. St. Nicholas [serial] . red inside, ontheir tall, curving stems ;and I certainly think itought to be called theFlower Fungus insteadof that long Latin namewhich no one can re-member. When we seethat browndooking cornucopia coming outof the ground, it seemsas if some of the Christ-mas candles ought tobe inside. Probably wehave all seen, in thefields or on the edge ofthe woods, that circle called the Fairy fairy folk came to be doubted, it wasfirmly believed these rings were the dancing-ground of the the moonlight thesprites danced, wear-ing down the grassunder their fee
. St. Nicholas [serial] . red inside, ontheir tall, curving stems ;and I certainly think itought to be called theFlower Fungus insteadof that long Latin namewhich no one can re-member. When we seethat browndooking cornucopia coming outof the ground, it seemsas if some of the Christ-mas candles ought tobe inside. Probably wehave all seen, in thefields or on the edge ofthe woods, that circle called the Fairy fairy folk came to be doubted, it wasfirmly believed these rings were the dancing-ground of the the moonlight thesprites danced, wear-ing down the grassunder their feet—atleast so our grand-fathers said, but wemust take sciencessimple explanation ofit. A fungus plantwill soon exhaust allthe fungus food fromthe soil beneath it, so that only the spores whichfall outside this barren spot will take root andflourish. So the ring is always widening out-ward, forming a perfect circle unless somethinginterferes with it. The rings are abundant inwet weather, of a buff coloror reddish. In the. IF YOU TOUCH IT, WILL SHAKELIKE A BOWLFUL OF JELLY. (Tremella fuciformis.)
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