. Nature study and life. Nature study. FLOWERLESS PLAXTS 449 esctilenta, the esculent morel, has an oblong or egg-shaped cap, and in M. deliciosa, the "delicious" morel, the cap is nearl}- c\'lindrical. Stinkhom Mushrooms, Plialloidea. — These might be omitted, did the}' not too often force themseh'es upon our attention. Their \'ile odors, suggestive of deca\'ing animal matter or escaping sewer gas, strike consternation to the householder, and he is likely to begin a vain, because mis- directed, search for the cause of offense. The odor prob- abl}' serves the plant by attracting inse
. Nature study and life. Nature study. FLOWERLESS PLAXTS 449 esctilenta, the esculent morel, has an oblong or egg-shaped cap, and in M. deliciosa, the "delicious" morel, the cap is nearl}- c\'lindrical. Stinkhom Mushrooms, Plialloidea. — These might be omitted, did the}' not too often force themseh'es upon our attention. Their \'ile odors, suggestive of deca\'ing animal matter or escaping sewer gas, strike consternation to the householder, and he is likely to begin a vain, because mis- directed, search for the cause of offense. The odor prob- abl}' serves the plant by attracting insects, which in return for their feast disseminate its spores. While there are several kinds, differing in color and somewhat in structure and form, the general appearance Cii the plant as shown in Fig. 1S4 will be sufficient to classifv an\- specimen that mav be brought in. The stink- horns are not given in the books a> poisonous; in fact, most of them the reputation of being "edible" if taken in the ^gg stage. The most frequent question about them, however, relates not to their edibleness, but rather to methods by which thev mav be exterminated. They are apt to grow about rotting wood in damp places, and since we know that the main portion of the plant, the m}xelium, consists of a mass of fine threads beneath the surface it will probably be necessary- onlv to scrape up and clear awav any decaving wood and possiblv turn over the soil to a depth of a foot effectualh" to rid the place of the Fig. 1S4. Stixkhorn Mushroom -\xd Eggs. 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 Hodge, Clifton Fremont, 1859-. Boston and London, Ginn & Co.
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