. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. 550 Canadian Forestry Magazine, November, i()2q The species Polyporiis i)ro(liice a fleshy, corky, fruiting body, wliich rarely functions for more than one year. Hoxv the Fungi Work. The spores of the bracket fungi are borne on groups of four, each in a tiny spine at the ends of the branches of the myceHum which project .from the inner sides of the tubes. When mature these spores are shot from their attachment with just enough force to bring them to the centre of the tube, and they then droj) out of the open end at the bo
. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. 550 Canadian Forestry Magazine, November, i()2q The species Polyporiis i)ro(liice a fleshy, corky, fruiting body, wliich rarely functions for more than one year. Hoxv the Fungi Work. The spores of the bracket fungi are borne on groups of four, each in a tiny spine at the ends of the branches of the myceHum which project .from the inner sides of the tubes. When mature these spores are shot from their attachment with just enough force to bring them to the centre of the tube, and they then droj) out of the open end at the bottom. The spores are very Hght and the slightest breeze carries them long dis- tances. Millions of spores emerge from a single fruiting body a few days after they become mature; they are sticky and adhere to any surface with which they come in contact. A large number find lodgement in wounds where infection is possible. The germ tube of the spore produces. 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 Canadian Forestry Association. [Ottawa] : Canadian Forestry Association
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