. A text-book of botany for secondary schools. Botany. Fig. 137.—Two kinds of cup-fungus. —After Ltndaxj. l\[ attractive, however,. Fig. 139.—The common edible morel, the depressions in the surface being lined by a layer of asci.—After Gibson. Fig. 138.—A cup-fungus growing on a spruce.—After Rehm. is the group of sac Fungi with spore-fruits shaped like saucers, cups, funnels, flat disks, etc.; for the lining, made up of a layer of the spore - containing sacs, is often some brilliant shade of red, yellow, or brown (Figs. 137 and 138). The scarlet-lined cups of certain forms are often seen
. A text-book of botany for secondary schools. Botany. Fig. 137.—Two kinds of cup-fungus. —After Ltndaxj. l\[ attractive, however,. Fig. 139.—The common edible morel, the depressions in the surface being lined by a layer of asci.—After Gibson. Fig. 138.—A cup-fungus growing on a spruce.—After Rehm. is the group of sac Fungi with spore-fruits shaped like saucers, cups, funnels, flat disks, etc.; for the lining, made up of a layer of the spore - containing sacs, is often some brilliant shade of red, yellow, or brown (Figs. 137 and 138). The scarlet-lined cups of certain forms are often seen on decaying logs, stumps, etc.; and in the morels the spore-fruits get so large and fleshy that they are used as one of the most delicate of the edible mushrooms, although they are not mushrooms at all (Fig. 139).. 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 Coulter, John Merle, 1851-1928. New York, D. Appleton
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