. The mushroom book. A popular guide to the identification and study of our commoner Fungi, with special emphasis on the edible varieties. Mushrooms; Cookery (Mushrooms); cbk. Spore-sac Fungi—Ascomycetes underground, they must be hunted for by dogs and pigs trained for the purpose. A pig will scent a truffle at a distance of twenty feet, and will run quickly to the spot to dig it out with her snout. An attendant must follow the pig to secure the truffle before the pig eats it. Edible species have not been found growing in this country. ORDER HYPOCREALES The order Hypocreales contains certain f
. The mushroom book. A popular guide to the identification and study of our commoner Fungi, with special emphasis on the edible varieties. Mushrooms; Cookery (Mushrooms); cbk. Spore-sac Fungi—Ascomycetes underground, they must be hunted for by dogs and pigs trained for the purpose. A pig will scent a truffle at a distance of twenty feet, and will run quickly to the spot to dig it out with her snout. An attendant must follow the pig to secure the truffle before the pig eats it. Edible species have not been found growing in this country. ORDER HYPOCREALES The order Hypocreales contains certain fungi which are parasitic on other fungi, and also on insects. In the genus Cordyceps there is a club-like form about an inch long, and of a rich red colour, which lives as a parasite on the pupae of various moths buried beneath dead leaves. In New Zealand a similar fungus lives on caterpillars. The mycelium in time replaces the body, but maintains out- wardly the form and appearance of the caterpillar. These growths are much prized by the natives as food. The form which grows on the truifle-like Elaphomyces is shown in the species of Elaphomyces upon which the Cordy- ceps lives as a parasite grow two or three inches below the surface of the ground, and somewhat resembles a truffle in appearance. ORDER SPHERULES (See Plate Facing Page 116) The Xylaria pictured is a woody fungus which is common, growing on logs or at the bases of trees or stumps. The collections of asci {perithecia) are fully im- bedded in the fleshy part of the fungus {stroma), which is formed almost wholly of Fungus growing on caterpillar hardened mycelium. Hy-p6-cr£-a'-les C6r'-dy-96ps E'-lSph-6'-my-ces Splie-iK-a'-les Zy-la'-rl-5 136. 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 Marshall, Nina L. (Nina Lovering). New York, Doubleday,
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