TABLE OF CONTENTS xiii 



CHAPTER XXV. 



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BACTERIA 244 



CHAPTER XXVI. 



FUNGI 246 



General characters; molds; mildews 246 



Alga-like, or sporangium-fruit fungi 248 



The conjugating molds 248 



The water molds 254 



The downy mildews and white rust 256 



CHAPTER XXVII. 



FUNGI (continued) 261 



Sac fungi, or ascus fungi 261 



The powdery mildews 262 



Lilac mildew 263 



The black fungi 265 



The cup fungi 266 



The morels 268 



The yeast fungi 268 



The lichens 270 



CHAPTER XXVIII. 



FUNGI (continued) 276 



The Basidium fungi 276 



The smuts 276 



Rust fungi 279 



Wheat rust 280 



CHAPTER XXIX. 



FUNGI (concluded) 291 



Basidium fungi (concluded) 291 



The gill fungi 292 



Bracket fungi or pore fungi 296 



The coral fungi, or fairy clubs 298 



The hedgehog fungi, or tooth fungi 299 



Puffballs, earth stars, etc 299 



Comparative review of the fungi 300 



