. Minnesota plant diseases. Plant diseases. 144 Minnesota Plant Diseases. merous intermediate conditions exist showing great differences not only in the number of hairs but in the kinds produced. The spores are usu- ally oval in shape and s i n g 1 e-celled, though some are somewhat elongat- ed and many-celled. The explosive appa- ratus for spore or sac ejection has al- ready been noted. It is in the true cup fungi that these de- vices reach the greatest degree of perfection. Acces- sory spore-forms are not at all common. The smaller forms of the true cup fungi abound on dead sticks or dead st
. Minnesota plant diseases. Plant diseases. 144 Minnesota Plant Diseases. merous intermediate conditions exist showing great differences not only in the number of hairs but in the kinds produced. The spores are usu- ally oval in shape and s i n g 1 e-celled, though some are somewhat elongat- ed and many-celled. The explosive appa- ratus for spore or sac ejection has al- ready been noted. It is in the true cup fungi that these de- vices reach the greatest degree of perfection. Acces- sory spore-forms are not at all common. The smaller forms of the true cup fungi abound on dead sticks or dead stems of herbaceous plants or on the ground, especially among mosses, and are often no larger than a pin head. Many grow on dung. The stick inhabiting forms are not usual- ly brilliant in color, though some are lemon colored. Not a few are parasitic. Most of the largest forms are saprophytes upon the ground or upon decaying tree trunks or on dung, and are often very brightly colored. Some. I'iG. -A cup fungus (Plicaria repanda) on the bark of a fallen and decaying tree. 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 Freeman, Edward Monroe, 1875-. Saint Paul, Minn.
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