. British fungi. Fungi -- Great Britain; Botany -- Great Britain; Lichens. 38 BRITISH FUNGI black, soot-like spores, often produced in the " ears " of oats, wheat, barley, etc. Some species belonging to the same group develop in the anthers of living plants. One such is common in the anthers of Lychnis and certain other plants belonging to the pink tribe —Car^-ophyllacea.'. The rusts, forming rusty brown or blackish minute dots or streaks, are common on many of our cereals. The hollyhock rust, one of these, forming browii, hard, wart-like spots on living hollyhock leaves, is unfortun
. British fungi. Fungi -- Great Britain; Botany -- Great Britain; Lichens. 38 BRITISH FUNGI black, soot-like spores, often produced in the " ears " of oats, wheat, barley, etc. Some species belonging to the same group develop in the anthers of living plants. One such is common in the anthers of Lychnis and certain other plants belonging to the pink tribe —Car^-ophyllacea.'. The rusts, forming rusty brown or blackish minute dots or streaks, are common on many of our cereals. The hollyhock rust, one of these, forming browii, hard, wart-like spots on living hollyhock leaves, is unfortunately too prevalent ; it also occurs commonh- on. Psalliyyilla disscniiiiala, growing in dense clusters on stamps in lli Rose Garden, Kew Gardens. the leaves of our wild mallows. Its name is Puccinia malvacearum. All these forms of fungi should be collected and carefully dried and preserved, for, although not described in this book, the saying that " once a mycologist always a mycologist " is very generally true, and the possession of a collection when the student extends his study will be found most useful. The above suggestions as to localities as to wliere fungi are likely to be found is by no means exhaustive. I have found many interesting microscopic forms on old deserted nests of wasps and bees. Finally, during one exceptional season, a fungus foray was held on New Year's Day, when over fort}^ species of the larger fungi were 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 Massee, George, 1850-1917. London, G. Routledge
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