16 Reproduction in the Mushroom Tribe. By W. G. Smith. 



in the water, their place is in less than two hours occupied hy 

 innumerable quantities of bacteria, vibriones and monads, which 

 belong to the infusoria. In these two hours every cell of the pileus 



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rx 1 







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x){)\)n 



w.c.s. .-in. N/^T. sc. 



Fig. 5. — Coprinus radiattis, Fr. 



Spores, Infant plant C, and Infusoria, enlarged 1000 diam. ; Spermatozoids at 



bottom further enlarged to 8000 dinm. 



