. The vegetable kingdom : or, The structure, classification, and uses of plants, illustrated upon the natural system. Fig. XIII. Fig. XIT. the living bark of trees. The more sim-ply organised species are not confined todead or putrid substances, as is shownby their attacking various plants whenin a state of perfect life and vigour ; forit has been incontestably proved by thediscoveries of LeveiUe and Corda, that theextensive tribe of Epiphyllous Fungi reallybelong to this di\ision, and are not mereanamorphoses of the cellular tissue, as isthe case with some productions usuallyreferred to Fungi
. The vegetable kingdom : or, The structure, classification, and uses of plants, illustrated upon the natural system. Fig. XIII. Fig. XIT. the living bark of trees. The more sim-ply organised species are not confined todead or putrid substances, as is shownby their attacking various plants whenin a state of perfect life and vigour ; forit has been incontestably proved by thediscoveries of LeveiUe and Corda, that theextensive tribe of Epiphyllous Fungi reallybelong to this di\ision, and are not mereanamorphoses of the cellular tissue, as isthe case with some productions usuallyreferred to Fungi, as Erineum, Taphrina,&c.* Many observations, also, have beenmade of late years on the development ofFungi on li^dng animal tissues. Of this * It is not merely alterations of the epidermis of plants which assume the appearance of Fungi ; gallsalso, or tubercles caused by the attacks of insects, bear occasionally a wonderful resemblance to suchbodies ; so much so indeed, thatthey have been referred to themeven by good botanists, on a hastyand superficial inspection. FoVhere, as in other branches of thecreati
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