Danish fungi as represented in the herbarium of ERostrup . so deeply interested in their biology. Hedescribes (1775) how he has been watching Cordyceps militaris for hoursin order to observe how change of wind and moisture made the fungusexpel spontaneous clouds of spores. The same dustingout, he has alsostudied with other Ascomycetes f. inst. Bulgaria inquinans, Helvellaspp., Spathularia etc. He writes about Carpobolus that he has seen thefungus fling out all its contents so that it described a parabola throughthe air; if this shell meets some obstacle a crack like that of an Elateris heard.
Danish fungi as represented in the herbarium of ERostrup . so deeply interested in their biology. Hedescribes (1775) how he has been watching Cordyceps militaris for hoursin order to observe how change of wind and moisture made the fungusexpel spontaneous clouds of spores. The same dustingout, he has alsostudied with other Ascomycetes f. inst. Bulgaria inquinans, Helvellaspp., Spathularia etc. He writes about Carpobolus that he has seen thefungus fling out all its contents so that it described a parabola throughthe air; if this shell meets some obstacle a crack like that of an Elateris heard. In another place he describes the colourless, ovate spores ofthe Agaricaceac and the spores of the Geoglossaceae, which under themicroscope are like black, stiff sticks. Pilobolus crystallinus has ledhim to write two dissertations (1768 &. 82, see also Hansen 1878). Hewas a friend of Koni eren/raao (Holmskjold). Thev kepteach other informed concerning the observations thcv made of thefungi. A\iiM K was a diligent man who has made not a few con*. Irom an engraving in hisKleine Schriften. 15
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