. Elementary botany. Botany. CHAPTER XV. VAUCHERIA. 299. The plant vaucheria we remenilier from our study in an earlier chapter. It usually occurs in dense mats floating on the water or lying on damp soil. The texture and feeling of these mats remind one of "felt,'" and the species are sometimes called the " green ; The branched threads are continuous, that is there are no cross walls in the vegetative threads. This plant multiplies it- self in several ways which would be too tedious to detail here. But when fresh bright green mats can be obtained they should be place
. Elementary botany. Botany. CHAPTER XV. VAUCHERIA. 299. The plant vaucheria we remenilier from our study in an earlier chapter. It usually occurs in dense mats floating on the water or lying on damp soil. The texture and feeling of these mats remind one of "felt,'" and the species are sometimes called the " green ; The branched threads are continuous, that is there are no cross walls in the vegetative threads. This plant multiplies it- self in several ways which would be too tedious to detail here. But when fresh bright green mats can be obtained they should be placed in a large vessel of water and set in a cool place. Only a small amount of the alga should be placed m vessel, since deca)' will set in more rapidly with a large (juantity. For several days one should look for small green bodies which may be floating at the side of the \essel the lighted window. 300. Zoogonidia of vaucheria.—If these minute floating green bodies are found, a small drop of water containing them should be mounted for exami- 142. Portion of !it;d thread ot \ 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 Atkinson, George Francis, 1854-1918. New York : H. Holt
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