 145). On both surfaces of the gills minute spores are borne which become projected to the ground, as shown by Obser- vation 167. Or in some cases both cap and stem deliquesce, form- ing a fluid mass which engulfs the spores, and perhaps assists in their germination. When the substratum in which a toadstool is growing is carefully dug away, it is found that there are filamentous growths per- meating it from which the above- ground part of the Fungus has sprung. It is the underground Fig. 145. Agaricus camfestris or mushroom. D, mature plant with stalk bearing an panded cap, from which gills are pendent. G, a cross section of some of the gills, slightly magnified, and F, one of the gills in cross section more highly magnified, showing the gill to be fringed on both surfaces with stalks bearing spores. H, a more highly magnified detail of a portion of F, showing the rounded spores. E, young mushrooms, to become like D, After 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 Stevens, William Chase, 1861-. Boston, D. C. Heath & Co.
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