. Botany of the living plant. Botany; Plants. Fig. 323. a, b = conidial stage of Claviceps, developed in the flower of Rye. c = sclerotia replacing the grains of the ear of Rye. d, e = germination of the sclerotia in spring. See Text. (After Tulasne.) (From Marshall Ward.) The fruit-bodies are very complex in some of the larger saprophytic Ascomycetes. An extreme case is seen in the edible Morel (Morchella esculenta), in which the external hymenial surface is convoluted and thereby accommodates a vast number of asci (Fig. 324). It is possible to refer this to an elaboration of the Discomycetou
. Botany of the living plant. Botany; Plants. Fig. 323. a, b = conidial stage of Claviceps, developed in the flower of Rye. c = sclerotia replacing the grains of the ear of Rye. d, e = germination of the sclerotia in spring. See Text. (After Tulasne.) (From Marshall Ward.) The fruit-bodies are very complex in some of the larger saprophytic Ascomycetes. An extreme case is seen in the edible Morel (Morchella esculenta), in which the external hymenial surface is convoluted and thereby accommodates a vast number of asci (Fig. 324). It is possible to refer this to an elaboration of the Discomycetous type, as it is seen in Peziza (Fig. 322). But in the Truffle [Tuber) the equally numerous. 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 Bower, F. O. (Frederick Orpen), 1855-1948; Wardlaw, C. W. (Claude Wilson), 1901-. London, Macmillan and Co. , ltd.
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